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Which of these is NOT true of the Bretton Woods monetary regime?   Before 1971, he US dollar was convertible to gold, $35 per ounce of gold Before 1971, the value of a country’s currency was tied to gold, on the principle of adjustable (moving) peg It fell to the proposed International Trade Organization to provide loans to countries facing short term balance of payment deficits 4. Since 1971 when the Nixon Administration floated the dollar, the value of a country’s currency has been largely determined by market forces of supply and demand 5. Arbitrage transactions are now part of the forces of supply and demand that determine the values of a country’s currency

Suppose Trump decided, after all,  not to impose tariffs on Chinese steel exports to America mainly because WTO’s rules on international trade prohibit him. Which level of analysis would best explain why Trump refrained from imposing tariffs on Chinese steel?   Individual level of analysis State level of analysis Global level of analysis All of the above None of the above

22.  Ambassador Jamieson Greer heads the Office of the US Trade Representative

Which of these is NOT true of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?   It has the legal force of a treaty Passed by the UN General Assembly in 1948, it consists of 30 articles The rights set forth in it only recognize political rights, not economic and social rights It has inspired several international covenants and national constitutions 1 and 3

15.  The following is true of the Africa Command (AFRICOM) except A.    It is headquartered in Germany B.     Dagvin Anderson is its Commander C.     It is the oldest unified combatant command D.     Its theater of operations is sub-Sahara Africa

12.  Randy George is the Air Force Chief of Staff

2. The US Secretary of War is: A.  Lloyd Austin B.  Robert Kennedy, Jr. C.  Marco Rubio D.  None of the above

22.  Which of these are, generally, criticisms of Multinational Corporations (MNCs)? A.  MNCs outsource jobs to countries where labor is dirt cheap B.  MNCs tend to have too much influence on national and local politics C.  Oil producing MNCs tend to degrade the environment D.  MNCs may export sensitive technologies to host countries E.  All of the above

 13.  Which of these is NOT true of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?   A.  It was hosted by the “Iron Chancellor” Otto Von Bismarck B.  It sought to keep European countries from fighting one another as they carved up and looted Africa for themselves C.  It is partly blamed for the post-colonial instability in Africa D.  Liberia was assigned to the United States at the Berlin Conference E.  Its goal of colonizing Africa was achieved in many instances by wholesale massacres of Africans who sought to defend their ancestral lands against the colonial powers and adventurers  

21.  Chair of the House Armed Services committee is a Republican