A terrible environmental disaster occurred at Minamata Bay, Japan, in the early 1950s. More than six hundred people died and thirteen hundred people became severely ill. This event was caused by ________.
a. the sudden, accidental release of radioactive gas from a nuclear reactor
b. mercury poisoning from industrial sources
c. a severe case of salmonella food poisoning
d. the release of deadly gas from a chemical processing facility
b. mercury poisoning from industrial sources
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Social Security and Medicare (in addition to other formula programs) are examples of what type of spending?
a. discretionary b. quadrennial c. black budget d. mandatory
All of the following are reasons why citizens do not participate in government EXCEPT ______.
A. citizens are not sufficiently informed to participate B. demands to participate are difficult for the government to satisfy C. the large and decentralized system of government makes it difficult for citizens to effectively participate D. voting/electoral participation is not seen as an effective means of influencing the government
Under Bretton Woods, most of the currencies, other than the U.S. dollar, ______.
A. pegged their values against the value of an ounce of gold B. pegged their values against the value of the dollar C. allowed their currencies to float D. pegged their values against the value of the ruble
Like many other countries in the Global South, in the 1980s and 1990s Mexico
a. adopted a more IMF-friendly economy featuring less government ownership of industry. b. became more socialist, with the government nationalizing key industries. c. cut off trade with several major powers as part of a trade war. d. pegged its currency to the value of a dollar to ensure that its economy moved in step with the USA. e. went from being a debtor nation to a creditor.