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Leaving Cert Politics & Society: Globalisation & global bodies

How often Globalisation & global bodies comes up on the Politics & Society papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 6 of the last 7 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

OL Asked on 4 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Globalisation & global bodies, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Globalisation & global bodies.

(a)What is the main role of the World Trade Organisation?
  1. Lend money to countries in crisis
  2. Set and enforce rules for world trade
  3. Protect human rights worldwide
(b)What is the International Monetary Fund best known for?
  1. Judging trade disputes between member states
  2. Running UN peacekeeping missions abroad
  3. Crisis loans to countries, with conditions
(c)What does the UNDP's Human Development Index combine?
  1. Life expectancy, education and income
  2. Population, land area and army size
  3. GDP, exports and inflation
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(a) Set and enforce rules for world trade

(b) Crisis loans to countries, with conditions

(c) Life expectancy, education and income

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Globalisation & global bodies.

Higher Level

Asked on 6 of the last 7 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Q5
2023Q7
2022Q1k
2021Q1f, Q1g
2019Q1h, Q1i
2018Q1i

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Globalisation & global bodies, 3 marks

What does the International Criminal Court do?

  1. Settles legal disputes between states
  2. Hears complaints under the ECHR
  3. Tries individuals for war crimes and genocide
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Tries individuals for war crimes and genocide

The ICC in The Hague tries people for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The UN's International Court of Justice settles disputes between states.

Globalisation & global bodies, 3 marks

Which argument do supporters of economic globalisation make?

  1. It stops all migration between rich and poor states
  2. Trade and investment can create jobs and growth
  3. It always ends inequality within countries
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Trade and investment can create jobs and growth

Supporters point to growth and falling extreme poverty in some countries. Critics point to inequality, a race to the bottom and loss of national control.

Globalisation & global bodies, 2 marks

What is foreign direct investment (FDI)?

  1. A foreign firm building or buying a business here
  2. UN development aid given to the Irish government
  3. Irish savers buying shares in companies listed abroad
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A foreign firm building or buying a business here

Ireland has attracted large FDI from multinationals, bringing jobs and tax, but critics warn of over-reliance on a few foreign firms.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 4 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Q1h
2023Q1q
2022Not asked
2021Q1l, Q8
2019Q1f, Q1p
2018Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Globalisation & global bodies, 2 marks

What is the main role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

  1. To give emergency loans to governments
  2. To run UN peacekeeping
  3. To set rules for trade between countries
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To set rules for trade between countries

The WTO sets trade rules and settles trade disputes between member countries. The IMF, not the WTO, lends to countries in financial crisis.

Globalisation & global bodies, 2 marks

What does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mainly do?

  1. Gives grants for schools and roads that never have to be repaid
  2. Lends to countries in financial difficulty, with conditions
  3. Sets the interest rates for all countries in the euro
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Lends to countries in financial difficulty, with conditions

IMF loans often come with conditions such as spending cuts. Ireland borrowed from the EU and IMF in 2010. Critics say such conditions shift power away from national governments.

Globalisation & global bodies, 3 marks

What does 'supranational' mean for a body like the European Commission?

  1. It has power above the level of national governments
  2. It is run and controlled by one member state
  3. It can only give advice, which governments are free to ignore
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It has power above the level of national governments

Supranational bodies can make decisions binding on member states. Intergovernmental bodies, like the Council of the EU, work through agreement between governments.

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