Which of the following about the U.S. military is NOT true?
a. The president is commander-in-chief, but on a day-to-day basis U.S. forces serve under a non-political officer corps.
b. It has had to dedicate few of its resources to defending U.S. territory.
c. Many of its traditional responsibilities have been transferred to reserve units and to private contractors working for the Defense Department.
d. The costs of maintaining the U.S. military has significantly decreased due to the increased use of private contractors and reserve units, and the closure of military bases.
e. After World War II, the U.S. military has been given new responsibilities to support U.S. multilateral and regional defense agreements.
d
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A. consensual party system. B. conflictual party system. C. accommodative party system. D. collaborative party system.
Iran's heritage gives it a national identity distinct from the Arab and Turkish world. This heritage is best described as
a. Iranian. b. Persian. c. Safavid. d. Pashtuun. e. Kurdish.
What is the central weakness of the "clash of civilizations" vision according to its critics?
a. It ignores nonstate actors. b. It overstates the power of nonstate actors. c. It treats civilizations as internally homogenous. d. It treats civilizations as diverse and internally heterogeneous. e. It ignores international organizations.
What are the informal powers of the Texas governor?
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