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Q16. For the United States, a major result of the end of the Cold War seems to b

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Q16. For the United States, a major result of the end of the Cold War seems to be have been
   a. an end to worries about national security.
   b. a large 'peace dividend' to be spent on nonmilitary programs.
   c. confusion about the U.S. international role and U.S. foreign policy goals.
   d. an increase in the rate of global warming.
   e. renewed insistence that military strength will prevail.

Q18. A congressional representative who wanted to respond to public opinion on the budget deficit would
   a. simply cut all programs across the board.
   b. cut social security and social welfare spending.
   c. simply raise taxes.
   d. face a dilemma because the public wants both overall spending cuts and increased funding for many social programs.
   e. direct the issue to the executive branch since budget control is managed there.

Explanation / Answer

Answer 16:

Option B.

A large sum of money was spent on maintaining military in the wake of the cold war. But the end of Cold War will allow US to spent money on other productive purposes.

Answer 18:

Option C.

Congressional representative focus on raising taxes to deal with the problem of budget deficit in the economy.