Why might American military strength be less useful in achieving some American policy goals?
a. There are many policy objectives, such as rooting out terror cells, that are not achieved by overwhelming military force.
b. American politicians rarely deploy the military to achieve policy objectives.
c. The American public overwhelmingly believes that the military should only be used to defend the homeland directly.
d. The Defense Department does not have an advisory position with respect to foreign policy choices.
a
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Which statement, if true, best supports the feminist view on the challenges women face?
A) Women, if treated equally to men, would be subject to the draft. B) Gender roles are largely biologically defined. C) Women have difficulty moving up the corporate ladder because men are socialized into leadership roles. D) Women have achieved equality with the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Patronage has been restricted over the years by the ________
A. election of most state officials B. Missouri Plan for state administrators C. extension of women's suffrage D. institution of the merit system