IB Global Politics Exam (2026/27) QUESTIONS AND
(elaborated) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Realism - CORRECT ANSWER = is an approach to the study and practice
of international politics. It emphasizes the role of the nation-state and
makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by
national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral
concerns.
Liberalism - CORRECT ANSWER = With the proper institutions and
diplomacy, ________ believes that states can work together to
maximize prosperity and minimize conflict.
Marxism - CORRECT ANSWER = is a political and social theory that
argues that social change comes about through economic class struggle.
Bretton Woods System - CORRECT ANSWER = refers to the international
monetary arrangement, agreed upon by the allied nations in 1944 in
Bretton Woods, US, that created the IMF and World Bank and that set
up a system of fixed exchange rates with the US dollar as the
international reserve currency.
Feminism - CORRECT ANSWER = is a broad term given to works of
those scholars who have sought to bring gender concerns into the
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,academic study of international politics and protestors of
advertisements which use sexualized images of women to market
products.
Green Politics - CORRECT ANSWER = is a theory in international
relations is a sub-field of international relations theory which concerns
international environmental cooperation.
Power - CORRECT ANSWER = the means by which a state or other actor
wields or can assert actual or potential influence or coercion relative to
other states and non state actors because of the political, geographic,
economic and financial, technological, military, social, cultural, or other
capabilities it possesses
Rome Statute - CORRECT ANSWER = is the treaty that established the
International Criminal Court (ICC).
Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER = is the full right and power of a
governing body over itself, without any interference from outside
sources or bodies.
Legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWER = is the right and acceptance of an
authority, usually a governing law or a régime.
Interdependence - CORRECT ANSWER = that states and their fortunes
are inextricably tied together.
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, Trade Unions - CORRECT ANSWER = are organizations formed by
workers from related fields that work for the common interest of its
members. ... They represent a cluster of workers and provide a link
between the management and workers.
Hard Power - CORRECT ANSWER = describes a nation or political body's
ability to use economic incentives or military strength to influence other
actors' behaviors.
Soft Power - CORRECT ANSWER = is a concept developed by Joseph Nye
of Harvard University to describe the ability to attract and co-opt rather
than by coercion, using force or giving money as a means of persuasion.
Smart Power - CORRECT ANSWER = refers to the combination of hard
power and soft power strategies. ... Employing only hard power or only
soft power in a given situation will usually prove inadequate.
Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER = a binding formal agreement, contract, or
other written instrument that establishes obligations between two or
more subjects of international law (primarily states and international
organizations).
Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER = an approach in international relations
in which states act without regard to the interests of other states or
without their support.
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(elaborated) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Realism - CORRECT ANSWER = is an approach to the study and practice
of international politics. It emphasizes the role of the nation-state and
makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by
national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral
concerns.
Liberalism - CORRECT ANSWER = With the proper institutions and
diplomacy, ________ believes that states can work together to
maximize prosperity and minimize conflict.
Marxism - CORRECT ANSWER = is a political and social theory that
argues that social change comes about through economic class struggle.
Bretton Woods System - CORRECT ANSWER = refers to the international
monetary arrangement, agreed upon by the allied nations in 1944 in
Bretton Woods, US, that created the IMF and World Bank and that set
up a system of fixed exchange rates with the US dollar as the
international reserve currency.
Feminism - CORRECT ANSWER = is a broad term given to works of
those scholars who have sought to bring gender concerns into the
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,academic study of international politics and protestors of
advertisements which use sexualized images of women to market
products.
Green Politics - CORRECT ANSWER = is a theory in international
relations is a sub-field of international relations theory which concerns
international environmental cooperation.
Power - CORRECT ANSWER = the means by which a state or other actor
wields or can assert actual or potential influence or coercion relative to
other states and non state actors because of the political, geographic,
economic and financial, technological, military, social, cultural, or other
capabilities it possesses
Rome Statute - CORRECT ANSWER = is the treaty that established the
International Criminal Court (ICC).
Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER = is the full right and power of a
governing body over itself, without any interference from outside
sources or bodies.
Legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWER = is the right and acceptance of an
authority, usually a governing law or a régime.
Interdependence - CORRECT ANSWER = that states and their fortunes
are inextricably tied together.
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, Trade Unions - CORRECT ANSWER = are organizations formed by
workers from related fields that work for the common interest of its
members. ... They represent a cluster of workers and provide a link
between the management and workers.
Hard Power - CORRECT ANSWER = describes a nation or political body's
ability to use economic incentives or military strength to influence other
actors' behaviors.
Soft Power - CORRECT ANSWER = is a concept developed by Joseph Nye
of Harvard University to describe the ability to attract and co-opt rather
than by coercion, using force or giving money as a means of persuasion.
Smart Power - CORRECT ANSWER = refers to the combination of hard
power and soft power strategies. ... Employing only hard power or only
soft power in a given situation will usually prove inadequate.
Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER = a binding formal agreement, contract, or
other written instrument that establishes obligations between two or
more subjects of international law (primarily states and international
organizations).
Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER = an approach in international relations
in which states act without regard to the interests of other states or
without their support.
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