The 1960s "war on poverty" is generally credited with
A. increasing the poverty rate during the decade.
B. none of the drop in the poverty rate during the decade.
C. the entirety of the drop in the poverty rate during the decade.
D. only a part of the drop in the poverty rate during the decade.
Answer: D
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A) 0.25. B) 4. C) 15. D) 100.
The U.S. monetary policy implemented in 2008 was an attempt to
A) give billions of dollars to businesses and low- and middle-income Americans in order to stimulate business investment and consumption expenditure and thereby increasing AD. B) decrease interest rates in order to stimulate business investment and consumption expenditure, thereby increasing SAS. C) decrease interest rates in order to stimulate business investment and consumption expenditure, thereby increasing AD. D) decrease the exchange rate in order to boost net exports, thereby increasing AD.
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(a) Deforestation. (b) Soil erosion. (c) Ground water contamination. (d) All of the above.
Until 1863, National Banking was a mix of licensing by state charters, banking done by nonchartered private bankers, and free banking
Indicate whether the statement is true or false