Chapter 12 Exam

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. Proscriptive rights refer to ______________.

rights held by corporations correct incorrect

rights that focus on political freedoms correct incorrect

rights that focus on civil liberties correct incorrect

policies and actions that governments cannot do to groups correct incorrect

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. Rights that focus on civil liberties and political freedoms are considered to be ______________.

second-generation rights correct incorrect

negative rights correct incorrect

first-generation rights correct incorrect

prescriptive rights correct incorrect

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. On the categorization of rights into positive and negative, Henry Shue argues that ______________.

such categories are artificial and problematic correct incorrect

such categories help us better understand the hierarchy of rights correct incorrect

such categories lead to better enforcement of rights correct incorrect

such categories are further broken into prescriptive and proscriptive rights correct incorrect

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. Discrimination based on gender is a breach of ______________ rights.

proscriptive correct incorrect

economic and social correct incorrect

prescriptive correct incorrect

group correct incorrect

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. The obligation to respect civil liberties and political freedoms extends to all of these except for ____________.

corporations correct incorrect

animals correct incorrect

organizations correct incorrect

private individuals correct incorrect

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. Third-generation rights focus on the __________________ of rights.

religious aspects correct incorrect

cultural aspects correct incorrect

communal aspects correct incorrect

intergovernmental aspects correct incorrect

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. The following are examples of group rights except for _________________.

the right to intervention correct incorrect

the right to a clean environment correct incorrect

the right to economic development correct incorrect

the right to self-determination correct incorrect

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. Jack Donnelly's "possession paradox" refers to ________.

rights held by individuals who are part of a group correct incorrect

the controversiality of cultural rights correct incorrect

the failure to recognize a right until it is denied correct incorrect

military interventions under the guise of humanitarianism correct incorrect

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. According to the chapter, the implementation of human rights obligations is entirely on ______________.

nations correct incorrect

the international community correct incorrect

NGOs correct incorrect

INGOs correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is true about the role of the Universal Periodic Review?

It reviews and appoints member states to the U.N. Security Council. correct incorrect

It holds discussions, reviews, and passes sentences on individuals accused of human rights violations. correct incorrect

It reviews and makes decisions on foreign interventions. correct incorrect

It reviews and holds discussions with states about their human rights records. correct incorrect

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. According to the chapter, which of the following is not true?

the U.S. says that torture can be justified correct incorrect

respect for human rights of physical integrity is statistically associated with fewer terrorist attacks correct incorrect

the U.S. has signed and ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment correct incorrect

torture has proven to be effective in reducing insurgent perpetrated killings correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not the role of NGOs in promoting human rights?

They promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms correct incorrect

They monitor and appoint member states to various international human rights bodies correct incorrect

They increase public awareness of human rights issues correct incorrect

They conduct research in the field of human rights correct incorrect

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. Which one of these was not a criticism of the Invisible Children campaign?

It was an over-simplification of the Ugandan conflict. correct incorrect

It capitalized on the power of social media to reach out to a broader audience. correct incorrect

It placed an emphasis on punitive justice for the perpetrator. correct incorrect

It had a lack of local voice or perspective. correct incorrect

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. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) initiative ______________.

provides a framework for action obligating states to intervene in cases where massive human rights abuses are occurring correct incorrect

argues that human rights are normative values appropriate to the cultures out of which they emerge correct incorrect

is considered a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations correct incorrect

focuses on the communal aspects of being human correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not considered a third-generation right?

right to economic development correct incorrect

right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness correct incorrect

right to clean environment correct incorrect

right to self-determination correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following atrocities united the international community in groundbreaking ways in an effort to prevent genocide from ever occurring again?

The Holocaust correct incorrect

The Armenian Genocide correct incorrect

The Rwandan genocide correct incorrect

the Bosnian genocide correct incorrect