An example of a U.S.-based MNC bending to pressure from the U.S. government regarding foreign direct investment is __________
A) Chevron in Angola
B) Unocal in Afghanistan
C) Gulf in Algeria
D) Conoco in Iran
Answer: D
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The term "suspensory veto" in the legislature means that
A. one house can block the work of the other house. B. a prime minister has the ability to veto legislative action. C. one house can slow down, but not stop completely, the actions of the other house. D. the supreme court can block legislation.
Many individuals recently urged President Obama to reform health care by setting up a single-payer system like the Canadian system. In developing his health-care reform plan, the president ruled out that option early using the criterion of ______ because it was likely to be “dead on arrival” in Congress.
A. political feasibility B. technical feasibility C. effectiveness D. equitable
In __________ regimes, leaders have no real limits on how they proceed or what they do
a. republic b. totalitarian c. democratic d. oligarchic
The Civil Rights Act (1964) made it unlawful to discriminate against people based upon race, gender, or religion. This meant, among other things, that restaurants and hotels in the south were no longer permitted to deny service to African Americans. The Supreme Court ruled the federal government had the constitutional authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act from which Constitutional Clause?
a. The interstate commerce clause b. The free exercise clause c. The establishment clause d. The necessary and proper clause e. None of the above