In April 1995, former Marine Timothy McVeigh, who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement, killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in
A. Charlotte.
B. Topeka.
C. Oklahoma City.
D. Chicago.
E. New Orleans.
Answer: C
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Ottoman decline was caused by all except
A. a decline of competence within the ruling family. B. internal decay of the ruling elite. C. the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes. D. a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful. E. conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.
The Great Wall of China was built
a. to protect settled lands against nomadic raiders. b. to divide China administratively into prefectures. c. to protect the Yangtze River basin and the fertile areas of the Red River. d. None of these answers are correct.
Why did the budget surpluses of Bill Clinton's last years disappear?
A) Bush created large new social welfare programs. B) The Bush administration ran enormous annual deficits by retaining the tax cuts though decreasing military spending. C) The Bush administration ran enormous annual deficits by retaining the tax cuts while sharply increasing military spending. D) Bush authorized the completion of major New Deal-style domestic government works projects.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis would agree with which of the following statements?
a. War requires active presidential leadership. b. The legislative branch of the government works best without executive leadership. c. A nation's domestic affairs are handled most efficiently when power is decentralized. d. A president is bound by the same constitutional restrictions in war as he is in peace.