James Madison stated that the accumulation of all powers—legislative, executive, and judiciary—in the same hands is the definition of which of the following?
a. democracy
b. tyranny
c. centralization
d. majority
b
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Which of the following statements about nuclear weaponry is most accurate?
A. Pakistan worries about its lack of nuclear weapons because of hostile relations with nuclear-armed India spanning back to the 1940s. B. Since the ratification of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, there have been no new additions to the group of nations that constitute the "nuclear club." C. No nation has ever dismantled its entire nuclear arsenal. D. The United States and Russia have recently signaled their intentions to expand the size and variety of their nuclear arsenals. E. The United States maintains the largest nuclear arsenal in the world by far.
The concept of privatization refers to
A. the replacement of government services with services provided by private firms. B. federal loan guarantees for small businesses. C. the hiring practices of the civil service. D. the replacement of federal government services with state or local government services. E. reducing the number of levels in the federal hierarchy.
According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, approximately what percentage of Texas children lived in families below the poverty level in 2008?
A) 1.7 B) 3 C) 8 D) 14 E) 23
A standard IQ test is constructed on a(n) ________ scale
A) interval B) ratio C) nominal D) ordinal