How many sovereign states existed as of mid-2011?
a. 250
b. 192
c. 500
d. 78
b
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More than 40 percent of local workers belong to unions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Under which voting system can a runoff occur?
a. Plurality b. Alternative voting c. Two-round system d. Proportional representation
Selective attention is the idea that:
a. people easily remember ideas they disagree with. b. people seek messages that agree with their own. c. newspapers give more attention to popular stories. d. people will tune out messages they do not agree with. e. television stations cannot give one candidate more time than another.
Which of the following best speaks to economic improvements for poorer countries in the last two decades ?
A. Many are engaged in minor civil wars, but are receiving financial support from superpowers. B. Commodity prices have been low, which has helped spur growth in countries with abundant natural energy resources. C. Investors have been excited by the potentially large returns offered by emerging economies, and as a result poorer countries can now avail themselves of significant amounts of divestment. D. Poorer countries can take advantage of available technology to jump-start its growth because it does not need to reinvent the wheel.