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Why might the growing importance and number of international institutions be puzzling to a political realist?
 
  a. Realism assumes that humans are fundamentally uncooperative by nature.
  b. The institutions that have emerged are not of the type that realism would predict.
  c. Realists posit a world dominated by sovereign states in which international institutions serve no purpose.
  d. A realist would not be puzzled by this because international institutions play an important role in realist theory.
  e. A realist would be puzzled because these international institutions appear to have had a significant impact on the distribution of capabilities across the system.

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One reason identified by Hoffmann for why international law can end up being detrimental to world order is
 
  a. that states habitually ignore the legal claims of other states.
  b. that international law is often used as a tool of policy by statesmen.
  c. that much of international law authorizes states to increase their power.
  d. that international law cannot be enforced in the absence of a world government.
  e. that international law typically favors the interests of the strong over those of the weak.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

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