What two events are noted in the book for having resulted in an overhaul and major expansion of the national security apparatus?
a. World War II and the Cold War
b. World War I and Watergate
c. Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm
d. The Cuban Missile Crisis and 9/11
A
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When participants are lost differentially, any observed effect can be confounded by
A) diffusion of treatment. B) attrition. C) history. D) attribution.
Which of the following statements is true about a presidential system with checks and balances?
a) The legislative and the executive branches have the right to call for no confidence votes in each other. b) The Speaker of the House and the President will belong to different political parties, thereby balancing each other's political views. c) Some of the legislative function of government is assigned to the executive and some of the executive function is assigned to the legislature. d) The legislature is exclusively responsible for enacting the laws and the executive branch is exclusively responsible for executing the laws
Governments often use bonds to finance ______, such as building new schools.
a. capital investments b. bonds c. dividends d. public debt
Since the end of the Cold War,
A. the international community has meekly acquiesced to American international supremacy. B. the United States and Russia have attempted to weaken each other through a series of "proxy wars." C. the U.S. has largely shunned involvement in multilateral organizations. D. the United States has avoided preemptive actions against perceived hostile countries. E. NATO has expanded to include a number of former Soviet satellite nations.