Which of the following is not true of the National Security Council?
a. The NSC’s rapid growth fosters increased interagency tensions between cabinet members.
b. The NSC has been criticized for overstepping its authority by taking formal policy positions and not remaining neutral.
c. The National Security Council staff is smaller than the Homeland Security Council staff, leading to tensions between the two agencies.
d. Congress is not included in the NSC’s workings, in part because it does not confirm the national security adviser.
c. The National Security Council staff is smaller than the Homeland Security Council staff, leading to tensions between the two agencies.
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Which of the following statements about 18–24 year old voting turnout rates in the 2008 presidential election is true?
a. As a percentage, young African Americans turned out in higher numbers than Caucasians. b. As a percentage, young Latinos turned out in higher numbers than African American. c. As a percentage, young Asians turned out in higher numbers than Caucasians. d. As a percentage, Native Americans turned out in higher numbers than Caucasians. e. None of the above.
Which statement about parastatals in Nigeria is INCORRECT? a. Parastatals refer only to industries indirectly owned and managed by the state
b. Nigeria began to establish parastatals in the 1970s. c. Nigeria began to divest itself of its parastatals as part of its structural adjustment program. d. Although the government has sold off many of its parastatals, the state remains the country's biggest employer and the most important source of revenue. e. One reason parastatals were established was to accelerate economic development in Nigeria.
__________ resulted in the United States acquiring the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, and American Somoa as colonies
a. The War of 1812 c. World War II b. World War I d. The Spanish-American War
The George H. W. Bush administration developed what program to explore research and development programs in alternative energy sources?
A. the Renewable Energy Strategy B. National Energy Strategy C. Strategic Energy Reserve D. Renewable Energy Reserve