The single most important advantage to someone trying to get elected to Congress is
a. having more money to spend on campaigning.
b. being charismatic and photogenic.
c. winning the endorsement of the top leaders of his or her party.
d. being an incumbent.
e. having a clean record.
d. being an incumbent.
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Which of the following statements regarding the caste system in India is true?
a. The Brahmin castes produced most of the menial laborers. b. There were only two castes in India, the Brahmins and the Dalits. c. The status of untouchable was formally abolished in the 1950 constitution. d. There has never been an affirmative action policy for lower castes in India.
What did the global economic crisis of 2008 show about the relationship between state and society?
a. States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared worse than states like theUnited States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy b. In order to overcome the economic crisis, states must increase their role in society. c. States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared better than states like theUnited States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. d. It is more difficult for states like the United States to overcome the economic crisis, because they have somany actors in their decision-making process, such as interest groups and the media.
When one compares the testimony of scientists at the Scopes trial of the 1920s and the creationism trials of the 1980s, one finds
a. the definition of science was unchanged. b. scientists enjoyed greater degrees of credibility/authority in the 1920s than in the 1980s. c. Both A and B are true. d. None of the above is true.
In the years before the events in Manchuria, Japan did all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. It had been defeated in a war with Russia. b. It colonized Korea. c. It had become a successful imperialist power. d. It sought recognition as a world power. e. It failed to have the League of Nations affirm the principle of racial equality.