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GLOBAL POLITICS Written 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 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 24 pages, including assessment criteria for Section B on page 24 • Additional space is available at the end of the book if you need extra space 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 2020 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Victorian Certificate of Education 2020 STUDENT NUMBER Letter
Transcript of 2020 Global Politics Written examination
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
Letter
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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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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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