What is the "great man theory of history"?
a. Beliefs and characters of great leaders determine history.
b. Beliefs and characteristics of great leaders, and other social, political, and
economic forces determine history.
c. Historical experiences of future leaders play a key role in understanding their
actions once they get to power.
d. Successful leaders are remembered and praised, while unsuccessful leaders are
forgotten.
e. Only great politicians had enough power to influence Cold War politics
b
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Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert activities is true?
A. Congress has no authority to disapprove of such activities. B. Congress must approve of activities that involve political assassination. C. Congress must approve of activities that involve military expenditures. D. Congress has blanket authority to approve or disapprove of such activities. E. Congress must approve those activities that will extend more than sixty days.
_________movements burst onto the political scene during the campaign for the 2010 mid-term congressional elections
a. Euroskeptic b. Greens c. Anti-Masons d. The Freedom Party e. Tea Party
Many twentieth-century ideas on the rights of colonies focused on self-determination and decolonization, even though this period had many instances of conflict
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Comparative Political Analysis study "Does Diversity
Undermine Democracy" shows that: a. the greater the level of ethnic diversity, the less likely a country is to be a democracy. b. the greater the level of ethnic diversity, the more likely a country is to be a democracy. c. there is no relationship between diversity and level of democracy. d. the level of diversity makes a difference for democracy in Africa but not in Asia.