What is the CIA's most important function?
a. recruiting spies who can engage in espionage against other countries
b. the gathering of political, economic, and military information about other nations
c. spying on American citizens who may be terrorists or subversives
d. paramilitary maneuvers
e. providing military advice to the Congress
b
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Politicians are increasingly using social media such as Twitter to
A) replace the traditional campaign staff. B) communicate directly with the public. C) eliminate the need for political advertising. D) avoid live campaign events. E) subvert modern media and eschew news coverage.
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A) ?much more B) ?slightly more C) ?less D) ?always more E) ?increasingly
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the United States, regimes can be referred to as “administrations” and will often change after each election. 2. Max Weber described a nation-state as a “human community that (successfully) lays claim to the monopoly of legitimate physical violence within a physical territory.” 3. Monopoly is best defined as “the principle that states have the supreme authority within their territory.” 4. Since Icelanders and the Republic of Iceland are indistinguishable, we might call Iceland a nation-state. 5. In absolutist states, there is no rule of law.