Responding to complaints from the states and seeking to reduce federal government power in state matters, President Nixon began using this type of grant.

A. block grants
B. state grants
C. categorical grants
D. corporate grants


Answer: A

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a. Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Smith v. Allwright d. Beare v. Smith e. Texas v. Johnson

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Distributive policies

a. take resources from one group and allocates them to a more disadvantaged group. b. tend to receive less public support than do redistributive policies. c. are exemplified by programs that help the poor. d. tend to receive more public support than do redistributive policies. e. are extensively used to regulate public safety and welfare in the United States.

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What does Annan advocate to avoid future disasters similar to the Rwanda genocide?

a. creating a small UN rapid-reaction force b. holding the perpetrators accountable for their actions c. that the great powers intervene immediately to prevent genocide d. the stronger use of nonmilitary options, such as economic sanctions e. a large UN standing army that can intervene with overwhelming force

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In foreign policy, _____ is the belief that the most important goal is to do what is right

A) liberal neutrality B) neocolonialism C) political realism D) foreign imperialism E) moral idealism

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