Some members of Congress have been willing to support measures that expand the government-corporation complex because doing so provides a unique opportunity for them to assist their local constituencies by authorizing funding for defense-related industries and military bases in their home districts. These activities constitute a long-standing political practice known as stacking the deck
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Undocumented immigrants______.
A. increase local and state taxes B. pay slightly less in local and state taxes than documented immigrants C. pay a substantial amount in local and state taxes D. do not pay local and state taxes
Which of the following is part of most neoliberal states? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. More supportive of business capital accumulation than unemployment. b. Stimulating of business as opposed to individuals. c. Private functions that were once state administered. d. Open up flow of capital across economic sectors and geographic regions.
Recent events in Egypt, Libya, Syria, and elsewhere in the Middle East reveal how the powerless
A. effect change through individual responsbility. B. can turn to their governments when times are hard. C. gain power through social movements. D. are helpless to effect real change.