In his 1947 essay, “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” George Kennan argued for a policy of ______ of Soviet aspirations.

Which of the following is one of the most influential of the ethnic-identity interest groups?

a. National Association of Arab-Americans b. American–Israeli Public Affairs Committee c. German American National Congress d. League of United Latin American Citizens

Which of the following is NOT true about the British civil service? a. Two important positions in ministries are the permanent secretary (responsible for the daily administrative running of the department) and the principal private secretary (liaison between the minister and senior civil servants). b. There is a concern that the growing importance of special advisors is eroding the

impartiality of civil servants. c. Civil servants in Britain do much of the work of conceptualizing and refining legislation. d. The size of the civil service has decreased with the ongoing modernization of Whitehall. e. The majority of people at the top of Britain's ministries are traditional career civil servants.