Unit 1: Paper 1 — The Core
Topic 1.1: Framing global politics Questions
Practice 20 exam-style questions for IB Global Politics Topic 1.1. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
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Complete the sentence: Only states have ______.
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True or false? A political issue is one that people disagree about.
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Complete the sentence: the master concept of global politics is ______.
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Which of these is NOT one of the four key concepts?
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A social movement is:
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A movement differs from an NGO because it is:
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Three of these are social movements. Which is the odd one out?
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Which pair correctly matches the actor to its type?
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A resistance movement is a group that:
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Civil disobedience means:
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True or false? The same resistance group can be called a 'freedom fighter' by some and a 'terrorist' by others.
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Which is at the VIOLENT end of the resistance spectrum?
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Complete the sentence: a resistance movement opposes a ______ power.
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Subnational governments are best described as:
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In a federal system, regional governments have:
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'City diplomacy' is when a city:
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The single most important line dividing actors is:
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On climate change, only which actor can sign the binding agreement?
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Complete the sentence: only states have the ______ to make binding law.
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Which of these is a non-state actor?
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