Why is drug trafficking considered an international security issue when other types of smuggling are not?
A) It is illegal trade across international borders.
B) It violates states' legal control of their borders.
C) Military forces participate regularly in operations against heavily armed drug traffickers.
D) Conflicts involve states on one side and nonstate actors on the other.
Answer: C
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Which body serves as the formal governing body of both major political parties in the United States?
a. national party assembly b. national party committee c. national party convention d. national party delegation
How are housing starts, or new construction, used to gauge the national economy?
A) Construction of apartments instead of single family homes indicates less money available in the economy.
B) Declines in housing starts are often one of the first signs of an approaching economic downturn.
C) Building supplies are the most profitable industry in the nation.
D) Decreases in demand for single-dwelling homes usually indicate a higher demand for condominiums and other multiunit construction.
E) Decreases in the average price of new homes indicate a strong economy.
Worries about international competition often lead domestic producers to call for __________
a. anti-trust legislation b. an international trade injunction c. protectionism d. a value-added tax
The book states that, "In 2009, Michael Jackson accounted for 60 percent of television news shows during the two days following his death, far more coverage than the mass antigovernment demonstrations in Iran." This is an example of what?
a. bias b. agenda setting c. nationalism d. infotainment