What was the only executive branch department to be established in the 1980s?
A. the Environmental Protection Agency
B. the Department of Education
C. the Department of Veterans Affairs
D. the Department of Energy
Answer: C
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Which of the following describes the role of the Assembly of Experts?
a. It chooses Iran's vice president to check the power of the president. b. It helps the Supreme Leader select members of Iran's judiciary. c. It approves candidates running for political office, including that of the presidency. d. It oversees the work of the Supreme Leader and has the power to dismiss him if he is unable to fulfill his official duties. e. It certifies the credentials of clerics running for political office.
The framers helped secure the president’s independence from Congress by prohibiting Congress from
a. altering the president’s salary during any one term. b. confirming supreme court appointees. c. overriding a presidential veto. d. removing the president from office. e. voting on matters of war.
Which of the following is true of Shays' Rebellion?
A. It was an indication to American political leaders that the national government was too discriminating. B. It was one of the series of disruptions which indicated the need for a strong central government. C. It was a protest against the imposition of a tax on all sugar imported into the American colonies. D. It wasa catalyst for the Boston Tea Party in rebellion of the Stamp Act. E. It was an indication of the dependence of American colonists on the British Crown.
Liberals believe that the best economic system is
a) capitalism. b) conservatism. c) communism. d) democratic socialism.