The idea that a country should act abroad only when it is necessary to protect a clearly defined national interest is
a. isolationism. c. realism.
b. idealism. d. interventionism.
C
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Which of the following statements is true of case law?
A. It is valid only when enacted by legislative bodies of the government. B. It is specific for each state, independent of the nature of a lawsuit. C. It is considered the supreme law of the land. D. It includes interpretations of constitutional provisions. E. It includes the ordinances passed by cities and counties.
What was Stalin's gulag archipelago used for?
a. A means to double the country's industrial output during the period of the first FiveYear Plan b. A way to annihilate the kulaks c. A device to create a new industrial utopia for Russia d. A dumping ground for the secret police's social and political undesirables e. A military training camp for youthful recruits
Which of the following is NOT generally a way in which poor countries today can attain capital?
a) Receiving foreign aid, either as direct grants or as loans below prevailing market interest rates b) Borrowing money at market interest rates c) Annexing foreign land and its resources d) Inviting in private investment
The major, nationwide impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision was that it ______.
a. motivated African Americans to align themselves with Mexican Americans to bring about school desegregation b. instituted busing to overcome de facto discrimination c. caused school desegregation in the South to move ahead rapidly d. caused many southern whites to move to the North e. served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement