The UN Security Council decided to impose economic sanctions on North Korea in 2017 because ______.

a. it has cut itself off from the international community
b. it is developing nuclear weapons
c. it attacked Japan without provocation
d. it is still at war with South Korea


b. it is developing nuclear weapons

Political Science

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Federal civil servants can be fired for violating rules or regulations that guide their work, or

A. nonfeasance. B. recalcitrance. C. misfeasance. D. incompetence. E. malfeasance.

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What will be an ideal response?

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A. a simple majority of members of both chambers. B. two-thirds of the House. C. two-thirds of both chambers of Congress. D. two-thirds of the Senate. E. a simple majority of senators.

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