In China, urban and rural protests
a. are typically directed against local targets and are often accommodated by the party-state.
b. often escalate into challenges directed against the party-state
c. have become virtually nonexistent since the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.
d. are routinely brutally suppressed by local authorities.
e. almost never result in any significant policy changes.
a
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Fill in the blank with the right word.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is an example of
A. Intergovernmental transfer of funds B. Categorical grant C. Cutting domestic spending D. Devolving responsibilities to the State
What is the primary function of the World Trade Organization (formerly the GATT)?
a. It serves as a forum for thirty of the most developed countries to coordinate their international economic policies. b. It lends money to poorer countries and new-market economies for development projects. c. It lends money, usually to developing countries and new-market economies, to help when they have difficulties with their balance of payments or with paying interest on their debts. d. It has established rules for liberal trade and has served as the locus for a series of rounds of multilateral negotiations that have lowered trade barriers. e. It is a forum at which debtor nations can meet collectively and determine mutual economic strategies.
The mass media in totalitarian states __________
A) show the system is functioning well under wise leaders, while practicing a mildly critical attitude toward the official ideology B) question the system, but still push the official ideology C) show the system is functioning well under wise leaders, and sell the official ideology D) question the system only in times of crisis, otherwise selling the official ideology