Partisan polarization makes it difficult to get legislation passed in the legislature.

Desertification refers to

a. desertion of their homelands by ethnic minorities. b. desertion of development assistance for the Global South by the Global North. c. transformation of cropland into deserts. d. transformation of deserts into cropland. e. both a and c.

Under the Constitution, which of the following is true about the responsibility for common defense and security?

a. It is a shared responsibility between the states and the federal government. b. It is solely the responsibility of the national government. c. The federal government sets general policies, but a supermajority of states can disapprove of any policies. d. The states would continue to handle these policies because the national government would take responsibility for regulating commerce.