Which of the following about the recent 2013 presidential elections is CORRECT?
a. The Leader refused to back the conservative candidates ensuring the Revolutionary Guards and conservative clerical institutions would not interfere with the elections.
b. Rouhani ran a platform emphasizing that Iran should not compromise on its foreign policy stances, including its nuclear program.
c. Massive
uprisings occurred after the election, protesting the unfair nature of Iranian elections.
d. Rouhani became the first non-cleric president to lead Iran in twenty four years.
e. A hardline conservative, Rouhani ran on a populist platform including the need to provide a monthly stipend to Iran's citizens.
a
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A) this is an orderly universe. B) cause and effect are not important. C) all phenomena are simple. D) there are only two scientific laws.
Which of the following statements about regulations on lobbying is correct?
a. Lobbying is a protected First Amendment activity but is still subject to federal regulation. b. The Supreme Court has ruled that as a First Amendment activity, lobbying cannot be regulated. c. The Supreme Court has ruled that lobbying is not a First Amendment activity and so can be regulated by Congress. d. Lobbying regulations are constitutional but have not yet been passed in Congress because members of Congress oppose them.
What is a consequence of presidents employing centralization, politicization, and bureaucratic restructuring?
A)They unintentionally create a system in which accountability is diffuse and often the president is the last to know what is going on. B)They eliminate any possibility of corruption and increase the ability of the bureaucracy to implement policy. C)They eliminate the patronage system and ensure that all members of the federal bureaucracy are highly qualified. D)They reduce the number of political battles that occur in the federal bureaucracy while limiting presidential control.
Which of the following is often cited as a cause for poverty in the developing world?
a. the vagaries of geography and demography b. overdependence on the export of raw materials such as coffee, tea, rubber, or copper, whose prices fluctuate more unpredictably than processed goods c. the carryover effect of the colonial period by the Europeans d. all of these