The civil service system is a system of hiring and promoting employees based upon
a. party loyalty.
b. military service.
c. who they are related to.
d. their qualifications.
e. their educational backgrounds.
d
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__________ provides an opportunity for bridging the inherent conflict between different branches of government, such as the president and Congress.
A. Democratic government B. Federalist government C. Partisan government D. Unified government
Which of the following counterterrorism strategies is MOST likely to solve the problem permanently?
A. Increasing physical defenses B. Increasing awareness of terror threats C. Destroying the financial resources of terrorists D. Political and economic development efforts E. Hunting down and killing terrorists
India and Pakistan have had a hard time agreeing to forgo their nuclear weapons as each believes that the other would secretly keep nuclear weapons to give them an advantage in any future conflict. This is an example of
A) anarchic complexity. B) a collective action problem. C) a commitment problem. D) nuclear nonproliferation. E) a stag hunt.
The strategy of escalating conflicts to nuclear threats to force the other side to back down is known as
A) bandwagoning. B) brinksmanship. C) counter-value. D) mutually assured destruction. E) preemption.