Federal budget surpluses ended after 2001 because of

a. increased spending for homeland security.
b. tax cuts, which reduced government revenues.
c. the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq.
d. increases in entitlement spending – primarily Medicare and Social Security.


B

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a. The better theory does a superior job of accounting for the facts and does not add new unexplained things. b. The better theory is less biased. c. The better theory is tested on difficult cases. d. a, b, and c are correct.

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The thirteen U.S. courts of appeals lack original jurisdiction

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Which of the following differences between cities and suburbs is the LEAST important obstacle to the development of metropolitanwide policies and government institutions?

A. social differences B. racial differences C. economic differences D. political differences

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Putin’s power is derived from the structure of the ______ system.

a. parliamentary b. presidential c. dictatorial d. semipresidentialism

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