Which of the following statements best describes public opinion at the end of the Cold War?
a. At the end of the Cold War, the public was very concerned about the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the potential instability posed by emerging states.
b. At the end of the Cold War, there was a considerable ambivalence about foreign policy issues from both the public and elites, as no one issue dominated the foreign policy agenda.
c. Both the public and foreign policy elites were primarily concerned with the “pivot to Asia.”
d. Although foreign policy elites were concerned about emerging powers such as Russia and China, the American public was more concerned about economic issues.
b. At the end of the Cold War, there was a considerable ambivalence about foreign policy issues from both the public and elites, as no one issue dominated the foreign policy agenda.
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a. lawyers and unions b. real estate and the oil and gas industry c. business and manufacturing companies d. pharmaceutical companies
Plutarco Elías Calles created a political party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), to a. eliminate the power of the military in Mexican politics
b. establish lasting control over the Mexican political system, at least until his death. c. limit the power of the Catholic Church within Mexican politics. d. consolidate the power of the Sonoran Dynasty within Mexican politics. e. accommodate the interests of the various power contenders in order to limit political violence and reap greater economic spoils in Mexico.
The constitutional basis for the ability of the national government to encourage states to adopt certain policies is
a. the national rights clause. b. Article I, section 8. c. the elastic clause. d. the general welfare clause. e. the supremacy clause.
Judicial review survives because it is used sparingly and mostly on uncontroversial cases
Indicate whether the statement is true or false