The phrase descent from heaven, used in reference to Japan, means
a. the appointment of public officials by the emperor to whom divinity was ascribed before World War II.
b. a politician's or public servant's fall into disgrace because of a scandal.
c. the legendary origin of the imperial family.
d. the employment of senior government officials upon their retirement by public or private corporations.
e. the widespread belief that Japan has a manifest destiny.
d
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A. to give up its medium-enriched uranium. B. to cut its low-enriched uranium by 98%. C. to reduce its gas centrifuges by two-thirds. D. to keep a maximum of ten nuclear warheads for strategic defense. E. to allow inspections of its facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Brazilian rubber tappers
a. lost their livelihoods when synthetic rubber was produced. b. have become environmentally active to protect the Amazon. c. plant two new trees for every one they kill by tapping it for rubber. d. have become the greatest force against indigenous rights in the Amazon. e. advocate clear cutting to enable new rubber trees to grow without competition.
Which of the following is true of the necessary and proper clause?
A. It has expanded the role of the national government relative to the states. B. It has increased the powers of the state governments relative to the federal government. C. It was in the original Constitution but was eliminated as a consequence of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment. D. It has served to limit the expansion of national authority. E. It is located in the Constitution in the text of the Tenth Amendment.
The mean of a variable is calculated by _____ the sum of the values by the number of cases.
a. multiplying b. adding c. subtracting d. dividing