The use of retaliatory threats to discourage attacks against the state making the threat is known as
A) balancing deterrence.
B) direct deterrence.
C) extended deterrence.
D) general deterrence.
E) immediate deterrence.
B
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The first partisan political division in the United States was between
A. the Democrats and the Republicans. B. the Whigs and the Democrats. C. the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. D. the Whigs and the Tories. E. the Whigs and the Republicans.
A key element of representative democracy is having:
A) 3 or more political parties. B) a strong president. C) universal adult suffrage. D) a federal structure.
The process of shifting state prison inmates (those who have not committed sexual, violent, or serious crimes) to county jails and parole to reduce state prison overcrowding has been labeled ______.
A. realignment B. recidivism C. sanctuary D. rollback