The passage of the War Powers Act of 1973 was intended to affect the balance of power between the president and Congress by
(a) allowing troops to be sent overseas without the president's consent
(b) requiring the president to remove all United States troops from Southeast Asia
(c) permitting the president to enter treaties without Senate approval
(d) placing limitations on the president's ability to keep troops in hostile situations
Answer: (d) placing limitations on the president's ability to keep troops in hostile situations
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All of the following were achievements of Thomas Jefferson's presidency except which one?
a. Jefferson guided the country through a transition from the rule of one party to another. b. He brought a new, more democratic tone to the nation's political culture. c. He persuaded Congress to recharter the Bank of the United States. d. The country's physical size doubled during his presidency.
After World War II, how did the Soviet Union gain control of Poland?
A) By sending in the Russian air force on nightly raids to bomb Poland into submission. B) By using a pro-Soviet group backed by the Red Army to disrupt their political opponents. C) By intimidating the Polish anti-communists in the country to accept satellite status from Russia. D) By aligning with the Polish Nazi resistance movements to overthrow Poland's government. E) By threatening to go to war with Poland if they refused to accept occupation by the Soviets.
Charles Darwin presented a theory of evolution that
A. claimed humans were aggregations of atomic attraction and radiomagnetic induction. B. stated that all living things are involved in a struggle to survive. C. excluded human beings from the process of natural selection. D. strengthened the concept of the universe possessing purpose and design. E. made human beings unique entities in the natural world.
The orientation of the Song dynasty was primarily?
a. ?philosophical, rather than commercial b. cultural, rather than military c. equally commercial and military d. overwhelmingly military e. economic, rather than military