PALMER.SS CA #2 Practice

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In 2015, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many European nations enacted sanctions against the agricultural sector of Russia. Under the sanctions, no European nations can trade with Russia for agricultural resources. What is the BEST description of these sanctions as an economic barrier to trade?

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The sanctions are an embargo.

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Which country is shaded on the map?

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Panama

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The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to which of the following: Command Economy, Market Economy, Traditional Economy, Mixed Economy?

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Command Economy

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Which answer choice correctly contrasts government leadership in the United Kingdom and Germany? Options: In the United Kingdom, the Queen is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government; in Germany, the president is the head of state and the chancellor is the head of government.

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In the United Kingdom, the Queen is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government; in Germany, the president is the head of state and the chancellor is the head of government.

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Chalk and gypsum deposits found in the United Kingdom are sources of what type of resource?

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a natural resource

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What types of economies do the modern states of Germany and Russia have?

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mixed economies

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Which answer choice correctly compares or contrasts the roles of citizens in the British and German governments? Options: British and German citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislatures., British and German citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislatures and for their prime ministers., British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature; German citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislature., British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their prime minister; German citizens can vote only for representatives in their houses of legislature.

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British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their prime minister; German citizens can vote only for representatives in their houses of legislature.

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Since the early twentieth century, the prime minister of the United Kingdom's parliamentary democracy has been selected from which of these political groups? Options: the Cabinet, the House of Lords, the British royal family, the House of Commons

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the House of Commons

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Which statement about the economies of the United Kingdom and Germany is correct?
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The United Kingdom and Germany are both closest to point 1.
The United Kingdom and Germany are both closest to point 2.
The United Kingdom is closest to point 1 and Germany is closest to point 3.
The United Kingdom is closest to point 3 and Germany is closest to point 1.

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The United Kingdom and Germany are both closest to point 2.

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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall?
- decentralization of Eastern European governments
- free elections in Soviet bloc states
- a coup attempt by high-ranking Soviet leaders
- disabled border defenses in Hungary

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a coup attempt by high-ranking Soviet leaders