Mutually assured destruction (MAD) is based on which of the following?

A) Launch on warning
B) Launch on impact
C) First-strike capability
D) Second-strike capability


Answer: D

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A) their hands-on political experience B) the Bill of Rights C) the principle of separation of powers D) their Darwinian views on politics E) the wealth acquired during the colonial era

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Paraphrasing ________________, the Declaration of Independence (1776) declares the "unalienable" rights of man to be "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

a. Thomas Hobbes b. Jean-Jacques Rousseau c. John Locke d. Adam Smith

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The postal service and the Tennessee Valley Authority are examples of:

a. independent administrative agencies. b. private, nonprofit corporations. c. government corporations. d. independent regulatory commissions. e. executive regulatory agencies.

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What is the primary job of the secretary of defense?

What will be an ideal response?

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