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GLOBAL POLITICS Written examination Monday 19 November 2018 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 book Section Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks A 9 9 60 B 4 1 20 Total 80 • Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. • Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. • No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied • Question and answer book of 20 pages, including assessment criteria for Section B on page 20 • Additional space is available at the end of the book if you need extra paper to complete an answer. Instructions • Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. • The focus of your responses must be on contemporary examples and case studies from within the last 10 years. • All written responses must be in English. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2018 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Victorian Certificate of Education 2018 STUDENT NUMBER Letter
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GLOBAL POLITICSWritten examination
Monday 19 November 2018 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 9 9 60B 4 1 20
Total 80
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof20pages,includingassessment criteria for Section B onpage20• 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.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2018
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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Question 1 (3 marks)Describe one way in which the United Nations (UN) encourages cooperative action among state actors.
Question 2 (2 marks)Identify and describe one example of a contested border in global politics.
Question 3 (4 marks)Explain one challenge to the power of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswer all questions in the spaces provided.
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Question 4 (6marks)Analysethewayinwhichonetransnationalcorporation(TNC)haschallengedstatesovereignty.
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Question 5 (15marks)OneofthefollowingAsia-PacificstatesmustbeusedasthefocusofallresponsestoQuestion5:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
SelectedAsia-Pacificstate
a. Usingaspecificexample,outlineonewayinwhichpragmatismhasinfluencedthis Asia-Pacificstate’sforeignpolicy. 3marks
b. DiscusstwointerpretationsofnationalsecuritywithinthisAsia-Pacificstate. 6marks
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c. i. DescribeoneuseofhardpowerbythisAsia-Pacificstate. 2marks
ii. ExplainhowthisuseofhardpowerpursuesthenationalinterestsofthisAsia-Pacificstate. 4marks
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Question 6 (7marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectoneethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear:• humanrights• peoplemovement• development• armscontrol
Ethicalissue
a. Explainaresponsebyoneglobalactortothisethicalissue. 3marks
b. Inthetablebelow,nametwospecificinternationallawsrelatingtothisethicalissueandidentifyanobligationofeachoftheselaws. 4marks
Name of international law Obligation
Law 1
Law 2
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Question 7 (8marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectanotherethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheethicalissueselectedmustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion6.• humanrights• peoplemovement• development• armscontrol
Ethicalissue
Explainhowtwosidesofanethicaldebateaboutthisethicalissuemaybeguidedbydifferentethicalperspectives.
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Question 8 (7marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectoneglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear:• climatechange• armedconflict• terrorism• economicinstability
Globalcrisis
Usingcontemporaryexamples,analysetwokeyaspectsofthisglobalcrisis.
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Question 9 (8marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectanotherglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheglobalcrisisselectedmustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion8.• climatechange• armedconflict• terrorism• economicinstability
Globalcrisis
Evaluatetheextenttowhichinternationalcooperationhaspromotedeffectiveresponsestothisglobalcrisis.
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Question 1 (20marks)‘Thetraditionalroleofthestateasthecentralactoringlobalpoliticsisbeingchallenged.’
Discuss.
OR
Question 2 (20marks)‘Therelativeimportanceandeffectivenessofdifferenttypesofpowerandforeignpolicyinstrumentsusedinpursuitofastate’snationalinterestsvaryconsiderably,andthereisoftenasignificantdifferencebetweentheintentionsandtheresults.’
Discussthisstatementwithreferencetoat least threedifferentforeignpolicyinstrumentsusedbyan Asia-Pacificstate.OneofthefollowingAsia-Pacificstatesmustbeused:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
OR
Question 3 (20marks)Evaluatetheeffectivenessofresponsesbytwo or moreglobalactorstoone ethicalissue.
OR
Question 4 (20marks)‘Globalisationisbothacauseofandasolutiontoglobalcrises.’
Discussthisstatementwithreferencetotwoglobalcrisesthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage20.
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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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