How does the amount the United States spends on foreign aid compare to the amount the American public thinks it spends?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Identify that the American public thinks the United States spends between 20 and 25 percent of the federal budget on foreign aid while the actual amount is less than 1 percent.
2, Discuss how the United States contributes the most foreign aid in absolute dollars of all the advanced industrial countries, but when foreign aid is measured relative to gross national income, America is the lowest of the group.
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a. state primary election. b. state special election. c. local election d. presidential election.
The state of Texas was forced to dismantle its dual school system because of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which of the following cases?
a) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka b) Ruiz v. Estelle c) Roe v. Wade d) Edgewood v. Kirby e) Hopwood v. Texas
The following are types of threats to internal validity: maturation, history, participation, and attrition
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Increasing public attention to specific problems is a core feature of the media's __________ power
a. watchdog— b. investigative c. agenda-setting d. score-keeping