Until 2009, the federal government planned to bury high-level nuclear waste, which retains its toxicity for hundreds of thousands of years, at an isolated spot 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas known as Yucca Mountain. Despite a campaign promise to halt Yucca Mountain, President Obama has gone forward with that project with the approval of Congress
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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By the end of WWII, media consumption in the U.S. was marked by
A. television largely replacing radio as the dominant broadcast news medium in the country. B. radio broadcasts beginning to significantly eat into the print news subscriber base. C. radio growing as a new medium, with steadily increasing penetration into households. D. peak penetration of radio ownership; but television was beginning to affect the radio listener base.
Texasisnowthe__________ mostpopulousstate inthenation
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth
Max Weber's archetype of a modern and efficient bureaucracy was that of
a. Persia. b. the United Kingdom. c. Austria. d. Prussia. e. Iran.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the national defense budget?
a. It includes funding for the Department of Defense as well as the Department of Energy's nuclear activities and the Coast Guard and FBI. b. It includes only funding for the men and women in uniform. c. It takes up about 60 percent of the total federal budget. d. It takes up more of the federal budget than Social Security and healthcare combined. e. It includes funding for the Defense Department and the Commerce Department.