How is terrorism fundamentally different from traditional military action?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Indicate that terrorism is usually waged by nongovernmental actors while traditional military action is used by governments.
2, Describe how terrorism is designed to effect public policy change through violence aimed to intimidate and frighten, while traditional military action is designed to effect change through the use of force.
3, Note how terrorism tends to target civilians while traditional military action tends to target soldiers.
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It is the veto system that has helped keep the United Nations alive a lot longer than the League of Nations
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is an example of a free rider?
a. a man who gets a union wage without joining the AFL-CIO b. a woman who joins AAA but never uses the free roadside assistance c. a man who joins the NRA but sells all his guns immediately afterward d. a woman who joins AARP but returns the free monthly magazines
_____ refer to the sums a consumer is required to pay before insurance kicks in.
A. Quotas B. Subsidies C. Filibusters D. Deductibles E. Co-pays
In the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857, what claim was made by Chief Justice Roger Taney in his majority opinion?
A. The Founders made clear in the Constitution that all people are equal and have inalienable rights, and therefore government and whites must honor those rights. B. Under the Declaration of Independence, all men are created equal, but the Founders made it clear that phrase does not include women, who belong in the home. C. The Founders believed that blacks had no rights that whites or government were bound to honor or respect. D. The Constitution does not mention equality, but nevertheless, in the spirit of democracy it should be honored, and therefore both black and white men have rights.