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S A M P L EGLOBAL POLITICS

Written examination

Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 12 12 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

March2018

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education Year

STUDENT NUMBER

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GLOBALPOLITICS(SAMPLE) 2 March2018

SECTION A – continued

Question 1 (6marks)a. IdentifyoneaimoftheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)andoutlinehowthisaimhasbeen

achieved. 2marks

b. ExplainhowoneroleoftheIMFpromotesglobalgovernance. 4marks

SECTION A

Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.

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Question 2 (4marks)Analyseonechallengetostatesovereignty.

Question 3 (5marks)ExplaintwowaysinwhichtheUnitedNations(UN)promotesmultilateralism.



Question 4 (4marks)OutlineonewayinwhichoneAsia-Pacificstatehasuseddiplomaticpowertopursuenationalsecurity.OneofthefollowingAsia-Pacificstatesmustbeused:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

SelectedAsia-Pacificstate

Question 5 (3marks)

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Explainwhythemissilesintheimageaboveareexamplesofhardpowerratherthansoftpower.



Question 6 (8marks)AnalyseonespecificfactorthathascontributedtodifferinginterpretationsofoneAsia-Pacificstate’snationalinterests.OneofthefollowingAsia-Pacificstatesmustbeused:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

SelectedAsia-Pacificstate



Question 7 (4marks)Usingcontemporaryexamples,explainthedifferencebetweenrealismandcosmopolitanisminglobalpolitics.

Question 8 (4marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectoneethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear:• humanrights• peoplemovement• development• armscontrol

Ethicalissue

Outlineoneethicaldebaterelatingtothisethicalissue.



Question 9 (7marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectanotherethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheethicalissueselectedmustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion8.• humanrights• peoplemovement• development• armscontrol

Ethicalissue

Analysetheimpactofinternationallawononeglobalactor’sresponsestothisethicalissue.



Question 10 (2marks)Outlineoneunilateralresponsebyaglobalactortoaglobalcrisis.

Question 11 (6marks)Fromthetablebelow,selectoneglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyearanditskeyaspect.

Global crisis Key aspect

climatechange nationalinterests

armedconflict warasaninstrumentofstatepolicy

terrorism non-stateterrorism

economicinstability theroleofkeyglobalactorsasstabilisersoftheglobaleconomy

Globalcrisisandkeyaspect

Analysehowthekeyaspectrelatestothisglobalcrisis.


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Question 12 (7marks)Fromthelistbelow,selectanotherglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.TheglobalcrisisselectedmustbedifferentfromtheoneselectedinQuestion11.• climatechange• armedconflict• terrorism• economicinstability

Globalcrisis

Evaluatetwochallengestoachievingeffectiveresolutionofthisglobalcrisis.


SECTION B – continued

Question 1 (20marks)‘Allglobalactorshavethecapacitytochallengestatesovereignty.’

Evaluatethechallengesposedtostatesovereigntybyat least threedifferentglobalactors.

OR

Question 2 (20marks)‘Astateneedstousemultiplepolicyinstrumentstoachieveitsnationalinterests.’

EvaluatetheuseofthreedifferentforeignpolicyinstrumentsbyoneAsia-Pacificstate.OneofthefollowingAsia-Pacificstatesmustbeused:Australia,China,Indonesia,JapanortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

OR

Question 3 (20marks)‘Internationallawdoesnotprovideanadequateframeworkforglobalactorstodealeffectivelywithethicalissues.’

Discussthestatementabovewithreferencetoat least oneethicalissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.

OR

Question 4 (20marks)‘Aglobalcrisiscannotberesolvedunlesstheresponsestothecrisisareglobalthemselves.’

Discussthestatementabovewithreferencetooneglobalcrisisthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BWriteanessayononeofthefollowingquestionsinthespaceprovided.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage20.


SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER

Question no.


SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER


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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.


Assessment criteria for Section BTheessayinSectionBwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• developmentofacoherentandrelevantargumentthataddressesthespecificdemandsoftheessay

question• demonstrationofpoliticalknowledgethatisaccurateandappropriatefortheessayquestion• accurateuseofkeypoliticaltermsandconcepts• useofcontemporaryexamplesandcasestudiestosupportexplanations,pointsofviewandarguments

END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

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