Critiques that the United Nations is a Western or imperial imposition on nonnuclear, nonindustrialized countries can be countered by ______.
A. recalling that 65% of countries present at the creation of the UN Charter were from what is called the “Global South”
B. reminding the critic that all countries are invited to join the UN
C. telling the critic that by the 1960s, the minority of UN members were nonindustrial, recently colonized, and offered counter-narratives about global power
D. recalling that countries from the “Global South” get proportional representation in the UN councils
A. recalling that 65% of countries present at the creation of the UN Charter were from what is called the “Global South”
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A. the establishment of the Food and Drug Administration B. the broad application of the Fourteenth Amendment to state policy C. the president's executive order concerning butchers in New Orleans D. the Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following is a reason why talk radio is characterized as the Wild West of the media?
A. A huge variety of journalistic conventions are observed. B. The leading shows are broadcast from western states. C. Talk-show hosts do not attempt to hide their political biases. D. The audiences are larger in the West than in any other part of the country. E. Talk-show hosts care more about the truth of their statements than entertainment value.
The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact sought to
a. establish punishment for those committing genocide. b. establish the League of Nations. c. prohibit war as an instrument of state policy. d. ban specific weapons in the use of war.
The framers preferred the word meritocracy to describe what today would be called a democracy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false