Power elite Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A* standard exemplar essay to the Paper 4, 30 marker: “Making concessions to the elites was the most important reason for the Nazi consolidation of power in 1933-34.” How far do you agree? [30] One of the practice essays I wrote before receiving the Top in the World award in CIE A Level History in the Nov 2022 series.

A - ANSWER-Which one of the following is NOT true of cultural or political beliefs in America. A. America's origins as a wilderness society led to the belief that government is responsible for providing material assistance to its citizens. B. Americans place a greater emphasis than Europeans on personal advancement through education. C. Never has an American majority expressed a willingness to entrust health insurance fully to the government. D. America has a strong individualistic culture/...

What is crossfit - Answer- Constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity Constantly varied - Answer- General physical preparedness (GPP) What is General Physical Preparedness - Answer- Term used to describe the generalised base qualities of an athlete What's the aim of GPP - Answer- To establish a board foundational fitness level that can then be converted and applied throughout a wide range of tasks hoping to consistently make gains in the 10 general physical skill...

ap art history: midterm: multiple choice questions The emphasis on the anatomy of women portrayed in Prehistoric art suggests early man's interest in a. gold and jewels b. health and fertility c. athletic competitions d. the domestication of animals - b. health and fertility b. mortise and tenon construction - To ensure stability of a structural form, an architectural innovation utilized at Stonhenge was the use of a. squinches to support large sarsen lintels b. moritse and tenon c...

Types of conflict - Answer- Non-violent -peaceful demonstrations, strikes, political campaigns, diplomacy, trade war- and violent -terrorist attacks, civil war, interstate war (between states), insurgency or guerrilla war, genocide. Conflict Misconceptions - Answer- 1. conflict is caused by a single factor - its all about oil 2. conflict party are unitary actors - they are involved for the same reason/aim 3. conflict is always visible Conditions that make conflict MORE likely - Answer- ...

GVPT 282 Midterm Latest 2023 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) The AIIB is a financial institution focused on multilateral development in the Asia-Pacific region. This bank, with its 17-founding member and other joiners, competes with the IFIs established under the Bretton Woods System, mainly the World Bank and IMF. As a result, it threatens U.S.'s power to advance its foreign policy through conditionality for loans. Instead, IFIs may not compete, and this competition allows developi...

Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal bureaucracy over the past hundred years? (A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925 (B) The inability of Congress to cut programs (C) The success of Democratic presidents in promoting their policies (D) Public demand for, and expectation of, social services (E) United States Supreme Court rulings requiring Congress to assist those living in poverty - Answer- Public demand for, and expectation of, social services ...

The idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people of their liberty is expressed by the term ___. - ANSWER limited government The European philosopher whose concept of natural rights had a great impact on American politics is ___. - ANSWER John Locke President John Adams publicly indicated that the Constitution was designed for a ___. - ANSWER governing elite The words of the Declaration of Independence reflected Locke's p...

Unit 1 government - The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies Sovereignty - supreme power or authority Federal Reserve System - The country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates Brain Trust - Many of the advisers who helped Roosevelt during his presidential candidacy continued to aid him after he entered the White House. A newspaperman once described the gro...

Describe the purposes of government? CORRECT ANSWER establish justice; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare; secure the blessings of liberty What are the differences between a monarchy and a dictatorship? CORRECT ANSWER Monarchy= divine right Dictatorship=ruler seizes power compare and contrast a direct democracy vs an indirect democracy CORRECT ANSWER In a direct democracy people make the decisions directly. In an indirect democracy peop...