Often at war, ambitious European monarchs desperately needed revenues. Some of them started calling assemblies of notables to levy taxes. In return for their "power of the purse," these assemblies received a modest input into royal policies
Such were the beginnings of the
__________.
A) American Congress
B) French Estates General
C) British Parliament
D) Swedish Riksdag
C
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a. support for state ownership of business. b. a lack of an entrepreneurial spirit and risk-taking c. low labor participation rates and standards of living d. a relatively high percent of public employees in the labor force.
Which agency was supposed to prevent the financial havoc wreaked by Bernie Madoff?
a. The Treasury Department b. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation c. The Federal Reserve d. The Council of Economic Advisors e. The Securities and Exchange Commission
Since it was neither constitutionally nor statutorily created, the ________ as such does not legally exist
a. Department of Labor b. Office of Management and Budget c. Department of Defense d. Department of Homeland Security e. Cabinet
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
a. to protect Eastern Europe from undue influence of the Soviet Union in the wake of World War II b. to help rebuild Europe after World War II so that it would be less vulnerable to communist influences c. to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction to unstable governments d. to repair relations between the United States and the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War