The policy of the United States during the Cold War that checked aggressive Soviet actions by military alliances is better known as ______.

a. compartmentalization
b. preservation
c. containment
d. diffusion


c. containment

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Which two sampling methods require that the researcher know something about the salient characteristics of the population (such as race, ethnicity, or gender) before selecting samples?

A. simple random and stratified random B. stratified random and quota C. quota and multistage cluster D. multistage cluster and purposive

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Two-party systems are found in almost every democracy

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Japan's economy is in decline today because

a. Japanese goods and products have been shown to be of inferior quality, resulting in a massive decrease of consumer demand. b. Japan has committed the bulk of its budget toward rebuilding its military and in doing so has ignored the economy. c. Japanese politicians have imposed costly and burdensome regulations on business and industry, radically reducing their profit margins. d. Japanese politicians, the bureaucracy, and big business rely on each other so much that they have all lost the ability to make sound economic judgments.

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A group of citizens which organizes to lobby the government to ensure that certain policies are adopted and adhered to is best defined as a(n) ________

A. target group B. reference group C. economic class D. interest group E. focus group

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