GLOBAL POLITICSWritten examination

Monday 18 November 2019 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 10 10 60B 4 1 20

Total 80

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof24pages,includingassessment criteria for Section B onpage24• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.

Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Thefocusofyourresponsesmustbeoncontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiesfromwithinthelast

10years.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2019

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Question 1 (3marks)Identifytherelevantintergovernmentalorganisationforeachoftheaimsstatedbelow.Youmustusetheintergovernmentalorganisation’sfullname,notanabbreviationoranacronym.

Intergovernmental organisation

Aim

tofosterworldwidecooperationinsolvingeconomic,social,culturalandhumanitarianproblems

tofacilitatethegrowthofinternationaltrade,thuspromotingjobcreation,economicgrowthandpovertyreduction

toserveasacourtoflastresortthatcaninvestigate,prosecuteandpunishtheperpetratorsofgenocide,crimesagainsthumanityandwarcrimes

SECTION A

Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.

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Question 2 (6marks)Discusshowadvancesinbothtechnologyandcommunicationhaveexpandedthepowerofonetransnationalcorporation(TNC).

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Question 3 (7marks)Evaluatethepowerofstates,referringtoat least twochallengestosovereignty.

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Question 4 (15marks)OneofthefollowingAsia-PacificstatesmustbeusedasthefocusofallresponsestoQuestion4:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

SelectedAsia-Pacificstate

a. Usingonespecificexample,explainhowoneforeignpolicyinstrumentofthisAsia-Pacificstateaimstomaintaineconomicprosperity. 3marks

b. Usingonespecificexample,explainhowthisAsia-Pacificstate’ssoftpowerhasbeenusedtopursueinternationalstandingasanationalinterest. 4marks

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c. EvaluatetheeffectivenessofthisAsia-Pacificstate’suseofdiplomacyandthemilitaryinachievingregionalrelationships. 8marks

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Question 5 (3marks)Identifyoneinternationallawandexplainhowthislawrelatestooneethicalissue.

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Question 6 (6marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectoneethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear:• humanrights• peoplemovement• development• armscontrol

Ethicalissue

a. Explainoneglobalactor’sperspectiveonthisethicalissue. 3marks

b. Explainhowjusticecanbepursuedinrelationtothisethicalissue. 3marks

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Question 7 (6marks)Fromthetablebelow,selectadebaterelatedtoanethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheethicalissuemustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion6.

Ethical issue Debate

humanrights culturalchallengestotheuniversalityofhumanrights

peoplemovement therightsofrefugeesversuseconomicmigrants

development overseasdevelopmentassistanceversusself-interestofstates

armscontrol differingapproachesregardingnon-stateproliferation

Ethicalissueanddebate

Analysethedebaterelatingtothisethicalissue.

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Question 8 (4marks)Explainthedifferencebetweeninternationalcooperationandcrisisdiplomacyusingaspecificexampleforeach.

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Question 9 (4marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectoneglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear:• climatechange• armedconflict• terrorism• economicinstability

Globalcrisis

Usingonespecificexample,explainonewayinwhichglobalisationhasexacerbatedthisglobalcrisis.

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Question 10 (6marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectanotherglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheglobalcrisisselectedmustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion9.• climatechange• armedconflict• terrorism• economicinstability

Globalcrisis

Analysetwochallengestoachievingeffectiveresolutionstothisglobalcrisis.

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Question 1 (20marks)‘Globalgovernanceallowsstatestopursuesecurityandstability.’

Discuss.

OR

Question 2 (20marks)Analysethedifferinginterpretationsofat least threenationalinterestsofanAsia-Pacificstate.OneofthefollowingAsia-Pacificstatesmustbeused:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

OR

Question 3 (20marks)Evaluatetheextenttowhichinternationallawgovernstheactionsofglobalactorsinrelationtotwoethicalissues.

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Question 4 (20marks)Analysetheeffectivenessofresponsesfromrelevantglobalactorsinaddressingthecausesofglobalcrises.Inyourresponse,refertotwoglobalcrisesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage24.

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Extra space for responses

Clearly number all responses in this space.

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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.

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Assessment criteria for Section BTheessayinSectionBwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• developmentofacoherentandrelevantargumentthataddressesthespecificdemandsoftheessay

question• demonstrationofpoliticalknowledgethatisaccurateandappropriatefortheessayquestion• accurateuseofkeypoliticaltermsandconcepts• useofcontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiestosupportexplanations,pointsofviewandarguments

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