During the 1990s what was the average number of deaths in the U.S. tied to influenza?
a. 5,000
b 12,000
c. 36,000
d. 150,000
e. 550,000
C
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Which of the following statements characterizes how the strategic voting model of judicial decision making differs from the legal and attitudinal models?
a. In the strategic voting model, judges see themselves as strategic actors in a larger political environment. b. In the legal model, judges are concerned with how the other branches of government will react to their decisions. c. In the strategic voting model, judges follow their personal policy preferences. d. In the attitudinal model, judges are concerned only with case precedent.
Public opinion influences the federal government through which formal constitutional mechanism?
A) presidential appointment of Supreme Court justices B) ?the guaranteed right to a fair trial C) the system of checks and balances D) ?the public election of government officials E) the initiative process for lawmaking
The promise of blockading or forcibly occupying enemy territory is an example of
A) displays of force. B) force fields. C) interstate war. D) threats of force. E) uses of force.
If a company has "market power," it means that the company is powerful enough to
a. eliminate competitors and to impose conditions on consumers rather than catering to consumer demand. b. dictate the laws passed by Congress that regulate its industry. c. determine which candidates win elections and which do not. d. receive an official designation as "too big to fail" from the federal government.