In what way is economic wealth the most fungible state resource?
a. Economic wealth can be used to bribe other states.
b. Economic wealth can be used to fund international institutions.
c. Economic wealth can be used to buy other assets.
d. Economic wealth can be used to buy protection.
c
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What was perhaps the most conservative shift of the Roberts Court?
A) The Court took on notably fewer cases than before, reversing the tendency to use the Court at a back-up legislature. B) The Court ruled conservatively on abortion cases, whereas the previous Court tended to rule on the pro-choice side. C) Roberts and colleagues seemed more heavily influenced by outside opinion, lessening the Court's ostensible objectivity. D) Despite its liberal rulings on gun control, the Court ruled conservatively on gay rights and immigration issues.
Americans often hear the metaphor of a "wall of separation between church and state." This metaphor is originally attributed to which of the following?
A) the Supreme Court in the 1960s becoming increasingly liberal and "turning" on the church B) the second half of the twentieth century, when atheists began to influence Congress C) during the Civil War, when religious groups demanded protection from government abuses D) a description by President Thomas Jefferson, based in part on his fear of a national and official church E) several thousand years ago, as a bible-based standard
Group theory views public policy as
a. the balance that is achieved between competing interests. b. the desires of the elites. c. the continuation of past policies. d. incremental in nature.
The strong civil society that currently exists in China is likely to help democratization in the future
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.