Which of the following statements about the United Nations is incorrect?
a. The United Nations has not been very successful in the areas of conventional arms control and disarmament.
b. The collective security mechanism of the United Nations has been very successful.
c. Peacekeeping is a form of preventive diplomacy developed by U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld.
d. After World War II, the United Nations consistently tried to protect dependent peoples in their battles with colonial powers.
b. The collective security mechanism of the United Nations has been very successful.
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How does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) compare with the World Bank?
A. The IMF works to balance international payments, whereas the World Bank works to balance national accounts. B. The IMF coordinates international currency exchange and the balance of international payments, whereas the World Bank provides development loans to developing countries. C. The IMF has states as members, whereas the World Bank has regional banks such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as members. D. The IMF prefers the operation of multinational corporations across borders, whereas the World Bank prefers the operation of national companies across borders.
"A presumption by the courts that laws infringing on fundamental rights or treating historically oppressed groups differently are unconstitutional, unless there are very compelling reasons for upholding them" is a definition of
a. intermediate scrutiny. b. selective incorporation. c. strict scrutiny. d. the preferred freedoms doctrine. e. Bad tendency.
The field of international law emerged in response to the development of state sovereignty after the 15th century
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements best describes public opinion at the end of the Cold War?
a. The end of the Cold War was marked with considerable ambivalence among the public and government leaders about U.S. foreign policy, bringing about new patterns in public opinion that reflected the demise of superpower tensions and the birth of U.S. predominance among the great powers. b. Whereas public opinion remained steadfastly isolationist during the Cold War, the end of the war resulted in a realization of the new globalized environment, prompting the majority of Americans to favor cooperative internationalism. c. Public opinion remained relatively unchanged with the end of the Cold War regarding U.S. involvement in international politics; however, the majority of Americans now preferred U.S. focus on growing threats in Asia, not the former Soviet Union. d. Public opinion remained too erratic at the end of the Cold War to conclusively determine any trends in attitudes regarding the U.S. role in world politics.