The Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration was first exposed by
A. opposition research by the Democratic Party.
B. the FBI.
C. a private detective.
D. the Washington Post.
E. donors who were unhappy with Nixon.
Answer: D
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a. we know that changes in one of the variables cause changes in the other b. we know that we can predict to some extent the value of one variable if we know the value of the other c. we know that the two variables covary, i.e., change in value together d. we know that we have quantified a relationship between the two variables
Which of the following is a correct appraisal of the international environment that the United States found itself a part of in the early 1990s?
A) The Persian Gulf War had been successful, but Saddam Hussein was still in power in Iraq. B) American influence and military power, although enormous, did not always seem capable of achieving long-range goals. C) Although the threat of nuclear war had receded, the dangers of nuclear proliferation to third-world countries had increased. D) All of the above. E) Only two countries possessed nuclear capability--the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Which of the following would highlight a critical downside of a federal system?
a. the national legislature dominated by a single political party b. a component state unable to raise sufficient funds to provide certain government services at the local level c. the inability of component states to have any autonomy d. local officials unable to make basic decisions without the express consent of the central government
The 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland case __________ the powers of the federal government
A) expanded B) limited C) rejected D) delegated