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A collection of actual fsot exam questions and answers, covering various topics related to us government, history, and geography. It offers a valuable resource for individuals preparing for the foreign service officer test, providing insights into the exam's format and content. Questions and answers on topics such as the us constitution, key supreme court cases, and important historical events.
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Organic Theory - ANSWERS-A country, behaves like an organism-to survive, a state requires nourishment, or territory, to gain political power.
Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 - ANSWERS-Is responsible for many of the rules governing the day to day operations and transparency requirements of federal agencies.
Cultivation Theory - ANSWERS-The more an audience follows a particular media outlets coverage the more susceptible they are to believe whatever that media outlet tells them about events.
Agenda Setting Theory - ANSWERS-Public is influenced by the stories the media chooses to cover.
Pregnancy Discrimination act of 1978 - ANSWERS-An amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this Act makes it illegal to discriminate against a woman because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ANSWERS-made it illegal to discriminate against a person who qualifies as having a disability and works in private sector, state government, or local government positions.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 - ANSWERS-Made it illegal to discriminate based on genetic information, such as disease, disorder, or medical history, including that of the employee or applicants family members.
First Amendment - ANSWERS-Freedom of Speach, freedom of press, free exercise of religion, and the right to assemble peacefully and petition the government
Second Amendment - ANSWERS-Right to bear arms, well regulated militia
Ninth Amendment - ANSWERS-Establishes the existence of unnamed rights and grants them to citizens
Tenth Amendment - ANSWERS-Reserves all non-specified powers to the states or people
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 - ANSWERS-Congress has the ability to regulate commerce with a foreign nation, between states, and with Indian Tribes.
Bill of Rights - ANSWERS-First 10 amendments to the Constitution
EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963 - ANSWERS-made it illegal to pay men and women different wages if they perform equal work
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWERS-Made it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, or sex; made it illegal to retaliate against employes who have complained of discrimination. Reasonably accommodate employees' religious practices unless doing so would impose undue hardships on business operations.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ANSWERS-Protects people aged 40 or older from age-based discrimination
Section 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ANSWERS- Made it illegal to discriminate against person who qualifies as having a disability and is employed by Federal Government.
Rogers Act of 1924 - ANSWERS-The first effort to create a modern diplomatic service in the United States was made through what act and in what year, which established the initial framework for a professional foreign service staff
House of Representatives - ANSWERS-Membership: 435
Representation: By Population of State
Length of Term: 2 Years
Senate - ANSWERS-Membership: 100
Representation: Two from Each State
Length of Term: 6 Years
Heartland Theory - ANSWERS-Hypothesis proposed by Halford MacKinder that held that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world.
Rimland Theory - ANSWERS-Nicholas Spykman's theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provided the base for world conquest. This theory states that these areas serve as Buffer between land and Sea power
FOI Request has to be answered by a agency within how many days? - ANSWERS-20 days.
Thrift saving plan - ANSWERS-Is a federal retirement plan which is similar to a privately offered 401K plan
Production Possibilities Frontier - ANSWERS-Is a curve that shows how much of a product can be made when two or more goods are competing for the same resources.
A Concordat is a what? - ANSWERS-Its a specific form of political treaty between a sovereign state and the Roman Catholic Church.