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| security council definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | made up of u.s, great britain, france, china, and russia. more powerful than the general assembly | 2 sets | |
| 2 | all major decisions are made here;this is where political ideology is fought; the big 5- us, uk, france, ussr, china- all of which have veto power | 2 sets | |
| 3 | a permanent council of the united nations | 2 sets | |
| 4 | an organ consisting of 15 members, 10 non-permanent and 5 permanent. the 5 permanent members include china, france, russia, great britain, and the usa. each member has the ability to abstain, appose sanctions, and expel. | 2 sets | |
| 5 | the un’s peacekeeping arm; has 5 permanent members trying to keep peace, each member has 1 vote, 10 nonpermanent members (2 years) | 2 sets | |
| 6 | had 11 (later 15) members; of these the big 5 (us, britain, russia, france, china) had permanent seats and the righ tto a veto; the other 6 members were elceted to 2 year terms and had no veto. | 2 sets | |
| 7 | power center of the united nations | 1 set | |
| 8 | 15 member body of the un that has 10 non-permanent seats and 5 permanent seats. | 1 set | |
| 9 | part of the vision of the new united nations. this would have permanent representatives of the five major powers, each of which would have veto power. | 1 set | |
| 10 | countries in the un that had power to investigate and settle disputes | 1 set | |
| 11 | the un's peace making arm—5 permanent members—us, great britain, russia, france, china—nations that lead the fight to destroy the totalitarian regimes | 1 set | |
| 12 | main peace keepers 15 members | 1 set | |
| 13 | its decisions are to be followed by all un nations, has most power | 1 set | |
| 14 | the seat of real power in the u.n. only 15 members (i.e. us, china, russia, france, u.k.) each permanent member can veto over security council decisions. | 1 set | |
| 15 | this is themost powerful part of the united nations set up to take emergency action in times of international crisis | 1 set | |
| 16 | united nations structure; 5 permanent members, 10 non permanent members (2 year terms) | 1 set | |
| 17 | most powerful branch of the united states security council, deals with military and political questions | 1 set | |
| 18 | branch of the un that investigates international situations that threaten the peace; can send troops | 1 set | |
| 19 | the organ dealing with international peace and security | 1 set | |
| 20 | 15 members, 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent, take 9 out of 15 votes to approve decision, members can abstain, permanent members are allowed to veto | 1 set | |
| 21 | maintain peace, tries to solve friction in between countries, imposes sanctions | 1 set | |
| 22 | what is the most powerful organ | 1 set | |
| 23 | there are 15 members of this organ, 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent who are voted on by the general assembly, works on keeping peace and investigating friction, takes 9 votes to act and the permanent members have veto power | 1 set | |
| 24 | 6 rotating members and 5 permanent members | 1 set | |
| 25 | one of the major organs of the un charged with the responsibility for peace and security issues; includes 5 permanent members with veto power and 10 nonpermanent members chosen from the general assembly | 1 set | |
| 26 | the main governing body of the united nations; it has the authority to identify threats to international peace and security and to prescribe to organization's response, including military and/or economic sanctions | 1 set | |
| 27 | i. has 15 members 1. 5 permanent, 10 non-permanent ii. permanent members in 1945- us, ussr, great britain, france, china iii. permanent members today- us, russia, great britain, france, china. iv. originally 11 members until 65 v. germany and japan want in b/c have been paying 2nd and 3rd highest dues. vi. each member has one rep with one vote and permanent members have veto power. vii. one veto to stop action viii. must have nine votes with big five all for yes ix. if members don't vote not a veto x. must be one rep for each member always at headquarters xi. functions and powers 1. maintain peace and security 2. investigate disputes 3. suggest resolutions 4. determine threat to peace a. korea in 1950 and kuwait in 1991 5. call upon members for action against questionable behavior 6. take military action | 1 set | |
| 28 | council of broad but unclear power that works out the russian president's decisions on national security affairs. | 1 set | |
| 29 | a division of the un responsible for keeping peace. | 1 set | |
| 30 | consejo de seguridad | 1 set | |
| 31 | 15 members which includes 5 permanent members- u.s., britain, france, s.u. and china ; 10 members of the council are rotating member; veto ideas from general council | 1 set | |
| 32 | responsible for peace and security:5 seats for permanent members:9/15 for resolution to pass | 1 set | |
| 33 | the united nation's peacekeeping arm | 1 set | |
| 34 | the "organ" that bears the responsibility for maintaining international peace. | 1 set | |
| 35 | 15 member assembly of the united nations | 1 set | |
| 36 | the un’s peacekeeping arm. it has 5 permanent memberthe united states, great britain, france, russia, and china. | 1 set | |
| 37 | un's peace-keeping arm | 1 set | |
| 38 | 5 countries that stay in the un permanently | 1 set | |
| 39 | un group that decided to send armed forces to korea to stop the invasion of communists. | 1 set | |
| 40 | the un’s peacekeeping arm | 1 set | |