According to Freedom House (2012), in the previous five years the number of democracies in the world and the political freedoms safeguarded by foreign governments has been _______.
a. increasing steadily
b. about the same
c. declining steadily
d. increasing sharply
c. declining steadily
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Out of the 13 advanced democracies examined in the text, where does the United States rank in terms of life expectancy? Use the figures included in the "Compared to What?" feature box to answer this question
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 9th d. 12th
Benefits to workers who are injured, become ill, or are killed on the job are known as
a. unemployment compensation. b. Medicare. c. workers' compensation. d. earned income tax credits. e. workers' welfare.
The party-in-government is made up of
a. politicians who ran and won office under the party name. b. voters who identify with and usually vote for the same political party. c. the leaders of the state and national party organizations. d. those members of Congress who also serve in the national party organization.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the U.S. decision to sign but not ratify the Kyoto Protocol?
a. The Clinton administration spearheaded the establishment of the protocol because it was the leading source of greenhouse gasses, but Congress, facing reelection concerns, refused to ratify it because it lacked any kind of enforcement mechanism in the case that states did not comply. b. The Clinton administration spearheaded the establishment of the protocol to prevent rising economic powers from rivaling U.S. development, but Congress refused to ratify it because of concerns that the IMF and World Bank would strengthen the support for other states. c. The Clinton administration spearheaded the establishment of the protocol because it was the leading source of greenhouse gasses, but Congress, facing reelection concerns, refused to ratify it because of concerns that the strict emissions would harm the U.S. economy. d. The Clinton administration spearheaded the establishment of the protocol because it was the leading source of greenhouse gasses, but Congress refused to ratify the treaty because of the ongoing discussions of impeachment for President Clinton.