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 __________.

The mixing of constraint levels is

A) accepted procedure for low-constraint research. B) desirable in naturalistic research. C) not appropriate. D) None of the above

The prevailing theory of democratic consolidation that relates democracy to income posits that ______.

A. consolidation is tied to modernization and development B. democratization will not occur in societies with high degrees of inequality or high degrees of equality C. democratization will occur in societies with high degrees of inequality D. consolidation can only occur if different groups in society are treated equally