If the president wants his or her staff to address the press about a certain issue, but wants to keep the conversation focused on that issue, he or she might call for a __________

a. press release
b. policy conference
c. press conference
d. press briefing


Answer: d

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a. only with the support of U.S. allies b. even without the support of U.S. allies c. even without the support of U.S. allies, but only after all diplomatic attempts had failed d. only with the support of U.S. allies and only after all diplomatic attempts failed

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The term that describes the security of faculty members who have demonstrated their competence by service in a college or university position for three to seven years and cannot thereafter be dismissed except for cause is called ________

A. tenure B. educational longevity C. academic freedom D. long-term employment

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States have the power to ________________ but cannot _________________.

A. impose taxes on income and license marriages; make treaties or wage war with foreign nations B. enter into treaties with foreign nations; wage war C. regulate marriage and divorce; impose taxes on income D. impose taxes on income; license marriages E. enter into treaties with foreign nations and regulate marriage and divorce; wage war or impose taxes on income.

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Anthropologists call the one-drop rule a(n) ___________ rule.

A. ancestry B. inheritance C. transmission D. hypodescent

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