Which of the following groups arose from the rubble of war-torn Syria, Libya, and Iraq?

What role does the Council of Economic Advisers play in American politics?

a. to advise the president on economic policy b. to assess legislative proposals for budgetary issues c. to lobby Congress in defense of the president's budget d. to prepare the president's budget

Fareed Zakaria in his book, The Post-American World, examines the reasons that certain states in the developing world will become leaders of the twenty-first century. Most experts point to four countries:

a. Brazil, India, Pakistan, and China. b. Brazil, India, Russia, Argentina. c. Brazil, Russia, India, and China. d. China, India, the United States, and Japan. e. Brazil, Russia, India, and Japan.