Fed Gov Test

which event discredited isolationism as a security policy?

Japanese attack of the U.S. pacific fleet at pearl harbor

what is the worlds bank chief mission

The World Bank chief mission is to provide development aid to poor countries

which of the following is a foreign policy based on the idea that the united states should take preemptive action against threats to its national security?

The bush doctrine

What makes the income tax progressive?

The more income people make, the higher a tax rate they have to pay on that income.

imagine canada is threatening to invade the U.S. over disputed territory. The US decides to cede some of the territory to canda in order to forestall the war from happening. this is an example of

appeasement

Who is charged with collecting info throughout the world, preparing analyses, and launching covert operations?

central intelligence agency (CIA)

which of the following groups receives the least benefits from government's social policies?

children and people in poverty

in what type of law is the government always the plaintiff

criminal

during the global war on terror, from 2001 to 2010, U.S. spending on national defense

increased steadily

The fact that a bottle of Coca Cola cost $0.05 in 1959 and $1.50 today is an example of

inflation

which term describes a policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of the other nations?

isolationism

The sphere of a courts power and authority refers to

jurisdiction

if a defendant is charged with burglary but admits to a lesser charge of trespassing in exchange for the prosecution dismissing the burglary charge and forgoing the criminal trial, it is an example of a(n).

plea bargain

The Supreme Court dismissed a 2018 lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act filed by a group of Republican-led states, saying they were not being harmed by the law's unenforceable individual mandate provision since it had been zeroed out by the Republican's tax bill. Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs in the case lacked.

standing

a policy of deterrence may fail against terrorist groups because

terrorist groups lack a fixed geographic location, which prevents easy retaliation.

who is the most responsible for setting monetary policy in america

the federal reserve

Bangladesh is facing economic struggles and would like to apply for a bail out loan to prevent the country from running out of cash. From which entity would they likely seek this loan?

the international monetary fund (IMF)

How would the framers of the Constitution likely regard the president's foriegn policy powers today?

the president's powers over foreign policy have grown far greater than the framers had intended, with the president both commanding the troops and deciding when to go to war.

how is the size of the u.s. supreme court determined?

the u.s. congress sets the number of supreme court justices

steve was in a car accident involving another party who ran a red light. he sustained significant medical injuries and is now suing the other driver. this is an example of the ___________________ case.

tort

an individual is charged with possession of narcotics. in which court would the defendant likely first appear?

trial court

which of the following is an organization of nation-states founded in 1945 to be a channel for negotiation and a means of settling international disputes peaceably?

united nations

the feminization of poverty refers to the fact that

women are more likely to be poor than men