Those who advocate sustainable development make which of the following arguments?
a. Effective environmental management requires the suspension of democratic processes.
b. The key to meeting environmental challenges is technological innovation.
c. Modest reforms will be enough to solve major environmental problems.
d. The keys to dealing with the environment are responsible, rational management of growth and effective, agreed-upon mechanisms for surveillance, development, and management of the global commons.
d. The keys to dealing with the environment are responsible, rational management of growth and effective, agreed-upon mechanisms for surveillance, development, and management of the global commons.
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The Mexican regime has been viewed as being legitimate following its social revolution because a. it incorporated peasants and workers into the Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) and its government institutions. b. of its communist nature
c. of its resistance to U.S. domination. d. it supported an open and competitive political system. e. of the dominance of the military in Mexican politics.
The civil rights movement of the 1950s–1960s was most successful in eliminating ______ but was far less successful in eliminating ______.
a. de jure discrimination; de facto discrimination b. de facto discrimination; de jure discrimination c. economic differences among the races; political differences among the races d. differences in levels of educational attainment; differences in levels of social attainment e. underrepresentation of African Americans among office holders; underrepresentation of African Americans in the professions
All of these are examples of unfunded mandates EXCEPT ______.
a. No Child Left Behind b. the Clean Air Act c. the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program d. the American with Disabilities Act of 1990
If the Fed were to have raised interest rates in the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election, what might have been the expected outcome?
a. The economy would have become stronger. b. The economy would have weakened further. c. Imports would have increased. d. Unemployment would have decreased.