What was the fear cited by Nikitia Khruschev during the Cuban Missle Crisis?
a. That the crisis would lead to a conventional war.
b. That the crisis would damage U.S.-Soviet relations beyond repair.
c. That the crisis would escalate to the point where de-escalation would be impossible.
d. That the crisis would lead to an interminable stalemate.
c
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A) ex post facto B) pretest-posttest C) interrupted time-series D) independent groups
In budget politics, the "Big Five" has shrunk to the "Big Three," which refers to the governor and
a. Assembly Speaker and his/her appointees b. Senate Pro Tempore and his/her appointees. c. majority leader from each chamber d. top officials in the Department of Finance.
Critics of pluralism have noted that __________
a. government decisions reflect the balance of competing interests in society. b. power is concentrated in the hands of the few c. individuals with shared grievances usually form interest groups to press their demands upon government d. the formation of one group typically stimulates the formation of an opposing group
A presidential speechwriter who then took a job as a syndicated columnist and later returned as a domestic policy adviser to a member of Congress would illustrate ______.
a. a feeding frenzy b. a trial balloon c. cyclical journalism d. the revolving door