The British government granted India its independence by splitting its vast colony people into two new states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
True
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According to the power transition theory, wars are most likely to occur when:
a. The power of the rivals is unequal. b. The power of the rivals is about equal. c. The power of the rivals is uncertain. d. c and b are correct.
Beginning in the 1960s, socially conservative voters, particularly in the South, began to ________, with the result that ________
A) join the Libertarian Party; third parties dominate the modern era B) join the Democratic Party; the Democrats came to dominate the modern era C) join the Republican Party; the Republicans came to dominate the modern era D) leave the Democratic Party; neither party dominates the modern era E) leave the Republican Party; neither party dominates the modern era
Which of the following institutions best exemplifies direct democracy?
A. a local government in which all political positions including judgeships are elective, and none are appointive B. a presidential administration in which the ethnic make-up of the president's cabinet roughly coincides with the ethnic make-up of the country as a whole C. a bicameral national government in which seats in one house are divided equally among all the states, and seats in another house are divided among the states in proportion to their population D. a New England town meeting in which all members of the community are allowed to introduce legislation and then vote for passage or rejection of legislation E. a national government in which all the people have the right to express their opinion and cast their vote for the person whom they wish to elect to the presidency
Why have global efforts to reduce green house gas emissions so far failed?
a. There is no problem because global warming is a hoax. b. There are too many people on earth now and the number keeps increasing. c. Unilateral domestic self restraint is not in the interest of any one leader. d. The major contributors to emissions have all reduced pollutants but other nations have not.