Americans tend to believe that they are mainly united by
a. birth.
b. ideals.
c. language.
d. religion.
e. geography.
ANS: B
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a. less; equally b. less; less c. more; less d. more; more
In the United States, the final stage of policy making, referred to as ______, often gets little attention. Rather, our governments spend much more of their efforts on the ______ stage of policy making.
A. policy evaluation; policy formulation B. policy formulation; policy capacity C. policy legitimation; policy evaluation D. policy regulation; policy implementation
In the pyramid-structure analogy of American political parties, the ________ are at the base/bottom of the pyramid.
A. precinct committees B. local government committees C. state committees D. national committees E. congressional campaign committees
What is the “blank check” that Germany gave to Austria-Hungary in early July 1914?
a. Germany committed to backing Austria-Hungary’s moves against Serbia, whatever they may be. b. Germany committed to giving Austria-Hungary colonial territories in Asia and Africa. c. Germany committed to giving Austria-Hungary territory conquered from Russia and Turkey. d. Germany committed to staying out of a war among great powers.