Most states voluntarily observe international law most of the time because __________.
A. compliance with international law requires no sacrifice of a state's self-interest or autonomy
B. states' interests are served by the maintenance of an orderly and predictable international environment
C. the permanent members of the Security Council successfully enforce international law
D. international law simultaneously protects the weak against the strong and provides the rich with legally sanctioned procedures for exploiting the poor
Answer: B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Jervis, theories that stress the gains to be had from cooperation tend to neglect the fact that __________
a. the international arena is a state of anarchy b. interdependence provides states with new means of manipulating each other c. gains from exploitation are typically far greater d. the security dilemma operates even more powerfully on cooperating states
When a conclusion that A leads to or results in B is correct, it's called ______.
A. causal validity B. measurement validity C. sample generalizability D. authenticity
Which of the following arguments is NOT an example of an argument at the systemic level of analysis?
a. Anarchy forced Germany to act offensively. b. Unstable tripolarity brought Germany, the United States, and the Soviet Union into conflict. c. Germany’s cartelized political system led to logrolling politics and the creation of myths of empire. d. The Soviet Union was going to surpass Germany in relative power, leading Germany to plan for a preventive war.