What are the differences between international governmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs)? How do these organizations impinge on national sovereignty?

What will be an ideal response?


IGOs include such agencies as the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the European Union (EU). INGOs include organizations like Amnesty International, the International Red Cross, or Greenpeace. Some suggest that IGOs and INGOs are increasingly replacing states' political functions and binding states' hands to unaccountable international organizations, limiting their autonomy to control their own territory and people. However, although the traditional boundaries between domestic and international politics are weakening, one should not exaggerate globalization's political consequences. Evidence does not suggest that increased international cooperation means the end of state sovereignty, but merely that states must increasingly work with other states, IGOs, and INGOs to address political and economic challenges.

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When one says that Russia suffers from a "resource curse," one means that

a. the country's rich deposits of natural resources shelter it from some disruption but also makes it difficult to untangle economic and political power. b. the country lacks the necessary natural resources to develop economically c. the country's dependence on export revenue from energy resources makes it highly susceptible to boom-and-bust cycles. d. the country has vast natural resources but lacks the capital to gain access to them. e. the country's vast energy reserves are mainly located in areas that are difficult to get to.

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The lower the obtained p-value, the more likely the obtained differences in the results are due to the manipulation of the study

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How did the issue of proximity affect Britain’s decision to appease the United States in the 1890s?

a. The proximity of the desired resource, the Panama Canal, was not strong enough to induce conflict. b. The battleground would have been closer to the United States and would have benefitted them militarily. c. The proximity of Russia made it seem the greater threat. d. Germany was closer and thus perceived as the greater threat.

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The party-in-government is best described as

A) elected and appointed officials who identify with a party. B) citizens who feel a sense of loyalty to the party. C) special interest groups who feel loyalty to a party. D) elected and appointed officials who are in the majority party. E) constituents that align themselves with a party.

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