After completing the assigned reading, answer each question below in the space provided.  When you are done with all of the questions, click on the "Submit Answers" button at the bottom of the page.

You MUST enter your name, student ID # and class period to get credit.

Type your name here:  

Type your ID# here:  

Type your Class Period here:  

1.  What are the official representatives of our government in foreign capitals called?

2.  What is the body of rules that has evolved to regulate many of the relations between nations called?

3.  What aspect of international law pertains to relations between independent nations?

4.  How does the U.S. Constitution regard international treaties?

5.  What is diplomacy?

6.  Where did the principles of early international law originate?

7.  Which official world body rules in cases involving application of international law?

8.  Under international law, what three characteristics are necessary for a state to be regarded as sovereign?

9.  What are the fundamental rights of a sovereign nation?

10.  What are the legal rights of a nation if it obtains evidence of imminent attack by another country?

11.  What unique relationships still apply between Britain and its former colonies, and between France and its former colonies?

12.  What is the step short of formal withdrawal of diplomatic recognition that countries may take when cooperation between them becomes very difficult?

13.  What legal term is applied to countries engaged in a lawful war?

14.      a)  What is meant by diplomatic immunity for ambassadors, attachés , and others of the embassy staff and their families?

            b)  What may a host country do if an embassy staff member violates established standards of behavior?

15.      a)  What is the title of the senior U.S. service attaché assigned to an embassy?

           b)  What does the acronym ALUSNA mean?

           c)  What are the principal duties of defense attachés?

16.  What recent technical innovation is international law beginning to address today?

17.  What is the basic purpose of the United Nations?

18.  Who are the Big Five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?

19.  What actions can the Security Council take to maintain or restore peace and security in a given world situation?

20.  What are the two main collective defense arrangements in which the United States is an active participant?

21.  What is the keystone provision of each of the various collective defense treaties?

22.  Which countries currently belong to NATO?