The Endangered Species Act of 1973requires the governmentto actively protect each of the hundreds of species listed as endangered unless the economic consequences of doing so are too great

Compare the U.S. electoral system to European proportional representation systems and address how candidates for U.S. office behave in response to our system

In your opinion which system is more responsive to the desires and opinions of the people?

Some observers suggest that multi-country disputes in the South China Sea over control of the area could lead to a U.S.-China war because __________

a. the Chinese military is rapidly eclipsing that of the U.S. b. the U.S. has friendly relations and treaties with others countries with South China Sea claims, while China has been increasingly assertive there c. the U.S. is committed by treaty to defending Japanese claims to control over islands in both the South China and East China seas d. China has staked claims to becoming a major naval power in both regions, and underestimates U.S. attempts to resist it