The principle of plausible deniability holds that ____________________.A) nonaligned Third World nations should not receive foreign aid from the United States unless those nations can plausibly deny an affiliation with the Soviet UnionB) the president of the United States is the chief instrument of American foreign policy and, as such, may deny Congress a role in foreign-policy decisionsC) Congress should reassert itself in the making of foreign policy by denying foreign-aid money to nondemocratic nationsD) the covert activities of the CIA should be planned and executed in such a way that the president can deny knowledge of them

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The principle of plausible deniability holds that ____________________.A)  nonaligned Third World nations should not receive foreign aid from the United States unless those nations can plausibly deny an affiliation with the Soviet UnionB)  the president of the United States is the chief instrument of American foreign policy and, as such, may deny Congress a role in foreign-policy decisionsC)  Congress should reassert itself in the making of foreign policy by denying foreign-aid money to nondemocratic nationsD)  the covert activities of the CIA should be planned and executed in such a way that the president can deny knowledge of them

Soheil Foroughi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Plausible deniability refers to the ability to deny knowledge or involvement in a covert or controversial operation. Therefore, choice D, which states that covert CIA activities should be planned and executed in a way that the president can deny knowledge of them, best fits the principle of plausible deniability.

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