Which of the following was NOT true about mutual assured destruction (MAD)?
a. It relied exclusively on deterrence
b. It was based on the assumption that each side has a second strike capability
c. It insisted that the U.S. needed to do all it can to defend itself from a potential
nuclear attack
d. It assumed that the threat of retaliation would deter each side from launching the
first strike
e. It was based on NUTS
c
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A. national health insurance system B. privately run health care system C. market-based insurance system D. mixed-market based system
In the early years of the republic, foreign policy was often made and almost always carried out by
A. the president. B. Congress. C. the secretary of state. D. the U.S. Senate. E. the Speaker of the House.
The “Bradley effect” refers to which of the following problems when conducting polls?
a. People may only want to answer questions based on how they are feeling at the time the poll is conducted. b. People rarely answer questions truthfully, unless they have a compelling reason to do so. c. People answer according what they think poll takers want to hear. d. People may feel social pressure to answer questions in accordance with the norms of their area or peers.
A barrier to alternative energy policies in the Netherlands is:
A. Its commitment to free market capitalism B. Its dominant social paradigm C. It does not belong to the EU D. It receives large subsidies from oil companies in the United States E. Its major export is natural gas