Which of the following statements most accurately reflects U.S. alliance relationships?
a. The United States maintains its alliance relationships to advance regional integration in places such as Western Europe.
b. The United States is overextended in its alliance relationships, frequently sacrificing its own security to provide its alliance commitments.
c. U.S. alliance relationships are growing rapidly with the expansion of globalization.
d. U.S. alliance relationships and informal security agreements reflect its past commitments while foreshadowing potential future military interventions.
d. U.S. alliance relationships and informal security agreements reflect its past commitments while foreshadowing potential future military interventions.
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A. most were members of the upper class. B. a majority came from professional backgrounds. C. most represented a cross-section of American society. D. most were senior statesmen with governmental experience. E. most were members of the upper class, and a majority came from professional backgrounds.
The _____ nominates a party's candidates for public office by having the voters pick the nominees through the ballot box
A. long ballot B. convention C. direct primary D. caucus
Under cooperative federalism, __________.
A. state and local governments should control domestic policy B. states have implicit or sole authority of governments over all domestic policy C. the national government is the dominant authority in all policy D. all three levels of government share authority over policy
Which of the following characterizes Soviet and American goals at the end of the war?
a. Both the Soviets and the Americans wanted to pursue tangible possessions like territory and intangible goals like ideological supremacy. b. The Soviets wanted tangible possessions like territory, and the Americans wanted to address intangible goals, like the general context of world politics. c. Both superpowers rejected the pursuit of tangible possessions and pursued intangible goals like the general context of world politics. d. The Americans wanted tangible possessions like territory, and the Soviets wanted to address intangible goals, like ideological domination. e. Both the Americans and the Soviets wanted tangible possessions like territory, but the Americans also wanted to address intangible goals, like the general context of world politics.