Richard Nixon recognized the communist government of the People's Republic of China in 1972. This is an example of the use of what presidential power?
a. executive agreement
b. diplomatic recognition
c. executive privilege
d. covert action
Answer: b
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A. popular elections B. free media C. atomization D. force
Presidentialism impacts the checks and balances system by _____
a. tipping the balance of power in the direction of the executive b. setting up competing forces within the government to slow the policymaking process c. leading to the development of a more proportionally representative multiparty system d. improving lawmaking by strengthening the relationship between the legislative and executive branches
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A. plenary sessions B. expansive influence C. disregard for nations' sovereignty D. limited power
The first international conference on the environment was held in
a. 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. b. 1910 in Dublin, Ireland. c. 1977 in Hilo, Hawaii. d. 1946 in Yonkers, New York. e. 2000 in Beijing, China