_________ undermined public confidence in the Reagan administration's handling of foreign policy
a. The Monica Lewinsky Scandal c. Watergate
b. The Iran hostage crisis d. The Iran-Contra Affair
D
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In its 2011 decision Snyder v. Phelps, the Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to
A) call for the violent overthrow of the Supreme Court. B) picket Planned Parenthood clinics with images of guns. C) distribute leaflets outside IRS offices telling taxpayers they were going to hell. D) picket funerals to communicate their belief that God punishes the military for tolerating homosexuality. E) legally remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from a public park if their own tablet reading, "God Hates America" was not also accepted for display.
In order to stop a filibuster, a 3/5 vote of Senators known as a ______ must be achieved.
a. cloture b. filibuster c. floor debate d. consent request
The Constitution allows an amendment to be proposed by which of the following?
A. Two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by an "application" from two-thirds of the states. B. Two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress C. A presidential executive order. D. Two-thirds vote of the population of each state.
How does a first strike compare with a second strike?
A. A first strike is the basis of mutually assured destruction, whereas a second strike is the basis of nuclear utilization theory. B. A first strike is an attack intended to destroy a state's nuclear weapons before they can be used, whereas a second strike means that a state can retaliate even after sustaining a nuclear attack. C. A first strike entails launching a conventional attack before using nuclear weapons, whereas a second strike uses nuclear weapons first. D. A first strike is an attack against civilian targets, whereas a second strike is an attack against military targets.