Which is NOT one of the six clusters of threats identified by the UN Report, A More Secure World?
a. Internal conflict
b. Terrorism
c. International organization
d. Transnational organized crime
c
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The Texas frontier experience and the image of the cowboy's rugged individualism help perpetuate the myth of __________.
A. dependence on governmental assistance B. limited government and unlimited personal opportunity C. communalism in the face of threats from outsiders D. invincibility in the face of overwhelming odds
What is one of the reasons why consumer countries did not use more extreme measures, such as force, during the oil crisis?
a. They knew that refinery capacity and the business cycle would catch up with the glut and bring prices back down. b. They reasoned that high prices would spur minor producers to increase drilling and exploration and ultimately break the Middle East control over oil production. c. The sensitivity interdependence that led to high energy prices was regarded as good by important political actors in the consumer countries. d. Distributing oil companies redistributed reduced oil supplies to make up for the shortfall. e. Economic interdependence prevented consumer countries from taking radical actions because they had lost a measure of sovereignty over their own economic affairs.
What was the effect of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment that enfranchised 18- to 20-year-olds?
A. It boosted voter turnout in the United States above that of most other democratic nations. B. It reduced the national voter turnout rate. C. It increased the national voter turnout rate. D. It decreased the percentage of the population that distrusts the American political system. E. It countered the increasing social mobility of this group.
Which of the following is not one of the roles of interest groups?
a. education b. representation c. agenda building d. program monitoring e. nominate candidates