After the British victory in the Seven Years' War, the:
A) relationship between the American colonists and the British greatly improved.
B) British government began imposing taxes on the American colonists.
C) American colonists began to enjoy more independence from British control.
D) American colonists convened for the First Continental Congress on September 5, 1774, to discuss an alliance with the French.
E) American colonists strategized for a war against the Native Americans.
B
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Imagine you are watching a political talk show (perhaps one of the ones that are shown on Sunday morning, or perhaps The Daily Show) and the pundits are discussing problems with the democratization process in Iraq. One of the guests claims that a key factor making it unlikely that democracy could survive in Iraq (even if it were established there). is that there are too many different ethnic groups in the country. Does the empirical evidence in Table 1 support such a claim?
A. Yes, because the coefficient on the Muslim majority variable is positive and significant.
B. No, because the coefficient on Effective number of ethnic groups implies that increasing the number of ethnic groups makes democratic survival more likely.
C. Sort of, because the coefficient on “Effective number of ethnic groups” is mildly significant (only one star) and it implies that increasing the number of ethnic groups makes democratic survival less likely.
In the context of local government structures, areas of high population density are considered ________
A. to be rural B. to have low housing density C. to be municipal corporations D. to be urban E. to be counties
Even proponents of the laissez-faire approach concede that governments play a crucial role in global commerce by:
A. monitoring commercial activities. B. setting interest rates. C. managing the national supply of money. D. providing subsidies to certain industries. E. determining quality and security standards.
Supporters of progressive taxation argue that __________
a. it reduces compliance costs for businesses b. it reduces government involvement in the economy c. it has minimal impact on those with low income d. it has minimal impact on the wealthy