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1. The term foreign policy refers primarily to a state's
  1. rules for allocating offices among domestic political parties
  2. method of organizing local government councils
  3. objectives and actions guiding its relations with other states and international actors
  4. constitutional procedure for choosing members of its legislature

Answer: C. objectives and actions guiding its relations with other states and international actors

Foreign policy sets a state's objectives and conduct in its external relations.

2. Which organ of the African Union is primarily responsible for preventing, managing and resolving conflicts on the continent?
  1. Pan-African Parliament
  2. African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
  3. African Court of Justice
  4. Peace and Security Council

Answer: D. Peace and Security Council

The AU Peace and Security Council is its standing decision-making organ for conflict prevention and management.

3. A major practical effect of the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement is that it
  1. abolishes all national citizenship laws in West Africa
  2. facilitates the entry, residence and establishment of citizens of member states within the community
  3. requires every member state to adopt a single currency immediately
  4. transfers control of member states' armed forces to the ECOWAS Commission

Answer: B. facilitates the entry, residence and establishment of citizens of member states within the community

The protocol progressively provides community citizens rights of entry, residence and establishment in member states.

4. Which of the following is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?
  1. France
  2. Nigeria
  3. Japan
  4. Brazil

Answer: A. France

France is one of the five permanent Security Council members, alongside China, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

5. The Commonwealth of Nations is best described as a
  1. federal government with authority to legislate for all member states
  2. military alliance requiring members to defend one another in every conflict
  3. voluntary association of independent states cooperating on shared concerns
  4. court whose judgments automatically override national constitutions

Answer: C. voluntary association of independent states cooperating on shared concerns

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association and does not govern its independent member states.

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