Why does the United States provide foreign aid? What are the goals and challenges of foreign aid provided by the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
The goals are to improve conditions in other countries and, in that way, to improve the security of the United States. Challenges include that the funding does not always get used for its intended purpose and is hard for the United States to control. Another challenge is that a significant portion of the American public opposes United States giving aid to foreign countries.
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Which of the following characterizations of the Conservative Party is NOT true?
a. During the twentieth century the party led the British government for a longer period of time than did any other party. b. The party has been badly beaten in the past two parliamentary elections. c. The party is now united behind the cause of greater European integration. d. Tony Blair had reinvigorated the Labour Party, producing a resounding Labour victory in the next two parliamentary elections (1997–2001) and a narrower win in 2005.
The state constitutional officer tasked with paying the state's bills and monitoring the state's financial condition is called the ______.
A. controller B. member of the Board of Equalization C. secretary of state D. treasurer
In the district described in Table 3, how many total seats does Party B win?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
F. 5
After leaving the polls, a voter tells a reporter that he voted for Candidate A because he thinks that Candidate A will do a good job. This statement is an expression of which of the following?
a) coattail effect b) prospective voting c) retrospective voting d) conservatism e) straight-ticket voting