In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev, the new general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, called for __________

a. détente
b. a new thinking
c. Glasnost
d. a new world order


ANS: B

Political Science

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A. discourage businesses from expanding. B. raise the reserve rate. C. decrease the interest rate on loans to member banks. D. encourage people to save more and spend less. E. sell securities.

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Which of the following statements is true about the Executive Office of the President?

a. The members of the White House Office are subject to Senate approval. b. The National Economic Council was established in 1937. c. The Office of the Management and Budget is the smallest organization in the Executive Office of the President. b. The National Security Council coordinates American military and foreign policies for the president. c. The Council of Economic Advisers is independent of the executive office.

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When judges believe that they must confine themselves to applying rules stated in or clearly implied by the language of the Constitution, they are following the __________ approach.

A. judicial restraint B. judicial moderation C. judicial bypass D. judicial activism E. judicial liberalism

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According to Art's definitions, the target of which form of force is most clearly and primarily an enemy's military?

a. deterrent and defensive b. deterrent and compellent c. defensive d. deterrent e. compellent

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