How is a middle power distinguished from a great power?
A. Middle powers can be large geographically but not highly industrialized, whereas great powers have the world's strongest economies to pay for military forces and other power capabilities.
B. Middle powers can be small geographically but not highly industrialized, whereas great powers cannot be small geographically.
C. Middle powers operate in a balance-of-power system, whereas great powers operate in a hegemonic system.
D. Middle powers do not have nuclear weapons, whereas great powers possess large nuclear arsenals.
Answer: A
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A. They are a significant and growing source of influence on state legislators. B. They use bribery as their primary tool to influence legislators. C. Their influence is small and diminishing. D. They are illegal in most states. E. They do not get involved in elections.
The legislation that provided assistance to agricultural and mechanical colleges such as Texas A&M was the
a. Northwest Ordinance. b. ESEA of 1865. c. Smith-Hughes Act. d. Morrill Land Grant Act.
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A) the structure of the Texas government itself. B) the fact that demographics are always shifting. C) the large number of individuals elected to the legislature. D) the inability of interest groups to make campaign contributions.
Most Islamists believe ______.
A. in following the legal and moral decisions of the traditional clergy B. in popular sovereignty C. that violent revolution is necessary D. that Islamic law should govern Muslim communities