American support for anti-communist insurgents in Afghanistan, Angola, and Nicaragua was known as the
a. Nixon Doctrine.
b. Reagan Doctrine.
c. Carter Doctrine.
d. Ford Doctrine.
e. Clinton Doctrine.
B
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What military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union to counter NATO?
a. Warsaw Pact b. War Powers Resolution c. Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty d. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution e. Peace Corps
The variant of realism that believes that a state's number one concern is being safe from threats is called
A) classical realism. B) defensive realism. C) neo-classical realism. D) neo-realism. E) offensive realism.
The only major constitutional role of the vice president is to ______.
a. direct the hiring of patronage positions b. act as President of the Senate c. preside over the National Security Council d. run the Executive Office of the President e. appoint White House staff
In 1996 President Bill Clinton proclaimed that “the era of big government is over.” According to Paul C. Light, Clinton’s statement
a. contributed to a concerted effort over the past decade to significantly reduce federal spending. b. was largely inaccurate if one considers a realistic count of people working for government. c. was an accurate statement in 1996, but is no longer accurate given the tremendous growth in the size of the federal government since the 1990s. d. contributed to a major revolt in the congressional Democratic caucus against Clinton’s leadership of the party.