The strength of the US economy allows presidents to champion American national interests in an international setting by threatening to __________
A)increase tariffs on US goods in the international markets, thereby forcing regime change in authoritarian states
B)suspend or cut trade relations, which gives them the leverage necessary to force concessions
C)increase economic liberalization, thereby forcing states to sign join international organizations
D) expand US economic hegemony, which forces states to join competing states in a military alliance
B
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Building a single European market has meant all of the following EXCEPT a. instituting European-wide environmental standards
b. integrating some forms of taxation. c. harmonizing technical standards. d. opening up the banking industry. e. membership in the European and Monetary Union (EMU) and Euro zone (no exceptions allowed).
What type of tax takes a larger percentage of lower income earners' income and a smaller percentage of the income of those who earn more?
A. progressive tax B. direct tax C. indirect tax D. regressive tax E. proportional tax
How can public opinion play its assigned role in democratic politics if large segments of the public are politically ignorant or hold inconsistent views?
a. It perfectly matches the political system of the United States where separated institutions share political power. b. It is consistent with the expectations of the Framers who wanted to temper public opinion as much as possible. c. There are a variety of formal and informal political institutions that give public opinion shape and force. d. While many of the public are politically ignorant or hold inconsistent views, they are capable of sending clear signals on issues of local importance.
After class, you meet with your friend who scored 0.32 standard deviations below the mean on the same test that you scored 0.71 standard deviations above the mean. What proportion of students scored between your two scores?
What will be an ideal response?