Which of the following was the reason for the increase in the government's willingness to fight over the Biafra territory which led to the Biafran war?
A. The Ibo were organized into many relatively small city-states, with no centralized
political authority in the region.
B. In 1966, a group of mostly Ibo military officers seized power in a coup d'état.
C. The Ibo seceded from Nigeria and declared themselves the independent Republic of
Biafra.
D. The majority Ibo territory of Biafra in the southeast included the oil-rich region of
the Niger Delta.
E. Many Ibos were unable to reclaim pre-war jobs in the Nigerian government.
D
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A. both the federal and state governments. B. state governments only. C. the federal government only. D. both the federal and state governments except when overruled by state constitutions. E. None of these are correct.
Which statement regarding interest groups is accurate?
A. They have a nearly endless supply of funding. B. They are organized in order to influence the outcome in political issues. C. They are coalitions of people who share a common interest in the outcome of a neighborhood issue. D. They have a great deal of influence on foreign policy.
Which of these types of government sees power held in the hands of an elite few?
A. monarchy B. autocracy C. democracy D. oligarchy E. tyranny
What was one of the biggest concerns when West and East Germany were unified in 1990?
A. integration of the armed forces B. linguistic differences that had developed over the years of separation C. the costs of reunification D. building roads connecting the East and the West