Define and describe the significance of the term primacy.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should contain a definition stating the idea of predominance of a country in military, economic, and other areas in the world system, and they should discuss U.S. military spending, trade, arms sales, foreign aid, energy use, and other examples given in class. Descriptions of the significance should discuss the power and costs that are associated with primacy. Exemplary answers will connect U.S. primacy to the Bush Doctrine.
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Which one of the following best explains why the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak national government?
a. The Articles were based on a theory of state sovereignty. b. The Articles were intended to not offend Parliament and King George III. c. The Articles separated power into three distinct branches: executive, legislative, judicial. d. The Articles were actually intended to create a very powerful central government. e. The Articles intended for a strong executive branch but weak judicial and legislative branches.
A democratic presidential candidate pointed out numerous flaws in his opponent's health care legislations. He focused on how his opponent's legislations did not cover some major illnesses and how the people would not benefit from them. He ran a commercial featuring a boy who was severely ill but could not pay for his treatment as his health insurance did not cover the disease. The commercial is an example of _____.
A. participatory journalism B. an issue ad C. community journalism D. online blogging E. a positive political ad
In the early American republic there was a greater emphasis on the welfare of the community relative to the rights of the individual than there is today
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hyperpluralism views the proliferation of interest groups as having led to a more perfect form of democracy in which public policy decisions are made quickly in the interest of the common good
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.