The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. indicate the end of
a. The Cold War
b. Post-Cold War Era
c. Concert of Europe
d. Bipolar system
e. Multi-polar system
b
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Authoritarian regimes are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
a. power (or authority) is highly concentrated in a single individual, small group of people, single party, or institution. b. they do not include any democratic values and practices within their governing systems. c. those in power claim an exclusive right to govern and use various means, including force, to impose their will on their citizens. d. they have few institutional procedures for holding political leaders accountable. e. political and personal freedoms are limited in such regimes.
President Obama's 2009 _____, which transferred large sums to local governments, helped stabilize government employment through 2010
A) revenue-sharing program B) stimulus program C) Social Security program D) accreditation program E) interest-on-debt program
Rawl's "veil of ignorance" theory suggests that
a. we should make public decisions based on self-interest. b. public decisions should be based on fairness or equity. c. decision makers should ignore facts that are not consistent with their values. d. liberty and justice should be ignored in public decision making.
States typically engage in balancing behavior in order to
a. enact deeply held standards of just conduct. b. preserve the peace. c. lend support to collective security. d. preserve their independence. e. contribute to the stability of the international system, even if it undermines national interests.