Which of the following is not a standing committee of the United States Congress?
a. Agriculture
b. Appropriations
c. Veterans' Affairs
d. Investigations e. Budget
Answer: d. Investigations e. Budget
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"Fend for Yourself" federalism describes a newer trend in federalism. It generally refers to a. a greater focus on state and local governments funding their own priorities, without federal governmentassistance
b. each state and local government fighting on its own for federal grants and program dollars. c. increased reliance on sin taxes for critical services. d. states receiving a greater portion of their total funding from the federal government.
Why does the War on Terror present diplomatic problems when discussing the Arab-Israeli situation?
A) Each side has a different view of who the terrorists are B) Each side has suffered from terrorist activity C) Neither side supports the other's right to exist D) Both sides are fighting over a third group (the Palestinians) E) Neither side has made government-sponsored terrorist activities illegal
Economic sanctions, the threat of military attack, and other methods of frightening states into behaving a certain way is known as
a. deterrence. b. dissuasion. c. persuasion. d. containment. e. extortion.
Legitimacy of government occurs in a society when ______.
A. the use of force traumatizes citizens into compliance B. citizens have the sense that obeying the government’s rules is rationally, economically, or morally the right thing to do C. an administration can outlast its critics D. tyrants work from behind a curtain to manipulate others who serve as fronts