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What type of school does the term “higher education” refer to?

elementary schools

middle schools

high schools

graduate schools

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task force

public policy

party platform

Which is an example of an economic foreign policy tool?

domestic industries

self-sufficiency

economic rights

humanitarian aid

Which best describes the European Union?

an economic policy that places tariffs on goods entering Europe

a trade agreement responsible for one of the world’s largest economies

an economic policy that lowers tariffs on goods sent from Europe to the United States

a trade agreement that unites all European countries with a single trading goal

Which of the following would a nongovernmental organization most likely handle?

A persecuted citizen is seeking asylum in a different country than her own.

There are not enough vaccines to supply a country’s children with medicine.

A small nation has been attacked by a larger neighbor.

Developing countries are asking for assistance building roads and bridges.

What is the primary qualification for receiving Medicaid benefits?

age

health

income

education

Which of the following represents a question within higher education?

Should we allow new kinds of public schools to try to help students in innovative ways?

Is standardized testing a valid way of determining what students do and do not know?

Should we provide vouchers so parents can use public funds to pay for private schooling?

Are there better ways to help students find adequate funding for increasing tuition costs?

The concept of the Great Society was created by which president?

Roosevelt

Truman

Johnson

Carter

Beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in Afghanistan was to

use force to seize oil supplies.

contain the spread of communism.

weaken the threat posed by al-Qaeda.

remove Saddam Hussein from power.

What is one example of a cyberattack within the United States?

the hijacking of airplanes on September 11th

the spread of disease caused by Covid-19

a shortage of gasoline after an energy company is hacked

a lack of goods from overseas due to economic sanctions

What is the role of the Department of Homeland Security?

This agency monitors and assesses threats from terrorism.

This agency approves treaties established with other nations.

This agency conducts military operations and oversees the troops.

This agency engages in intelligence operations within other nations.

International governmental organizations

have a “home base” in the country most in need of help.

are able to operate in every country that is part of the group.

send workers out from a singular location in a national capital.

allow struggling citizens to seek refuge in their headquarters.

Read the example of a party platform:We support electronic voting. We also believe in online registration: more citizens need to be able to participate in the election process.What best explains the party’s primary goal?

get more citizens involved in elections

get more citizens to vote by computer

get more citizens to register to vote online

get more citizens involved in politics

Which is the best example of the process through which public policy is made?

Health officials identify that a public hospital is too busy and give the health department money to hire more doctors.

Educators identify that a school that needs replaced and give the school department money to construct a new building.

Interest groups identify a rise in childhood obesity and give educators money to add physical activity in public schools.

Politicians identify an increase in accidents and give police departments money to enforce new speed limits on highways.

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