City-county consolidation efforts are hampered by all of the following EXCEPT ________
A. central city minorities who fear loss of political control and cultural identity
B. suburbanites who fear higher taxes
C. city-dwellers and suburbanites who resist changing the name of the county
D. suburbanites who do not want political power in the hands of city dwellers
C
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Interest groups tend to be more influential when __________.
A. their members are concentrated in one part of the state B. they are larger, with active and educated members C. their leadership is internally divided D. they illegally provide bribes to legislators
Which of the following is NOT an example of how Japan has sought to reorient its trade patterns within the Asian-Pacific region?
a. Concluding an economic partnership with China b. Concluding economic partnership agreements with India, Mexico, and Peru c. Entering into negotiations to create an Asia-Pacific free trade zone d. Entering into a dialogue with China and South Korea concerning trans-border air pollution e. Encouraging private investment in the region
The Articles of Confederation failed mainly because
a. They lacked legitimacy. b. They provided inadequate sovereignty. c. They failed to provide adequate political goods. d. They failed to settle the problem of slavery between the North and the South.
The UN Security Council decided to impose economic sanctions on North Korea in 2017 because ______.
a. it has cut itself off from the international community b. it is developing nuclear weapons c. it attacked Japan without provocation d. it is still at war with South Korea