When did the United States acquire the Philippines and Puerto Rico?

a. The Mexican-American War.
b. The Seven Years War.
c. The Spanish-American War.
d. World War I.


c. The Spanish-American War.

Political Science

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When a defendant in a murder trial chooses not to take the stand in his or her own defense, the jury must be warned by the judge not to interpret this silence as evidence of guilt. This is part of

a. voir dire. b. the exclusionary rule. c. the protection against self-incrimination. d. double jeopardy. e. symbolic speech.

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Which form of Islam is practiced by the Taliban?

a. Shia Islam b. Wahhabism c. Sufism d. Deobandism e. Zionism

Political Science

Some scholars assert that Ayatollah Khomeini's death marked

a. the end of theocracy and the blossoming of clientelism. b. the end of populism and the blossoming of democracy. c. the end of theocracy and the blossoming of democracy. d. the end of theocracy and the blossoming of nepotism. e. the end of populism and the blossoming of clientelism.

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Why, according to Sokolski, has no state used nuclear weapons since 1945?

a. We do not know. b. Because of nuclear deterrence. c. Because of the nuclear taboo. d. Because of the fear of retaliation.

Political Science