In the context of the Articles of Confederation, theCongress of the Confederation:
A. could not enter into treaties and alliances.
B. did not have the power to enforce its laws.
C. could not settle disputes among different states.
D. had no power to declare war on any country.
E. had no power to establish the armed forces.
Answer: B
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a. Comparable worth is an approach to closing the earnings gap, viewed as not primarily a product of direct discrimination, that argues that pay levels for traditionally male and traditionally female jobs should be equalized by paying equally all jobs that are "worth about the same" to an employer. b. The earnings gap is primarily a product of direct discriminationâ€"a division in the labor market between traditionally male and female jobs known as comparable worth. c. Advocates of comparable worth argue that governmental agencies or the courts should evaluate traditionally male and female jobs to determine how to end direct discrimination. d. Comparable worth goes beyond paying men and women equally for the same work and calls for the end of direct discrimination in setting wages.
An important characteristic of dictatorships involves
a. popular participation. b. free elections. c. protection of individual freedoms. d. government control of the military. e. an independent judiciary.
One way the authors suggest that counties may be able to overcome problems caused by constitutional rigidity is to allow them to exercise
a. government mandates. b. redistricting. c. bond elections. d. home-rule authority. e. council-manager government.
A combination of what two factors has given a new prominence to the global fight against infectious diseases in the recent years?
a. Cyberterrorism and the global civil society b. Moral obligation and self-interest c. Self-interest and the green revolution d. Moral obligation and government regulation e. Military power and state sovereignty