The annual budget deficit grew from $80 billion in 1981 to $290 billion in 1992 . Which of the following was NOT a factor in increasing the deficit?
A. large tax cuts in 1981-1983
B. Increased levels of defense spending in the 1980s
C. federally funded bailout of savings and loan institutions
D. federal spending on programs such as crime, transportation and education
D
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College students have used what major strategy in protesting the human rights abuses in the Darfur region of Sudan?
a. testifying before Congress b. pressuring their colleges and universities to divest from companies that operate in Sudan c. creating YouTube videos to raise public awareness of the crisis in Darfur d. sending student ambassadors to the region to engage in talks with government leaders
Trade union members, scientists, and members of the clergy are overrepresented in Congress
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
When a state uses the threat of retaliation to deter a rival despite there being no active or impending military conflict, the state is engaging in ______ deterrence.
a. immediate b. general c. extended d. direct
The Fourteenth Amendment attempted to guarantee which of the following to former slaves?
a. forty acres of farmland and a mule b. free university education c. economic equality with whites d. citizenship rights