The American legal system is based on the assumption that truth will emerge from the clash of opposing interests. This is known as the
a. legal atmosphere.
b. adversary system.
c. dual-court system.
d. class action.
e. federalism system.
B
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During the last year in office, the Carter administration's foreign policy outlook went through a pendulum swing of ideology. What two events precipitated the change of policy directly?
a. The Panama Canal treaty and the Neutrality treaty b. President Sadat of Egypt visiting Jerusalem and the Camp David Accords c. The sanctions against Rhodesia and the stance against Apartheid in South Africa d. American hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan e. Downgrading the centrality of the Soviet-American relationship and prioritizing human rights in international negotiations
After World War I, the United States returned to a foreign policy based primarily on which of the following?
A. Isolationism B. Interventionism C. Unilateralism D. Globalization E. Multilateralism
Which of the following is NOT one of the Executive Offices located within the Eisenhower Executive Office Building?
a. National Security Council b. North American Free Trade Agreement Council c. Council of Economic Advisors d. Office of Management and budget (OMB) e. United States Trade Representative
A sovereign wealth fund is ______.
A. the outcome of a country’s borrowing, lending, credit, currency, stock markets, investments, and banking practices B. a country’s investment fund, typically made up of surplus from exports, which is oftentimes used to invest elsewhere in the world C. a country’s so-called “paper” assets such as stocks and bonds D. a country’s physical assets including land, resources, mines, or factories