When a Third Party Intervenes in Conflict, They Always Do

question 8

Multiple Choice

When a third party intervenes in conflict, they always do so with some mandate to intervene. Which of the following statements about third party mandates is inaccurate?

• A) some mandates carry formal endorsements
• B) some mandates carry informal endorsements
• C) if an endorsement of a mandate is withdrawn, the third party's ability to act is limited or removed
• D) a third party mandate is relational in the way that power in general is relational
• E) mandates lose their power once third parties enact them

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A visual diagram that illustrates the connection between a product's price and the amount of the product that sellers are ready and able to offer.

Pure Monopolist

A market structure in which a single firm has complete control over the entire market for a product or service, with no close substitutes.

Marginal Cost

The overhead added by producing an extra unit of a product or service.

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or approach taken by businesses to adjust their price and output levels to achieve the highest possible profit.