Which of the following provides one explanation for why the federal government has been involved in education?
a. The federal government has responded to criticisms of U.S. educational performance.
b. The federal government has left all educational matters to the states.
c. The federal government has left all educational matters to the local governments.
d. Private schools now outnumber public schools in the United States.
e. U.S. student performance in math and science now exceeds nearly every other developed nation.
a
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With respect to international conflicts over the control of governments and territorial disputes, which of the following is true?
A) They are less likely to lead to the use of violence than other types of conflicts of interest. B) They are more likely to lead to the use of violence than other types of conflicts of interest. C) They do not involve core issues of the status and integrity of states. D) The interests of involved actors are often diametrically aligned.
Ordinarily, the member of the majority party with the longest continuous term of service in the Senate serves in what position?
A. Senate majority leader B. Speaker of the Senate C. Vice president D. Senate majority whip E. President pro tempore of the Senate
The example provided in the textbook concerning the response to the September 11 attacks demonstrates that ______.
a. “the ends justify the means” b. the liberty of the people is always more important than the security needs of the nation c. it may be hard to protect both liberty and security d. liberties are far more likely to come into conflict with each other than is liberty to come into conflict with security e. liberty and security are never really in conflict
Why did the leadership of Austria and Russia try to turn the Quadruple Alliance into an agency that would forcefully intervene against countries' internal revolutionary or democratic or liberal movements?
a. because they feared the rise of Communism b. because of the idea that the spirit of liberalism had perpetuated the French Revolution c. because they believed any internal strife could upset carefully built alliances d. because they feared the spread of dissent from one country to another e. All of the above