The Democratic and Republican parties compete more evenly in Senate races than in House races

Deterioration of buildings in inner city occurs because

a. nobody wants to live there. b. their maintenance represents more costs than rental income warrants. c. they are destroyed by vandals and looters. d. they are not insured.

The “Responsibility to Protect” __________

a. makes a moral case for intervention, but cannot be applied in practice b. would decisively undermine state sovereignty, but has not been applied and is almost certain to be rejected c. somewhat restricts the scope of state sovereignty, though the rule remains relatively untested d. has helped to establish significantly more effective collective security practices at the United Nations