During the Standing Rock protests, the local, state, and national governments acted on behalf of ______.
a. the protestors, i.e., they protected the Standing Rock nation from violence from the pipeline’s owners
b. the pipeline’s owners, i.e., they effectively acted to undermine the protests so the pipeline could be completed quickly
c. themselves, i.e., they charted an independent course between the protestors and the pipeline’s owners
d. nobody, i.e., they stayed out of the controversy altogether
b. the pipeline’s owners, i.e., they effectively acted to undermine the protests so the pipeline could be completed quickly
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“Corporatism” is best defined as ______.
A. a system of representation in which one organization represents each important sector of society B. a system of representation in which multinational corporations control each important sector of society C. a system of representation based on communist ideas D. a system of representation based on the eight characteristics of liberal democracy
Which of the following is the best definition of diplomacy?
a. the ability of one international actor to force another one to do what the first wants b. the general standard of behavior and action accepted by international actors c. the ability of a government to maintain control over its citizens and nearby countries d. the implementation of an international actor's policies toward other actors
Under the Constitution, which of the following is true about the responsibility for common defense and security?
a. It is a shared responsibility between the states and the federal government. b. It is solely the responsibility of the national government. c. The federal government sets general policies, but a supermajority of states can disapprove of any policies. d. The states would continue to handle these policies because the national government would take responsibility for regulating commerce.
If two or more candidates are elected to represent a single district, the term is
a. multimember districts. b. plurality districts. c. cumulative districts. d. highly competitive districts.