Which of the following is NOT a limit on the power of the Brazilian presidency?
a. Although the president is able to issue provisional measures, these are limited for sixty days, after which time, Congress must pass, reject, or allow the provisional legislation to continue.
b. Although the president can initiate legislation, Congress can amend these proposals.
c. Congress has the right to be
consulted on executive appointments.
d. Congress has oversight powers concerning economic policy.
e. All of the president's appointments must be ratified by the Senate.
e
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News reporting after 9/11 often focused on the oppression of Muslim women by promising to take viewers “behind the veil.” What is the relationship between the veil as a symbol of oppression and the rhetorical strategies of news media outlets following 9/11?
A. News stations used the imagery of removing the veil in order to humanize their subjects and resist prevalent terroristic stereotypes. B. Media producers used the imagery of the oppressive veil in order to frame their stories as providing insight to the origins of terrorism. C. Commercial news media contrasted the veil’s oppressive nature with positive depictions of American liberty in order to generate patriotism. D. News outlets framed the image of the veil as a direct threat to American liberty in order to promote general discrimination and mistreatment.
Which of the following is true of the German Democratic Republic?
A. It was characterized by mandatory membership in mass organizations and close monitoring of citizens. B. It was occupied by American, French, and British forces until 1949. C. It had a capitalist economy which promoted speedy economic growth and made it one of the world's wealthiest societies. D. It was a democratic state after 1949 with no elements of totalitarianism evident in practice. E. It was able to eliminate any Soviet Union intervention in its politics, unlike West Germany.
The two nuclear energy plants in Texas, Comanche Peak and South Texas Nuclear Project, produce what percentage of Texas electricity?
a. 10 percent b. 25 percent c. 48 percent d. 70 percent e. 90 percent
Where did Washington first justify military intervention on humanitarian grounds?
a. Haiti. b. Somalia. c. Grenada. d. The Dominican Republic.