Unit 1: Paper 1 — The Core

Topic 1.2: Systems and interactions Questions

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Political dynamics are:
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Which pair correctly matches the court to its job?
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US–China relations have recently shifted toward:
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The spectrum of relationships runs from cooperation, through competition, to:
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Competition (as opposed to conflict) means actors are:
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Which is an example of COOPERATION?
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Complete the sentence: because actors rely on each other, ______ raises the cost of war.
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Which pair correctly matches the term to its meaning?
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Fill the gap with one word: a rivalry between great powers over influence, short of war, is called strategic ______.
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A key point of the 'cooperation grows' view is that:
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True or false? A relationship can move back down the spectrum, from conflict toward cooperation.
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International law is:
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The big difference from national law is that international law has:
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Which is a source of international law?
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The ICC prosecutes:
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A key limit on the ICC is that it:
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True or false? States follow international law mostly because a world police force makes them.
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Which is a SOURCE of international law, not a court?
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Complete the sentence: a formal, binding agreement that states sign is a ______.
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Fill the gap with two words: the founding treaty that set up the United Nations is the UN ______.
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