According to the text, covert operations raise which of the following ethical and democratic challenges for American society?
a. Whether covert operations are consistent with a democratic society
b. Whether covert operations are consistent with ethical standards of American society
c. Whether covert operations use the ends of policy to justify the means
d. All of the above are true.
e. Both options A and B are true.
D
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In the 5-year period from 1865 to 1870, slaves were emancipated, granted citizenship, and guaranteed the right to vote. However, which of the following was also true?
A. Many plantations covertly practiced slavery. B. Only a handful of Union states gave African American citizens equal access to the ballot box. C. The newly emancipated population relocated out of the South and moved to the North. D. Most of the newly emancipated slaves were given land as reparations for slavery.
In 1989, the Texas Supreme Court said the existing education finance system violated a state constitutional requirement for __________
a. state funding of charter schools b. equal pay for teachers regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender c. an efficient system of public education d. automatic admittance to a state university for students from poor school districts
How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring and firing federal employees?
A. It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit. B. It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty. C. It continued to allow hiring on the basis of merit, but made firing federal employees easier. D. It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty, but made firing federal employees more difficult.
Liberal democracy was able to evolve in Britain because citizens were able to
a. restrict the power of the king b. balance the power between the different branches of government c. build a nation d. maintain control over their neighbors through force