The UN Security Council's decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member states, and although Security Council resolutions in theory bind all UN members, member states in practice often try to evade or soften their effect. These characteristics of the Council are examples of its __________.

What is jurisdiction?

A.) the power of a lawyer to bring a case B.) the state's ability to refer a case to the federal system C.) the power of an individual to seek compensation for a material loss D.) the power of a court to hear a case

Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) was a Cold War Doctrine that did all of the following except

a. prevent nuclear war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. b. allow each side in the Cold War an enormous number of nuclear warheads. c. give each side in the Cold War second-strike capability. d. cause a nuclear war between Russian and China. e. keep the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. from going to war.