The military-industrial complex predicts that close relationships between __________, the military, and __________ will encourage spending on weapons systems regardless of strategic or military effectiveness.
A. the president; lobbyists
B. protesters; the media
C. defense contractors; Congress
D. the State Department; intelligence agencies
Answer: C
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State enactment of legislation parallel to federal merit system legislation
a. established comprehensive merit systems in all fifty states by 1980. b. established comprehensive merit systems in forty-nine states by 1949. c. set the pace for perfection of the federal civil service system. d. was encouraged by conditions set by 1939 amendments to federal Social Security legislation of 1935.
What seems to happen with respect to congressional voting patterns at the conclusion of a war?
A)They become erratic and unpredictable. B)Theymirror an increased sense of bipartisanship. C)They reflect the president's ideological leanings. D)They shift away from the policy preferences of the president.
Indentured servants were those who worked for a number of years
A. for a master in America after being transported against their will. B. for a master in America, then returned to Europe. C. in America, then gained access to land and other property. D. for a master in America, then left for the Caribbean and Mexico. E. for a master in America who had paid for their passage.
What is the primary characteristic of representative democracy?
a. Each citizen has a right to appear before Congress and speak to an issue. b. Only selected and properly trained citizens are allowed to vote. c. Citizens do not have a vote, since representatives are appointed for that purpose. d. The people do not directly rule but they have the opportunity to exercise power indirectly by choosing those whom they wish to lead them. e. A monarch rules for the citizens.