Which of the following statements is true?
a. Both relative and absolute poverty has increased since the Industrial Revolution
b. There is now more absolute poverty than relative poverty since the Industrial Revolution
c. There is now more relative poverty than absolute poverty since the Industrial Revolution
d. both relative and absolute poverty have decreased since the Industrial Revolution
c. There is now more relative poverty than absolute poverty since the Industrial Revolution
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In a world imperial system,
a. states are empowered to set their own policies, and there is no higher authority above them. b. two major powers share nearly coequal control over the known world. c. human loyalties and political obligations are not fixed primarily by territorial boundaries. d. there is a balance of power among states that serves as the primary guarantor of security. e. one government has authority over most of the world with which it has contact.
Which of the following is not a consequence of transnational civil society?
a. The United States has faced challenges to its sovereignty on issues such as climate change and human rights. b. The influence of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on their global counterparts has grown. c. States now face an increased propensity for war. d. Public officials have become more sensitive to global public opinion.
Growing social movements used which crisis to pressure government to pass laws protecting the rights of working people?
A. World War I B. World War II C. Occupy Wall Street D. the Great Depression
The need for free airtime is especially great for __________ candidates
a. careerist b. professional c. incumbent d. underfunded