A terrible environmental disaster occurred at Minamata Bay, Japan, in the early 1950s. More than 600 people died, and 1,300 people became severely ill. This event was caused by ______.
a. the sudden, accidental release of radioactive gas from a nuclear reactor
b. mercury poisoning from industrial sources
c. a severe case of salmonella food poisoning
d. the release of deadly gas from a chemical processing facility
b. mercury poisoning from industrial sources
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Which of the following is NOT a reason that makes war acceptable, according to On the Law of War and Peace?
a. acquisition of land b. punishment c. reparations d. self-defense e. All of the above are acceptable reasons for conducting a war
An institution consisting of two chambers, such as Congress being split into the House of Representatives and the Senate, is known as which of the following?
a. bicameral b. direct c. trilateral d. unicameral e. unified
All institutions (e.g., universities) that receive federal funds for research must have an Institutional Review Board (IRB). The job of this group is to
a. allocate funding equitably to all researchers at that institution. b. mediate conflicts between researchers and the participants in their research. c. recruit research participants d. make judgments regarding the ethical acceptability of research involving human participants.
One responsibility that a political party takes on when accepting responsibility for running the government is
A) ?preventing the party out of power from voicing their opinions. B) ?reorganizing the department structure to meet the needs of their elected officials. C) ?staffing the executive branch in a nonpartisan manner. D) ?developing connections between elected officials to implement their policies. E) acting as the organized opposition to the "in" party.