The United Nations is known as the “conscience of the world” because ______.
A. it is the only place where tensions relating to global interactions get mediated
B. it brings states together in neutral venues and gives civil society actors a platform to speak
C. it is the only IGO allowed to maintain peace in many countries
D. it has a budget in the billions, thousands of employees, and offices in every country
B. it brings states together in neutral venues and gives civil society actors a platform to speak
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In the pluralist approach, the government is viewed as a:
A) manager of interactions between competing groups. B) compliant understructure. C) complex set of political interest groups. D) set of actors who dominate the political process.
As of the most recent Supreme Court ruling on the matter,
A. state governments can't tax federal bonds, but the federal government can tax state bonds. B. state governments and the federal government are free to tax each other's bonds. C. state governments and the federal government may not tax each other's bonds. D. state governments can tax federal bonds, but the federal government can't tax state bonds. E. whether a state government can tax federal bonds or the federal government can tax state bonds must be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Which of the following allows national governments the right to alter or even abolish local government?
A. A constitutional government B. Federalism C. A unitary system D. Socialism E. A confederation
What government entity oversees the broadcast media?
a. Congress b. the FCC c. the FEC d. the SEC e. the EPA