Which of the following was a major achievement of the Earth Summit, which took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992?
a. All activities that produced acid rain were outlawed.
b. For the first time, developmental and environmental issues were treated simultaneously.
c. Strip mining in the Global South was banned.
d. The list of endangered species was expanded to include plants and animals in the Global South.
e. All countries agreed to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide by 20 percent.
B
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Which of the following best reflects the politics of the Jim Crow Era?
a. The dominance of the Grange during the post Civil War Era b. The founding of the Railroad Commission c. The popularity of Populists in the 1890s d. The development of the White Primary e. The passage of the Terrell Election Law
A case can reach the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in all of the following ways EXCEPT a. when a national court asks for a preliminary ruling on a case involving European law
b. when a party appeals a decision of the General Court on the basis of a question of law. c. when a European institution asks the court to rule on the legality of a piece of European legislation. d. when the Commission asks the ECJ to decide if a member state has failed to fulfill its EU legal obligations. e. when the Court independently selects a case to hear.
The United States is the principal immigrant receiving nation in the world because it admits more immigrants as a ratio of its total population
A. True B. False
Voter turnout tends to be higher in countries
a. having very frequent elections. b. using proportional representation. c. Both A and B are correct. d. None of the above is correct.