The stated primary goal of ISIS is to ________.

a. establish a Muslim economic zone in the Persian Gulf region
b. convert large numbers of nonbelievers, specifically in China
c. establish a caliphate, or Islamic state, that erases state borders and eventually declares authority over the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims
d. overthrow the Iraqi and Syrian governments and establish two independent Islamic states along the Iranian model


c. establish a caliphate, or Islamic state, that erases state borders and eventually declares authority over the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims

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A) double-blind control procedure B) automation C) use of deception D) use of placebos

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Which of these is a major problem associated with nuclear power?

a. It is a very dirty energy, throwing hydrocarbons into the air, and there is a potential that a "meltdown" would release radioactivity into the air. b. There is a potential that a "meltdown" would release radioactivity into the air, and sources of nuclear fuel are, for the most part, only available in other nations. c. Sources of nuclear fuel are, for the most part, only available in other nations, and disposing of the radioactive waste by-products is difficult politically. d. It is a very dirty energy, throwing hydrocarbons into the air, and sources of nuclear fuel are, for the most part, only available in other nations. e. There is a potential that a "meltdown" would release radioactivity into the air, and disposing of the radioactive waste by-products is difficult politically.

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According to the identity perspective, what are the internal and external dimensions of a state’s identity?

What will be an ideal response?

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Under what conditions is history a potential confounding factor?

A) When the pretest measures are at an unusually high level. B) When a disproportionate number of participants are lost from one condition. C) When participant selection has been biased. D) When the study takes a fairly long time to complete.

Political Science