With regard to the failed state of Somalia, which of the following is NOT true?
a. For centuries, Somalia was a major center of commerce.
b. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the French established a colony there and called it Somaliland.
c. Clanism is a deeply rooted in the Somali culture.
d. One of the contributing causes to Somalia’s collapse was a long-running and devastating civil war that only ended in 2012.
b. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the French established a colony there and called it Somaliland.
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Which of the following is not a function of the Department of Defense?
a. Determining the terms of treaties b. Maintaining a global system of bases and network of communications c. Planning and carrying out American military operations d. Supporting a network of intelligence systems e. Training the nation’s armed forces
State and local personnel systems
a. are very different from the federal civil service system. b. tended to experience slower development of a merit-based system than the federal system. c. have developed merit systems in recent years partly as a result of unions. d. were developed by the political bosses and machines.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding urban party machines? a. The local party organizations gained and maintained control of cities by organizing neighborhoods to delivervotes for machine candidates
b. Each party boss had to hold an elected office in order to control the machine. c. Machines were "quasifeudal" as they were very hierarchical. d. Voters in neighborhoods remained loyal to the machine leaders as they provided them with favors or services.
The first stage of the public policy-making model is ________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.