While Abraham Lincoln promised an end to federal expansion following the Civil War, after World War II, ______.

a. no such retrenchment occurred, leading to a continued expansion of war powers abroad
b. a similar reduction in federal power was seen in foreign and domestic troop levels
c. American forces remained abroad, leading to a “freeze” in formal and informal hostilities
d. America and its former enemies, Germany and Japan, entered a new era of nonviolent competition


a. no such retrenchment occurred, leading to a continued expansion of war powers abroad

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a. regulatory laws. b. regulatory captures. c. independent authorizations. d. administrative laws. e. statutory laws.

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a. appointment process b. removal process c. impeachment process d. budget process

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Based on Supreme Court rulings, in which of the following situations is the death penalty permissible?

A. when lethal injection is the method used to impose the death penalty B. when the defendant is developmentally disabled C. when the defendant is a juvenile D. when the crime does not result in the death of the individual

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In international relations, the theory that nation-states will and should always pursue their national self-interest when they make foreign policy decisions is called:

A. Realism B. Hobbesian C. Idealism D. Kantianism E. Utilitarian

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