If you were a policymaker and believed the previous-war theory, which of the following would you consider unlikely to cause another war?
a. thirst for revenge
b. regional imbalances
c. obvious and overwhelming defeats
d. elite calculations
e. indecisive victories
C
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The Pendleton Act
A. extended federal civil service protections to the states. B. reorganized the federal government and exempted a substantial number of government employees from civil service protections. C. increased the number of government employees selected by the spoils system. D. established the principle of employment on the basis of open competitive examinations. E. established a merit system during the Civil War.
Alien Land Laws were designed to prevent ______ from becoming citizens or owning property, and were in effect until ______ in California.
A. persons of Mexican or Spanish descent; the 1880s B. persons of Asian descent; the 1900s C. all noncitizen Americans; the 1920s D. persons of Asian descent; the 1950s
According to the authors, a major dispute arose within the Obama White House that
A. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was too timid as a bureaucratic leader. B. Obama regularly ignored the advice of his Council of Economic Advisers. C. Obama overly relied on the competitive management style. D. top female staffers felt marginalized by more influential male staffers. E. Obama was temperamental and hostile toward aides who brought him bad news.
Which of the following is not emphasized as important to foreign policy decision-making, according to the governmental bureaucratic politics model of foreign policy?
a. The self-interests of participants b. The efficiency of policy decisions c. The multiple interests of agencies d. Institutional resilience to change