A dissenting opinion is written by a justice who agrees with the decision of the majority, but disagrees with the rationale.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question -2-When President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked about a pivot to Asia in America's foreign policy priorities, they were referring to which of the following?
a. China's economic rise and increasing military power, along with its takeover of American allies like Vietnam, Taiwan, and Indonesia, leading India and Japan to forge closer relationships with the United States
b. the goal of the United States to stay on peaceful terms with China and Japan in order to obtain repayment of the economic development loans America has extended to them
c. China's economic rise and increasing military power, along with its interest in countries rich in oil and gas, leading India and Japan to forge closer relationships with the United States
d. the increased interest among American businesses in moving factories to Asian countries such as China, Taiwan, and Japan to procure cheaper labor and thereby increase profits
Question -3-If you believed that the quality of your public education was inferior because of your race or ethnicity, which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?
a. the Thirteenth Amendment
b. the Fourteenth Amendment
c. the Nineteenth Amendment
d. the Equal Rights Amendment
Question -4-The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) that measures the quantity and quality of foreign aid provided to poor countries ranked the United States low on providing direct foreign aid, but this result may be misleading because __________.
a. the index relies on questionable indicators of development such as the extent to which a country has incorporated technology in its business enterprises
b. the index judges development primarily on how well a country can provide military security for its population
c. the index ignores important factors such as the degree to which rich-country trade policies encourage poor-country imports and the degree to which rich countries are open to migrants from poor countries
d. the index relies on qualitative judgments to produce quantitative data, includes possibly inessential components, and may be based on a false premise
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