2020 global politics written examination
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GLOBAL POLITICSWritten examination
Friday 27 November 2020 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 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• Questionandanswerbookof24pages,includingassessment criteria for Section B onpage24• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextraspacetocompleteananswer.
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.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020
STUDENT NUMBER
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Question 1 (3marks)Explainoneroleofthestateinglobalpolitics.Provideaspecificexampletosupportyourresponse.
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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Question 2 (4marks)Explainhowaspecificactionbyaregionalgroupinghaschallengedthesovereigntyofastate.
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Question 3 (8marks)a. Identifyonespecificnon-stateactorfromthecategoryoflegalorganisations.Thiscategory
includeshumanrightsnon-governmentorganisations(NGOs),environmentalNGOsand/ororganisedreligions.Youmustusethenon-stateactor’sfullname,notanabbreviationoranacronym. 1mark
b. Outlineone aimofthenon-stateactoridentifiedinpart a. 1mark
c. Analysethepowerofthenon-stateactoridentifiedinpart a. 6marks
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Question 4 (15marks)OneofthefollowingAsia-PacificstatesmustbeusedasthefocusofallresponsestoQuestion4:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
SelectedAsia-Pacificstate
a. DescribetheculturalpowerheldbythisAsia-Pacificstate. 2marks
b. Usingonespecificexample,explainonefactorthatshapesthisAsia-Pacificstate’sattemptstoachievenationalsecurity. 3marks
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c. EvaluatetheeffectivenessofthisAsia-Pacificstate’suseoftwoforeignpolicyinstrumentsinpursuitofonenationalinterest. 10marks
Nationalinterest
• Foreignpolicyinstrument1
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• Foreignpolicyinstrument2
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Question 5 (5marks)Explainhowcosmopolitanismpromotesinternationallaw.Providespecificexamplestosupportyourresponse.
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Question 6 (8marks)Comparetheeffectivenessoftwoglobalactors’responsestooneethicalissue.
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Question 7 (5marks)Analyseoneunilateralresponsebyaglobalactortoone globalcrisis.
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Question 8 (6marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectoneglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear:• climatechange• armedconflict• terrorism• economicinstability
Globalcrisis
Explaintwocausesofthisglobalcrisis.
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Question 9 (6marks)Fromthetablebelow,selectakeyaspectrelatedtoaglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheglobalcrisismustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion8.
Global crisis Key aspect
climatechange nationalinterests
armedconflict warasaninstrumentofstatepolicy
terrorism theroleofasymmetricwarfare
economicinstability theroleofkeyglobalactorsasstabilisersoftheglobaleconomy
Globalcrisisandkeyaspect
Analysethekeyaspectrelatedtothisglobalcrisis.
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Question 1 (20marks)EvaluatethepoweroftheInternationalCriminalCourtinrelationtootherglobalactors.
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Question 2 (20marks)EvaluatetherelativeimportanceofthreedifferenttypesofpowerheldbyoneAsia-Pacificstate.OneofthefollowingAsia-Pacificstatesmustbeused:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
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Question 3 (20marks)Analysedifferentperspectivesontwodebatesrelatingtooneethicalissue.
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Question 4 (20marks)Analysethechallengestoachievinganeffectiveresolutiontooneglobalcrisis.
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Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage24.
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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextraspacetocompleteananswer.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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