All of the following are TRUE about the collectivist consensus that existed in Great Britain following World War II EXCEPT that it
a. was inspired by the suffering shared by Britons during World War II.
b. led to the direct ownership by the British state of its key industries
c. accepted the policy of full employment.
d. led to the expansion of the social welfare state and its services.
e. was only promoted by a succession of left-leaning Labour governments until the 2008 global economic crisis.
a
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All of the following are TRUE of the caste system EXCEPT
a. people are assigned to a specific occupation based on their caste. b. caste is a powerful force around which electoral politics and voting blocs coalesce. c. the link between caste and occupation remains quite strong in urban areas. d. caste divides the lower classes, so it makes it difficult for the poor to organize. e. caste groups sometimes re-designate their caste identities to achieve social and economic mobility for the group as a whole.
What was the effect of the Vietnam War on Johnson's War on Poverty?
A)The growing public dissatisfaction with Johnson over the war led to a populist revolt against his anti-poverty policies and their eventual dissolution. B)The impoverished state of the Vietnamese galvanized American support for Johnson's programs and led to their rapid expansion by the end of the 1960s. C)The large numbers of Americans drafted for service in the Vietnam War resulted in a reduction of poverty rates, making Johnson's programs superfluous. D)The cost of the war effort depleted and diverted many of the federal funds that were necessary, and the programs faltered.
How have presidents’ foreign policy initiatives fared in Congress since the end of the Cold War?
a. They are much more successful than their domestic policy initiatives. b. They are much less successful than their domestic policy initiatives. c. Presidents’ success rate on foreign policy and domestic initiatives in Congress are about equal. d. While presidents are still more successful on foreign policy votes than on domestic votes, the gap has narrowed.
In the nineteenth century, a large fraction-often a majority-of congressmen served
A) two terms. B) for decades. C) only one term. D) for life. E) three terms.