In 1990, Syria and Iraq protested when which country built a dam restricting the water flow of the Euphrates?
A. Turkey
B. Iran
C. Pakistan
D. Israel
E. Jordan
Answer: A
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A. it has to be exercised by the legislature. B. the policy goals are very different. C. it can be implemented more quickly than fiscal policy. D. it is a slower process than fiscal policy. E. None of these answers is correct.
Elections enable voters to replace public officials or force officeholders to __________.
A. create mandates B. resign C. change political parties D. change their policies
Which statement best describes special-interest groups' power?
A. The nature of the special-interest group determines whether it is stronger at the state and local level or in Washington, D.C. B. Special-interest groups' power is generally stronger in Washington, D.C. than at the local level. C. Special-interest groups' poweris generally stronger at the state and local level than in Washington, D.C. D. Thanks to campaign reform laws, the strength of special-interest groups has greatly diminished at both the state and local levels and the federal level. E. Special-interest groups have never been particularly powerful in U.S. politics, either at the state, local, or federal level.
Which of the following statements about India's initial economic strategy, which it adopted after Independence, is INCORRECT?
a. India's strategy involved state planning, while allowing for a role for private entrepreneurs. b. This strategy included heavy tariffs in order to protect domestic industry. c. This strategy enabled the country to build up an impressive industrial base fairly quickly. d. India's economic development strategy included the creation of large public enterprises. e. To achieve economic development, India streamlined government red tape to increase the start-up and expansion of private industries.