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1
Which of the following intergovernmental organization forums has voting rules that are most conducive to allowing developing states to promote their political interests?
Group of answer choices

The IMF

UN Security Council

UN General Assembly

The European Commission


2
Radicals argue that international law and international organizations:
Group of answer choices

provide a source of order in the international system

support the interests of the powerful at the expense of the weak

are important independent actors

are unlikely to be able to engage in collective action


3
If the US responded to the attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four Americans, by launching a large-scale military intervention against combatants (not civilians) in Libya, this would violate the __________ principle in international law.
Group of answer choices

Right intent

Responsibility to protect

Proportionality

Discrimination

4
Which of the following is a potential problem for collective security agreements as a way to prevent war?
Group of answer choices

a) Some states may free-ride, failing to respond to aggression while hoping that other states do

b) States must be willing to put the interest of the collective ahead of their own interest - responding to aggressors even when it doesn't benefit their own state - which is difficult for many states to do.

c) Leaders may miscalculate the balance of power, thinking that the collective institution is more powerful than it really is.

d) a and b only

e) a and c only

5
The security dilemma describes a situation in which states will end up in a costly arms race or war despite the fact that they do not have aggressive intentions (are security-seeking)
Group of answer choices

True

False