The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) that measures the quantity and quality of foreign aid provided to poor countries ranked the United States low on providing direct foreign aid, but this result may be misleading because __________
a. the index relies on questionable indicators of development such as the extent to which a country has incorporated technology in its business enterprises
b. the index judges development primarily on how well a country can provide military security for its population
c. the index ignores important factors such as the degree to which rich-country trade policies encourage poor-country imports and the degree to which rich countries are open to migrants from poor countries
d. the index relies on qualitative judgments to produce quantitative data, includes possibly inessential components, and may be based on a false premise
d
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a. Obama has issued very few vetoes and has not had any vetoes overridden. b. Obama has issued very few vetoes, but all of them have been overridden. c. When compared with other presidents, Obama is close to the fiftieth percentile in terms of presidential vetoes and veto overrides. d. Obama has issued more vetoes than most other presidents and several of them have been overridden.
__________ is a legal concept that refers to who is entitled to bring a case.
A. Standing B. Free shifting C. Certiorari D. Mandamus E. Habeas corpus
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a. Manipulative foreign direct investment; World Bank loans b. Structural adjustment requirements of loans; weak banking system c. Authoritarian political practices; financial deregulation d. Currency devaluation; massive corporate bailouts
The original White House cabinet consisted of the secretaries of state, treasury, war and the
A) vice president. B) state governors. C) attorney general. D) head of the FBI. E) joint chiefs.