Which of the following best describes the arms race?
a. the rapid movements of world governments to armand thereby protect Eastern European countries from attack by the Soviet Union in the wake of World War II
b. a tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s during which each side was striving to procure more weaponsthan the other
c. the U.S. race in the early twenty-first century to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction to unstable governments
d. the efforts to rapidly reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by the United States and the Soviet Union
b
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What will be an ideal response?
A dead mouse was thought to be behind the wall of the Oval Office in the White House. The General Services Administration, which takes care of the White House, said it was not its responsibility, as it came from the outside. The Department of the Interior, which takes care of the grounds, said it was not its responsibility, as it was now inside the White House. How was this resolved?
A. The General Services Administration removed the mouse. B. The Department of the Interior removed the mouse. C. The Secret Service was called to remove the mouse. D. The White House cleaning staff removed the mouse. E. An interagency task force was created to remove the mouse.
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a. An international aid society responds to a government’s request to provide food and medical aid after a natural disaster. b. A nongovernmental organization publicizes evidence that a government is torturing political prisoners to bring pressure on it to stop. c. A multinational corporation responds to negative international publicity and institutes safety regulations in its factories. d. A multinational military force enters a country to protect a minority group from being slaughtered by government troops.
All the following categories of properties are exempted from taxation EXCEPT ________
A. properties for charitable purposes B. properties for religious purposes C. properties for educational purposes D. properties for transportation purposes