Osama bin Laden’s successor as leader of ____________ was _______________.

What consequences do long campaigns have on the ability of politicians to govern effectively?

What will be an ideal response?

The phrase descent from heaven, used in reference to Japan, means

a. the appointment of public officials by the emperor to whom divinity was ascribed before World War II. b. a politician's or public servant's fall into disgrace because of a scandal. c. the legendary origin of the imperial family. d. the employment of senior government officials upon their retirement by public or private corporations. e. the widespread belief that Japan has a manifest destiny.