In a common law system, ______ refers to cases that have come before the courts in the past.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
precedent
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The term siloviki refers to
a. the Soviet era personnel system that assured party control of the bureaucracy. b. the merit-based civil service system introduced under Putin. c. career bureaucrats in Russia. d. government officials drawn from the security and intelligence services who were recruited to important political posts under Putin. e. the bureaucracy of regional governments.
Which of the following was not one of the major reasons behind the formation of the European Union?
a. The states of Europe feared that without integration, there could be another terribly devastating war on the continent in the future. b. The European states feared that if they did not unite, they would begin to suffer under American international hegemony. c. The destruction of the war was so widespread that it required a regional response, not just a response in one or two countries. d. Both Europeans and the United States felt that a united Europe would be a good counterbalance to the Soviet Union.
In economic policy, the basic principle underlying conservatism is
a. laissez-faire. b. government regulation. c. central planning. d. social equality. e. collective responsibility.
In order to gain the favor of the public, an interest group implements a public relations campaign that demonstrates the danger of plastic twist-off caps to wildlife. This is an example of
A) climate control. B) tragedy of the commons. C) self-actualization. D) the common good. E) a direct technique.