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| Following the events of September 11th, the attack by the United States and a multination coalition was directed at what country? |
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| What significant controversial event happened at the end of the 2000 presidential election? |
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| Who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as the new Russian president at the end of 1999? |
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| A tax that an idividual pays on profits from the sales of stocks, bonds, or property is known as the _____ ? |
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| Members of the National Rifle Association would look to which amendment of the U.S. constitution to support their opposition to comprehensive gun control policies? |
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| The Second Ammendment (The right to bear arms) |
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| Which country in the Balkans was bombed for 77 days by NATO air forces in 1999? |
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| A state that has five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives would have how many electoral votes? |
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| The last time Congress officially delcared war upon another nation or nations was at the start of ____ ? |
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| What other country besides Iran was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal? |
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| A salaried representative of an interest group is traditionally called a(n) ____ ? |
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| According to a specific compromise oat the 1787 Constitutional Convention, a state having 20,000 slaves in it's population would actually count how many slaves for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress? |
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| A tariff is a(n) ______ ? |
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| tax placed on imports coming into a nation |
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| NAFTA is an economic alliance consisting of what three nations? |
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| The United States, Canada, and Mexico |
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| In the field of sociology, using the case study approach, there is a problem with _____ ? |
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| The power to tax is an example of what kind of power? |
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| Our attitudes towards sexual behavior, politics, economics, and religion are generally shaped by ____ ? |
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| Feedback from reference groups |
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| Which of the following is not a form of renewable energy? Wind, tide, natural gas, geothermal, hydroelectric. |
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| In the 2000 political race, one term that was frequently used was "soft money." What does this refer to? |
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| Money given to political parties that is not subject to limits in terms of the size of individual or corporate contributions |
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