The fact that political cultures usually change very slowly is
a. usually helpful for establishing greater political freedom.
b. usually harmful for establishing greater political freedom.
c. Neither statements (a) nor (b) is correct.
d. Both statements (a) and (b) are correct.
Answer: c
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With the demise of the Soviet Union and the post-Cold War changes in the international system, the United States' employment of containment as its guiding foreign policy principle
a. is no longer as relevant. b. is still as relevant as in the past, because a new Soviet Union might form in the very near future. c. is still relevant since it can now be applied to the communist nations of Latin America. d. will now be applied exclusively to China and North Korea. e. will be applied to all states of the international system.
Causality is inferred in a nonequivalent control-group design when
A) the control group remains essentially the same from pretreatment to post-treatment measures but the experimental group changes markedly in the predicted direction. B) the experimental group remains essentially the same from pretreatment to post-treatment measures but the control group changes markedly in the predicted direction. C) the control group and the experimental group remain essentially the same from pretreatment to post-treatment measures. D) the control group and the experimental group change markedly in the predicted direction.
The March 2011 "triple disaster" refers to
a. North Korean missile tests that destroyed three Japanese fishing vessels. b. a critical point in the conflict between Japan, Vietnam, and China over water rights. c. a chemical spill, an industrial accident, and a bridge collapse that killed hundreds, all happening within weeks of one another. d. an earthquake, a resulting tsunami, and a meltdown at a Japanese nuclear reactor. e. three simultaneous attacks on the Japanese transportation system by a religious cult.
Which of the following statements about campaign speech is most accurate?
A. The Supreme Court recently ruled that state laws could restrict any form of paid campaign advertising within one month of an election. B. In recent years, the Supreme Court has loosened the limits on campaign speech based on interpretations of the First Amendment. C. The Supreme Court has consistently rejected limits on campaign contributions as unconstitutional abridgements on individual citizens' rights of speech and petition. D. Considering the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could limit how candidates spent money, but not how they acquired it. E. The Supreme Court has ruled that political contributions and expenditures are in no way protected by First Amendment rights.