The annual shortfall between federal revenues and expenditures is known as which of the following?

a. the balance of payments
b. the budget deficit
c. the expenditure difference
d. the public/national debt


Answer: b

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This political theorist argued that political power should be viewed as a means to prevent chaos and warfare

a. Peter Abelard b. Niccolo Machiavelli c. Thomas Hobbes d. John Locke e. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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After performing a correlation analysis between two variables a researcher gets a Pearson’s r-value of -.03. What does this mean?

What will be an ideal response?

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When assessing the efficiency of the government, it is always important to remember that Americans are especially energetic about

A. asserting their rights. B. voting. C. lobbying their U.S. senators. D. complaining to the media. E. tracking the success of this or that program.

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