A subset of a population that shares a particular characteristic is called a
a. representative group
b. sampling frame
c. quota
d. stratum
e. stereotype
D
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In this century, the power of the state has been
A. decreasedA.decreased with regard to human welfare. B. increasedB.increased dramatically to meet popular demands. C. unrelatedC.unrelated to popular needs and demands. D. usedD.used only to respond to popular needs and demands.
Which of the following is not true about the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
a. Generally, the U.S. government viewed it as part of the East–West confrontation. b. The U.S. government saw the conflict as having global significance. c. The American involvement in Vietnam was originally undertaken with the specific purpose of preventing the expansion of communism. d. The United States fought the Vietnam War to get military bases to replace those in the Philippines.
Effective deliberation requires elements of
a. good and evil. b. extremism. c. agreement and disagreement. d. asocialist ideology. e. elitism.
How might the mere presence of a weapons system or capability lead to its preemptive use in conflict?
a. Decision makers have an inherent psychological bias toward weapons in hand. b. The chain of command can be broken, leading to desperate decisions by those directly in charge of a specific capability. c. Decision makers may worry that they might lose that capability before being able to use it. d. The logic of deterrence and escalation requires the limited use of known weapons to make threats more credible.