A democracy is characterized by the ________
A. presence of free and fair elections
B. use of coercion to rule
C. restriction of political participation by citizens
D. lack of political cleavages
E. lack of reciprocal accountability
A
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In 2005, the reporter Judith Miller of TheNew York Times spent 85 days in jail because she would not reveal the name of the individual who told her the name of a CIA employee. Why was the government able to hold her for so long?
A. There is no federal shield law that protects journalists. B. The state that she was in did not have a state shield law. C. The issue was a matter of national security. D. The reporter had written a libelous article. E. The reporter leaked confidential information.
Oligarchic capitalism is a system
a. that accepts the general principle of free market economics but allows significant government involvement in the economy in order to protect domestic economic interests. b. in which there is minimal government involvement in regulation of the economy, and little social welfare spending. c. that involves a substantial role for government in the regulation of the economy, and the establishment of social welfare programs. d. of state-led development measures and authoritarian political practices. e. that benefits a small number of economically and politically powerful individuals.
Evaluating a company's resources, capabilities, and competitive strength relative to its rivals using VRIN tests does not include developing answers to which one of the following questions?
Is the resource or capability rare? How good is the company's value chain? Is the resource or capability competitively valuable? Is the resource or capability inimitable or hard to copy? Is the resource or capability nonsubstitutable, or is it vulnerable to the threat of substitution from different types of resources and capabilities?
Wealthier, more educated elites are more likely to vote than the poorer, less educated masses
Indicate whether the statement is true or false