Which of the following best describes the world's superpowers since the end of World War II?
a. The United States has been the sole superpower since the end of World War II.
b. The United States and the Soviet Union were rival superpowers until the end of the Cold War, when the United States became the sole superpower.
c. The United States and the Soviet Union were rival superpowers until the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the United States and Russia became rival superpowers.
d. The United States and the Soviet Union were the only two rival superpowers until the end of the Cold War, when China also became a rival superpower.
b
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Which of the following is true of the involvement of the international community in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?
A. The international community addressed the compensation that should go to Palestinians who lost homes in what is now Israel. B. The international community believed that Palestinian lands should be seized by Israel. C. The international community helped Israel adjust its borders to incorporate some of the Israeli settlement areas. D. The international community agreed that the Palestinians would have to recognize Israel's right to exist. E. The international community forced the Palestinian leadership to abandon its demand that the descendants of Palestinians forced out of Israel be allowed to return.
The tendency of people already holding office to be reelected is due in part to the __________ advantage
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
NASA is an example of which of the following?
a. a non-Cabinet-level department b. a Cabinet-level department c. an independent executive agency d. a department under control of the military
What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?
a. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty b. to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy during the transition from one president to the next c. to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision making d. to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty