Varies. After his election in 1980, U.S. President Ronald Reagan launched a massive military and economic buildup. In the military sphere, defense expenditures rose and the United States deployed intermediate-range nuclear forces to Europe and initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative. In the economic sphere, deregulation and restructuring led to an economic comeback.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Gorbachev’s New Thinking involved domestic reform known as glasnost (which opened up political debate) and perestroika (which restructured and modernized the bureaucracy and economy). In addition, Gorbachev began to entertain new ideas about security structures in Europe as a result of the influence of peace research studies and other transnational and intergovernmental contacts that developed after the Helsinki Accords.
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How might Dillon's Rule apply in those states that have embedded its tenet in their constitutions?
a. It forces local governments to accept national limits on funding of local education programs. b. It restricts local governments to powers explicitly assigned them by the state constitution. c. It lets local governments make all of their own decisions, except when enacting taxes. d. It simply says that state governments have to follow national standards in the area of education and curriculum.
It is usually impossible to eliminate the effects of extraneous variables. However, it may be possible to eliminate
a. the effects of the independent variable. b. differential effects of extraneous variables. c. the effects of the dependent variable. d. differential effects of intrinsic variables.
The Defense of Marriage Act was passed by Congress in response to which of the following?
A. A ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court that might have allowed same-sex couples to marry B. The passage of Vermont's civil union law C. The legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts D. A ruling by the Supreme Court striking down anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas E. The establishment of civil unions in Minnesota
All parts of today's government are becoming more
A) ?centralized. B) ?bureaucratized. C) ?accountable. D) ?efficient. E) ?popular.