General Babangida, one of Nigeria's military dictators, endorsed what he called the custodial theory, which held that
a. whoever is in charge must clean up the mess of the previous administration.
b. corruption must be ended before civilian rule can resume.
c. military government must be temporary and only to prepare for a return to civilian rule.
d. opponents of the military regime must be "cleaned out" and imprisoned or executed.
e. prisoners should be used to clean government buildings as part of their punishment.
c
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Before 1800, presidential electors for the Electoral College were chosen by __________
a. popular vote b. the political parties c. the state legislatures d. Congress
Which statement about incumbency is most accurate?
a. Incumbents have a huge reelection advantage. b. Incumbents have a small reelection advantage. c. Incumbents only leave office when pressured by party leadership. d. Incumbents only leave office when they are impeached.
Which of the following statements about the membership of the U.S. Congress is NOT true? a. Most members of Congress are highly educated, with law being the most common profession. b. About 35% of both the House of Representatives and the Senate are women
c. The Senate is usually less racially diverse than the House of Representatives. d. Historically, members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate have tended to be white male Protestants. e. Membership in both the Senate and the House of Representatives has been more diverse than the people holding the presidency.
Why do conservatives like George Gilder argue that unemployment compensation promotes unemployment?
a) It takes so much paper work and effort to obtain that it takes time away from job hunting. b) It gives the unemployed less incentive to get a new job, particularly one less desirable than their previous one. c) It provides an incentive for getting more schooling, causing people to leave their jobs to enroll in full-time educational programs. d) It provides a safety cushion which poor people need