The White Revolution was a(n)
a. U.S.-led effort to forestall a communist revolution in Iran.
b. attempt by Muhammad Reza Shah to promote economic development in Iran.
c. attempt to end Ottoman rule in Iran.
d. attempt by Ayatollah Khomeini to establish a theocracy in Iran.
e. attempt by Muhammad Reza Shah to replace the use of European code law with shari'a law.
b
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At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, two major cleavages soon became apparent:
A) party affiliation and age. B) state size and slavery. C) religious and political. D) gender and religion. E) east v. west and north v. south.
Which of the following statements about the political and economic standing of women in Nigeria is INCORRECT?
a. Even though they form the bulk of agricultural producers, they are prohibited from owning land. b. They are grossly underrepresented in the government. c. Women's groups generally appeared earlier in southern Nigeria than in the north. d. Increasingly, Nigerian women's groups have begun to focus on explicitly political goals. e. In many areas of Nigeria, women control trading despite the patriarchal nature of the society.
Suppose a gang of criminals robs a bank in Washington state and a second bank in Oregon before being apprehended by police in California. The criminal trial for these crimes will be held in which type of court?
a. circuit court b. California state court c. federal district court d. Washington state court
According to your authors, which of the following is a feature of American federalism?
A) competition B) cooperation C) both cooperation and competition D) neither cooperation nor competition E) the absence of sectional loyalties