THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

EXAMINATIONS OF APRIL/MAY 2008

Code and Name of Course: FOUN 1301 - Law, Governance, Economy and Society Paper: B.Sc.

Date and Time: Duration: 2 hrs.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper two (2) pages and eight (8) questions

© The University of the West Indies Course code FOUN 1301 April/May 2008

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INSTRUCTIONS: Each paper must be signed by the Examiners and where applicable, the University Examiner and/or the
External Examiner. Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the First and
Second Examiners. Complete forms should be handed to the Senior Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The EXTERNAL
EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior
Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

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Answer THREE (3) Questions by choosing ONLY ONE (1) Question in a Section.

Section A

1. Argue a case for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal
for Commonwealth Caribbean countries.

2. Examine and discuss the different ways in which laws can be made.

Section B

3. Examine and discuss the pros and cons of a bicameral parliamentary system.

4. Examine and discuss the main theories of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau on the state of nature
and the civil state.

Section C

5. Describe the two main branches of economics and outline how the four central concerns of
economists are addressed under these two branches of economics.

6. Identify the main characteristics of a plantation economy and discuss the plantation economy
model.

Section D

7. Explain what is meant by ‘cultural diversity’. Outline the historical and contemporary factors that
have contributed to the cultural diversity in Caribbean society.

8. Define what is meant by a social problem. Identify any TWO social problems facing a named
Caribbean society. For each problem identified, state its impact on the society concerned and
critically evaluate the current measures being implemented to alleviate it.

END OF QUESTION PAPER

© The University of the West Indies Course code FOUN 1301 April/May 2008

DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY

INSTRUCTIONS: Each paper must be signed by the Examiners and where applicable, the University Examiner and/or the
External Examiner. Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the First and
Second Examiners. Complete forms should be handed to the Senior Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The EXTERNAL
EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior
Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….
First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 2008…/…./…. Date: 2008…/…../…..