The NSC Began to Decline as an Advisory Body Beginning

question 21

Multiple Choice

The NSC began to decline as an advisory body beginning with the ______ administration.

• A) Truman
• B) Eisenhower
• C) Kennedy
• D) Nixon

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Definitions:

First Amendment

The First Amendment is a part of the U.S. Constitution that protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.

Corporations

Legal entities separate from their owners, providing limited liability, ease of transferability of shares, and perpetual existence.

Checks and Balances

A system in democratic governments designed to prevent any one branch from gaining excessive power by providing each branch with the authority to check the actions of the others.

Judicial Branch

The branch of government responsible for interpreting the law and administering justice through courts and other judicial institutions.