Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to ______.
a. declare war
b. tax citizens
c. make treaties
d. direct soldiers
b. tax citizens
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Home ownership is especially important in reducing __________ and providing a cushion
when resources are needed. a) Homelessness b) Crime c) Strain on the economy d) Asset poverty
Scholarship on the use of heuristics by the American voting public is
A. nonexistent. B. discredited. C. in agreement that heuristics allow voters to make good decisions despite being uninformed. D. in agreement that heuristics harm democracy. E. conflicted.
The "shame games" earned that nickname from
a. problems with the infrastructure needed for the games blamed on the incompetence of the host country's bureaucracy. b. professional athletes competing in games limited to amateurs. c. outcomes of matches being successfully challenged in local courts. d. losses by the militaries of industrial countries to their counterparts in the developing world in physical fitness training exercises. e. scandal of bureaucrats fired for trying to hide drug test failures of athletes.
If the Federal Reserve Board wanted to slow the rate of economic growth, it would most likely __________
a. encourage the president to lower taxes b. increase interest rates c. increase the money supply d. lower capital gains rates