3B.2.1 Political governance: UN and NATO Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Politics, Unit 4

The 20 questions

1. In which year was the United Nations Charter signed?

   • 1955
   • 1945
   • 1939
   • 1919

2. How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?

   • Seven
   • Three
   • Ten
   • Five

3. Which principal organ of the United Nations operates on a one-vote-per-member principle?

   • General Assembly
   • Secretariat
   • International Court
   • Security Council

4. What power allows any permanent UNSC member to block a substantive resolution?

   • An abstention
   • An executive order
   • A filibuster
   • The veto power

5. Under which chapter of the UN Charter can the Security Council authorise military force?

   • Chapter VI
   • Chapter I
   • Chapter VIII
   • Chapter VII

6. Which mechanism in the UN Security Council frequently causes political paralysis during crises?

   • General Assembly votes
   • Financial sanctions
   • The P5 veto
   • Unanimous voting rules

7. What is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations, based in The Hague?

   • International Court of Justice
   • General Assembly
   • International Criminal Court
   • Security Council

8. Which principal UN organ coordinates international economic and social cooperation?

   • Economic and Social Council
   • Secretariat
   • International Court of Justice
   • Trusteeship Council

9. Which UN body holds primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security?

   • The Secretariat
   • The General Assembly
   • The Security Council
   • The Trusteeship Council

10. What is the primary operational purpose of NATO as an alliance?

    • Collective defence
    • Economic integration
    • Nuclear disarmament
    • Global peacekeeping

11. Which article of the North Atlantic Treaty establishes collective defence?

    • Article 1
    • Article 10
    • Article 15
    • Article 5

12. When was NATO founded?

    • 1961
    • 1955
    • 1949
    • 1945

13. How did NATO's geographical membership primarily change following the end of the Cold War?

    • It remained static
    • It expanded eastwards
    • It contracted southwards
    • It expanded westwards

14. Which nation frequently claims that NATO's eastward expansion directly threatens its security?

    • Iran
    • China
    • North Korea
    • Russia

15. Which key feature provides NATO with high credibility in deterring external aggression?

    • Unilateral strike authority
    • Unanimous economic sanctions
    • Integrated military command
    • Global peacekeeping mandates

16. Under which UN Charter chapter are Security Council decisions legally binding on members?

    • Chapter VIII
    • Chapter VI
    • Chapter IV
    • Chapter VII

17. What major obstacle prevents the UN Security Council from taking action against P5 interests?

    • ICJ injunctions
    • Lack of funding
    • General Assembly votes
    • The P5 veto

18. Which principal organ of the UN formally suspended operations in 1994?

    • The Trusteeship Council
    • The General Assembly
    • The Secretariat
    • The Security Council

19. Which structural feature of the UN Security Council most severely limits its enforcement power?

    • ICJ rulings
    • General Assembly debate
    • Secretariat leadership
    • The P5 veto

20. Which country invoked NATO's Article 5 for the first and only time in 2001?

    • France
    • Turkey
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

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