Which of the following explains why the U.S. government hesitated to support the Arab Spring revolutions?
a. fear of military retaliation from groups still loyal to Saddam Hussein
b. concern that the revolutions would replace bad leaders with even more extremist ones
c. austerity policies that cut funding for regime-change efforts overseas
d. the revelation that the Arab Spring countries were actually in a later stage of revolution than had previously been thought
b
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Which Haitian leader left the day-to-day responsibility of governing to his mother Simone; choosing instead to live his life as a playboy and building the family bank accounts?
a. Michel Martelly b. Jacques-Edouard Alexis c. Jean-Bertrand Aristide d. Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier
Based on historical trends, which of the following is most likely to be appointed to the Supreme Court?
a. A fifty-five-year-old Caucasian man with a successful private law practice, but no judicial experience. b. A thirty-eight-year-old Hispanic man with ten years' experience on a state trial court. c. A fifty-two-year-old Caucasian woman with fifteen years' experience on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. d. A fifty-eight-year-old Arab-American man with five years' experience as a district court judge.
All of the following are examples of cases in which the U.S. Supreme Court exercises original jurisdiction EXCEPT ______
A. a case involving a state as a party B. a case involving American ambassadors C. a case involving public ministers D. a case that circuit courts appeal to the Supreme Court
The evaluation of a law for constitutionality is done by
a. the executive branch of government. b. the judicial branch of government. c. the legislative branch of government. d. the Department of Justice.