The failed attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1980, led to the
a. Democratic loss of its congressional majority.
b. elimination of the Secretary of Defense as a cabinet post.
c. reorganization of the Defense Department.
d. replacement of the UN ambassador.
e. restructuring of the army’s special forces.
ANS: C
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A. guaranteed freedom of speech to Americans of all races. B. resolved the small-state and large-state controversy by giving something to both sides. C. resolved the issue of slavery. D. guaranteed land for Native Americans. E. agreed on the establishment of a unicameral legislature that equally represented the states.
The New System, which took its present form in the 1970s, is characterized by which of the following?
A. a large policy agenda B. the end of most debate over the legitimacy of government action C. the decentralization of power in Congress D. the multiplication of interest groups E. All of these are correct.
The Court of Military Appeals is an example of which type of court?
a. constitutional b. district c. legislative d. circuit
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
A. African American people calling each other "brother" B. present-day Japanese textbooks glossing over Japan's crimes in World War II C. American propaganda in World War II depicting Japanese people as apes D. the German government rewriting textbooks to give an objective review of history