The Council on Foreign Relations is seen by critics as being a(n) __________.
A. old boys' network that divides up jobs and decides issues among themselves
B. interest group that is too liberal to make an informed decision
C. influential group that conducts self-funded research
D. union of first world nations' most powerful corporate sectors
Answer: A
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Whites are overrepresented and most minority groups are ______________________in Congress
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following statements is true about the Declaration of Independence?
A) It served as a draft of America's first national constitution. B) It empowered state governments to write their own constitutions. C) It was written by the Pilgrims to serve as a social contract. D) It was issued by the British Government to grant freedom to its American colonies. E) It elevated the dispute between Britain and the American colonies to a universal level.
According to Barrington Moore, Jr., democracy emerged
first in European countries where: a. the middle class was weak and the working class large and strong. b. the landed nobility was weak and the working class large and strong. c. the middle class could work effectively with the landed nobility. d. the middle class was strong and allied with lower classes.
The president has the authority to __________
a. abolish existing programs and agencies b. investigate agency activities and compel bureaucrats to testify about them c. make changes in an agency's annual budget proposals d. refuse to appropriate funds for certain programs