According to the Author, What Is an Example of the Rally-Around-The-Flag

question 25

Multiple Choice

According to the author, what is an example of the rally-around-the-flag effect?

• A) In 2003, Spanish voters unseated a prime minister because of his support of the war in Iraq.
• B) In 2004, President Bush was reelected, showing the support of the American people for a President in a time of war.
• C) In early 2010, the president of North Korea launched a torpedo attack on a South Korean ship to show his toughness to other elites.
• D) After the invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003, the Iraqi people rallied around the United States in support of their intervention.

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Definitions:

Reticular Formation

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The part of the brain connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum, controlling basic life functions.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain involved in memory formation and spatial navigation.

Fantastic Memory

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