According to Richard Hofstadter, the founders aimed to create a government that would
a. be limited to promoting law and order.
b. promote social and economic equality.
c. create a virtuous citizenry.
d. act as an honest broker.
d. act as an honest broker.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In the eyes of Russian leaders, the NATO enlargement that began in the 1990s, and accepted countries in the former Soviet sphere of influence, clearly demonstrated Western hostility to Russia. 2. Both India and Pakistan’s entry into the nuclear club was initially condemned by the international community, but ultimately both countries were rewarded, if indirectly. 3. In the conflict between Taiwan and China, the “One China” principle has been regularly rejected by China and endorsed by Taiwan. 4. The fear among neighboring countries and great powers that Iran might become an aggressive state in the near future is best explained by realist balance-of-power considerations. 5. Postcolonial leaders of the 20th Century clearly demonstrated that national identities are socially constructed by rejecting former national identities, forged by colonizers, in favor of encouraging “pan” movements, taking in disparate peoples of the same ethnicity.
Which of the following is true regarding the religious composition and status of the population in India?
A. India is primarily a Hindu nation no representation of the other world religions in its population. B. Indian religious strains are restricted to Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. C. India houses the world's last significant community of Zoroastrians, members of an ancient religion originating in Iran. D. India has witnessed even more Hindu-Muslim strife in the modern times than it witnessed in the colonial times. E. India banned all government discrimination on the basis of religion only recently.