The 1998 financial crisis had which of the following positive effects on Russia?
a. It made Russian products more competitive with imported goods.
b. It resulted in an increase in barter.
c. It led to an increase of foreign aid.
d. It led to an increase of foreign investment in the country.
e. It increased the availability of foreign goods.
a
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President Nixon proposed a consolidation of housing subsidies and renewal programs in the early 1970s. The result was:
A. the Housing and Community Development Act. B. too small to achieve its goals. C. the Ideal Cities Initiative. D. deadlock caused by the Watergate scandal.
Prior to changes in campaign finance laws, contributors would give money to political parties rather than directly to the candidates in order to avoid certain limits on contributions. These donations were known as
a. soft money. b. hard money. c. new money. d. bundled money. e. declared money.
State constitutions frequently place severe restrictions on the taxation power of ________
A. the federal government B. state and local governments C. special interest groups D. religious interest groups
Entitlements, including Social Security, Medicare, and veterans' benefits, are the majority of
A. discretionary spending. B. mandatory spending. C. sequestrations. D. debt payments. E. Treasury bond payments.