Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?
a. The CIA is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution as being exempt from federal law as long as it is acting in the name of national security.
b. The CIA is in charge of the various other agencies in the intelligence community.
c. The CIA has sometimes become involved in other nations' internal affairs.
d. The primary mission of the CIA is to gather intelligence on American citizens.
c
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Economic shock therapy prescribes which of these measures?
a. Increasing tariffs to protect infant industries b. Expanding public sector employment to stabilize wages c. Approving deficit spending to stimulate an economy in recession d. Selling off state-owned industries to reduce government participation in the economy
The practice known as senatorial courtesy
a. requires the Senate to confirm the president’s appointments to the district courts. b. allows senators of the president’s political party who object to a candidate whom the president wishes to appoint to a district judgeship in their home state to have a virtual veto over the nomination. c. requires the president to use the blue slip procedure when asking a senator to recommend judges for the federal bench. d. allows the Senate an opportunity to override a presidential veto of a Supreme Court appointment.
Madison's Federalist Paper No. 10 is widely regarded as America's greatest contribution to political theory. Madison's primary concern focused on how a system of government can allow for majority rule while remaining sensitive to minority rights. What did Madison recommend to "control the effects" of majority factions?
a. a Federalist System and a Representative Democracy b. a Confederacy and Direct Democracy c. a Strong Executive and Frequent Elections d. a Unitary System of Government and a strong judiciary e. Voting Rights and States Rights
In the post–World War II, how did America’s economic growth compare to that of with most its trading partners?
A. Well; American growth initially outpaced that of trading partners by a multiple of 2. B. Well; and the growth continued at a better rate throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. C. Not well, though there was better growth in the 1980s and early 1990s than there was during the 1950s. D. Not well; initially, per capita trade was lower than that of its trading partners.