The Communications Decency Act of 1996 tried to ban Internet pornography, but the Supreme Court held the act unconstitutional on what grounds?
a. The act would do nothing to eliminate child pornography on the Internet.
b. Parents should be in charge of protecting their children from the Internet.
c. The Internet is outside the reach of governmental protection.
d. The Internet deserves the highest protection from government intrusion.
Answer: d
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A. There is no way to ensure the hiring of competent individuals knowledgeable about government programs. B. The political parties can exercise undue influence over bureaucrats because of budgetary needs. C. The rules designed to protect career bureaucrats from political retaliation make it difficult to punish them for shirking or incompetence. D. The high levels of turnover hinder the effective implementation of public policies because of a lack of institutional memory concerning best practices.
The policy that convinces an opponent that the costs of attacking would be higher than the perceived benefits is known as
a. defense. b. retaliation. c. bluffing. d. deterrence.
Advocates of economic liberalism believe that governments should stay out of markets as much as possible
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The dependency approach assumes that __________.
A. development will occur much more rapidly in developing countries than in developed countries B. developing countries are not exploited by the developed countries but are undeveloped due to reasons of their own doing C. rapid development is undesired in most developing countries D. underdevelopment is a direct result of the activities of the more developed countries and the transnational institutions that they control