During the height of the Cold War, which of the following actions would have been the most likely for the United States to take with a country in which communist insurgents were rapidly gaining ground?
a. send an ambassador to negotiate a peaceful agreement between the government and the insurgents
b. back the communist rebels so that when they completely gained power, the United States would be in their good graces
c. provide aid to the government in fighting the communist rebels
d. place economic sanctions on the country until both sides agreed to stop fighting and reached a peaceful agreement
e. extend diplomatic immunity to government officials who wanted to escape to America
c
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a. Redeveloping a brownfield in an upscale neighborhood b. Vandalizing a ski resort in order to prevent further development of public lands c. An 85-mile strip along the Mississippi River in Louisiana that has more than 100 polluting industries and thehouseholds in harm's way are disproportionately minority and lowincome d. Enforcing EPA standards on states that do not agree with the standards
What is the effect of dividing election cycles so that state and local elections are separate?
a. The cost of holding elections is drastically reduced, as is the cost of campaigns. b. Issues that are unique to state and local races are converged. c. Candidates are typically forced to campaign for shorter periods. d. Voter fatigue increases due to disinterest in participating in so many elections.
The Texas governor's power to issue binding orders to executive agencies is known as
a. budgetary power. b. veto power. c. removal power. d. directive authority. e. impeachment power.
Hiram Johnson was a Progressive reformer who became state _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word