The tendency to "rally 'round the flag" helped Reagan when he invaded Grenada, but not Clinton when he sent troops to Bosnia or launched bombing attacks on Iraq

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True

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The tools by which modern presidential administrations control their image include all of the following EXCEPT

A. floating "trial balloons" to test the public response to an issue before making a wholehearted commitment about it. B. briefing of the president on potential questions before a conference, and limiting reporters to only one follow-up question. C. calling on members of the press corps who are known to throw out softball questions. D. issuing frequent press releases that clearly enunciate the reasoning behind presidential policy. E. giving low-level members of the administration wide latitude to interact with the press and offer various, even competing, explanations of the president's policies.

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The Bush administration introduced the ____________________ in 2002, a bilateral initiative to increase aid by 50 percent over three years.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is true about the political scenario in the European territories during the Middle Ages?

A. The rulers of the territories banned the system of collecting taxes. B. Warfare and taxation led to decentralization of power in the territories. C. The rulers of the territories succeeded in establishing democratic states in purely Catholic countries. D. The rulers of the territories were coercive because they controlled instruments of violence. E. Taxation reduced the chances for the construction of complex bureaucracies that characterize modern states.

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Federal judges are elected

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