How is poverty defined in the United States difference from other developed nations?
A. The number of assistance application versus income of population
B. By abstract measure versus relative measure
C. economic need versus minimal level of income
D. none of the above
C
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What new technique did the U.S. Census introduce in 2010 in an attempt to increase the response rate?
A. financial incentives B. random sampling techniques C. Internet-based response option D. only face-to-face interviews
Which of these statements best describes the possible effect of efforts by the Federal Reserve Board to lower interest rates?
a. They can lead to lower capital gains tax rates. b. They can lead to higher unemployment in years of budget deficits. c. They can spur economic growth by increasing the cost of money for business. d. They can spur economic growth by increasing the available money supply.
According to the text, many states recovered from the 2008-2009 recession by ________, with some enjoying strong economic expansion due to ________
A) 2010; the strengthening agricultural industry B) 2011; revisions in the federal tax code C) 2012; passage of the Affordable Care Act D) 2013; a surplus of clean water E) 2014; the booming petroleum industry
According to Thomas Hobbes, the desire for authoritarianism is a natural consequence of
a. humans' greed and selfishness b. people allowing authoritarian rulers to exist c. humanity's bleak existence in the time before government d. the elimination of the death and destruction of the state of nature e. All of the above