Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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One definition of autonomy is
a. | a person’s self- identity | b. | the capacity of individuals to determine the
conditions under which they live | c. | an instinctive acquiescence to
autogolpe | d. | the willingness of individuals to work together |
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Jan Aart Scholte has written that globalization involves increasing
supraterritorial relations. What does supraterritorial mean?
a. | new institutional bodies that are above existing states, such as the European
Union | b. | a very strong emphasis on one’s sense of territorial
community | c. | relatively independent of one’s geographical location | d. | constantly moving
above the earth |
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The extent to which economic and political activities stretch across the world
is
a. | extensity | b. | intensity | c. | velocity | d. | enmeshment |
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The cultural diversity of many major cities is an example of
a. | extensity | b. | intensity | c. | velocity | d. | enmeshment |
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Annual immigration to Canada since the 1980s has been in the range of:
a. | 100,000 to 150,000 | b. | 200,000 to 250,000 | c. | 350,000 to
400,000 | d. | 550,000 to 600,000 |
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About how many countries are bound by the international trade agreements at the
WTO?
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The fact that the economic fates of more and more workers around the world are
affected by WTO rules is an example of:
a. | extensity | b. | intensity | c. | velocity | d. | enmeshment |
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Between 1991 and 2000 the majority of immigrants coming to Canada was
from
a. | Africa | b. | Asia | c. | Europe | d. | United States |
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Which international forum defines rules for the global financial markets and
banking sector?
a. | World Trade Organization | b. | Bank of International
Settlements | c. | International Monetary Fund | d. | United Nations Economic
Council |
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An important international organization that finances projects to assist in the
development of poorer countries is the:
a. | World Bank | b. | International Monetary Fund | c. | Group of
8 | d. | World Trade Organization |
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One important effect of globalization on domestic political institutions
is
a. | the increasing global news coverage in the media | b. | the development of
non-tariff barriers to protect domestic industries | c. | the strengthening of central agencies of the
national government | d. | the growth of international political
parties |
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Trade rules such as those overseen by the World Trade Organization are
a. | still in the realm of international law and do not have an impact on the domestic
economic policies of states | b. | are increasingly becoming part of an
‘external constitution’ that is every bit as binding on a state’s government as the
state’s ‘internal constitution’ | c. | tending to disappear as globalization gains
momentum | d. | none of the above |
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The public official in charge of financial policy in Great Britain is formally
known known as the
a. | secretary of the treasury | b. | minister of finance | c. | chancellor of the
exchequer | d. | keeper of the keys |
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Only males could vote in Canadian elections at the time of Confederation in 1867
– what portion of males could vote?
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Globalization may
a. | undermine the accountability of political leaders | b. | strengthen trust and
solidarity by bringing more peoples together | c. | serve to bolster popular
sovereignty | d. | all of the above |
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