Who defended the CIA against charges of “poor tradecraft” after several agents were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan?
a. Barack Obama.
b. Leon Panetta
c. Hillary Clinton.
d. John Brennan.
b. Leon Panetta
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The interest rate the government charges when it loans money to private banks is known as the __________ rate.
A. central bank B. government C. reserve D. discount
Compared to other elected democracies in the world,
A) the U.S. is one of the only nations that allows partisan legislators to set electoral district boundaries. B) the U.S. uses demographic experts to draw electoral district boundaries. C) France redistricts much more often than the U.S. D) the U.S. allows greater population disparities in districts. E) the U.S. is considered to have the most non-partisan and fair redistricting process
Media coverage of police brutality led to public concern over the issue. In response, the police department agreed to hold public forums regarding its arrest procedures
. Following this, media coverage and public interest in the issue declined, though it has the potential to return in the future. This is an example of __________. a. horse-race coverage b. the use of sound bites c. an issue-attention cycle d. negative advertising
Many colleges and universities offer a freshman seminar class to prepare students for college life
Colleges put a great deal of money into these classes and want to know if the freshman seminar classes (the independent variable) have an influence on the students' attitudes and behaviors (the dependent variable). This is commonly measured by conducting a survey at the end of the first year about information covered in the classes. Which of the following threats to internal validity could influence survey results? a. history b. regression to the mean c. maturation d. selection