During the later historical period of European expansion, 1600s to early 1900s,
a. the Portuguese and Spanish led in making new discoveries.
b. colonial possessions covered almost all of Africa.
c. new technologies improved sailing ships and navigation.
d. industrialization made trade in natural resources less important.
e. North and South America were discovered.
B
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a. mandates b. administration through regulation c. administration through off-budget programs d. methods to obtain feedback
State courts of last resort range in size from ____ judges.
a. two to four b. five to nine c. eleven to fifteen d. fourteen to twenty-three
As emphasized by the identity perspective, the phrase “anarchy is what states make of it” refers to the idea that state behavior is shaped by which of the following?
a. The relative position states hold in the material distribution of power b. That states can pursue their interests through reciprocal interactions in international institutions c. That the nature of the international system is constructed through the repetitive social interactions of states d. The attribute of states such that they are not subordinate to a higher power
Which of the following statements about congressional districts in the House of Representatives is accurate?
A. The size of the House continues to increase every 10 years since the Constitution requires 1 representative for every 33,000 residents. B. States have only gained seats following the decennial census and never lost them. C. Population movements have meant that states in the south and the west have gained seats at the expense of industrial states in the northeast and Midwest. D. The Constitution requires that the geographic size of each congressional district needs to be substantially similar.