A key group in the rather long list of the 99% of Americans who felt they had been left behind in the wake of the financial bailout of 2008 and who were active in the Occupy Wall Street movement was ______.
a. military veterans
b. college students
c. upper-class workers
d. social welfare recipients
b. college students
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The international governmental organization that provides loans to member states for specific development projects is known as the
a. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. b. World Trade Organization. c. World Bank. d. Security Council. e. International Monetary Fund.
During the colonial period, the power of governors appointed by the Crown could be characterized as
A) powerful. B) weak. C) unknown. D) impartial. E) democratic.
The United States has a two-party system which means that:
A) only two parties nominate candidates to run in general elections. B) the two major parties-the Democrats and the Republicans-dominate national politics. C) candidates must belong to one of the two major parties to run in state elections. D) all voters identify with either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. E) third parties are not allowed to be formed in this country.
During the recent financial crisis, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke implemented quantitative easing, a procedure by which the Fed
A. lowers the reserve requirement ratio. B. floods the markets with additional reserves it creates. C. raises the discount rate. D. buys government securities. E. lowers interest rates.