Prior to 1865, which of the following was the primary export of the United States?
a. Agriculture
b. Steel
c. Textiles
d. Wood/timber
a. Agriculture
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding zoning policies employed by local governments? a. The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment does not require a city to compensate theowner of land for the lowering of property values
b. Generally, regulations must forward some "public use" and should not cause a particular owner to bear theburden of the regulation's cost. c. Pro-development forces generally support regulations that local governments employ to control land use. d. Developers, large land owners, building industry officials, and realtors often attend planning commissions tolobby city officials for particular zoning policies.
The goal of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was to:
a. rapidly modernize China's agriculture and industry. b. rapidly improve workers' educational levels. c. eliminate traces of capitalism and remake citizens' thinking along socialist lines. d. catch up with Western European countries within fifteen years.
According to Figure 17.2, of the entire federal government's budgetary spending, the largest portion of non-means-tested entitlements goes to __________
a. interest b. Social Security c. Medicare d. Medicaid
In the regressive system of taxation, the tax rate decreases as income decreases
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.