Policy advocates have an incentive to _________________ regarding the policies that interest them, so it is important for analysts to be as accurate as possible.
a. understate costs and overstate benefits
b. pay close attention to details, both pro and con
c. be objective and unbiased
d. prioritize economic growth
a. understate costs and overstate benefits
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The person who developed a strategy for winning a revolution (which was then used as the basis for organizing the Soviet Union and most other communist countries) was ___________
a. Marx b. Engels c. Lenin d. Stalin e. Trotsky
One of the difficulties that the state encounters in trying to unify citizens around religion is that
A. Iran previously had a history of separation of church and state. B. religious observances vary by local and neighborhood customs. C. the state has been able to monopolize the symbols and interpretations of religious belief. D. religious scholars are not allowed to debate the tenets of religion.
Examples of unintended consequences of selling arms to other countries is
a. blowback. b. the creation of a military industrial complex. c. vertical nuclear proliferation. d. opportunity cost.
According to the "Compared to What?" feature box, people in which advanced democracy have the longest life expectancy?
a. Belgium b. Italy c. Japan d. the United States