What is deterrence?

a. the prohibition of use of nuclear weapons through a series of treaties and talks
b. the logic that assumes the certainty of a nuclear retaliation would prevent governments from launching such an attack in the first place
c. the inhibition of a first strike nuclear attack by an effective retaliatory or second-strike capability
d. the limitation of use of nuclear weapons through international laws

c. the inhibition of a first strike nuclear attack by an effective retaliatory or second-strike capability

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At the Constitutional Convention, the South insisted that

A) export taxes not be imposed. B) incomes taxes never be imposed. C) lower federal courts be created as well as a Supreme Court. D) slavery be abolished. E) the power to regulate interstate commerce belong to Congress.

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How does the theory of conditional party government help explain how the role of the Speaker has changed over time?

What will be an ideal response?

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