If you were an official in the Democratic Party in a state that typically goes Republican, you might be in favor of changing the election system to __________

Which of the following statements about environmental politics in Russia is NOT true?

a. A Russian environmental protection agency was created only after the fall of communism b. Russia has a single agency that is responsible for both the use of resources and environmental protection. c. Russia ratified the Kyoto Accords. d. The proportion of global carbon emissions from Russia exceeds its relative share of global GDP. e. Russia makes little use of renewable energy sources.

Which of the following was a central element of the 1972 U.S.-Chinese Shanghai Communiqué?

a. It recognized the division of Vietnam in two states—one communist and one pro-Western. b. It involved America’s acknowledgment that Taiwan was a Chinese province and that there was only one China. c. It acknowledged the permanent division of the Korean peninsula between North and South Korea. d. It recognized the sovereign independence on Indonesia.