The idea that the world will soon run out of crude oil, leading to increased conflicts and economic hardship, is known as the ______ theory.

a. crude crisis
b. great dry-out
c. peak oil
d. end of extraction


c. peak oil

Political Science

You might also like to view...

The case-study level of constraint is used to study

A) Differences between psychopathological populations. B) The effects of treatment on psychological problems. C) Any behavior of any kind of participant in a relatively unconstrained setting. D) Either A or B

Political Science

Which of the following is an example of Lincoln's bold exercise of authority, essentially reinterpreting Article II into a source of executive authority during emergencies?

A) suspending the writ of habeas corpus B) receiving congressional authority to spend U.S. Treasury funds C) providing the military with orders D) implementing domestic policies passed by Congress E) encouraging a cooperative relationship between the executive and legislative branches

Political Science

Which of the following forms of political participation helped kill a proposed funding ban for Planned Parenthood?

A. hashtag activism B. buycotting C. boycotting D. online petition E. voting

Political Science

Which of the following causal relationships have political scientists posited as existing between civic culture and democracy?

A. Civic culture causes the emergence of democracy. B. Democracy causes the emergence of a civic culture. C. Some argue that civic culture causes the emergence of democracy, but others argue that democracy causes the emergence of a civic culture.

Political Science