The efforts of Senators and Representatives to bring federal money home to their districts in the form of extra spending on various projects are called
a. beef. c. cream.
b. pork. d. tofu.
B
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How accurate were President Obama's predictions of the impact of the 2009 stimulus plan?
a. Extremely accurate; the unemployment rate dropped as expected. b. Fairly accurate; the unemployment rate dropped to the level expected, but it took a bit longer than predicted. c. Somewhat accurate; unemployment peaked at a much higher rate than expected, but it decreased to predicted rates by the time of the 2012 elections. d. Extremely inaccurate; unemployment peaked at a much higher rate than expected, it decreased much more slowly than predicted, and it still hasn't reached the rate that was predicted.
Why were Americans skeptical of the bailouts of the banking and automobile industries during the Great Recession?
a. Americans did not want to help industries they perceived to be powerful and privileged. b. Americans discovered that the bailout was a quid pro quo for those industries' support of Barack Obama in the 2008 election. c. Americans tend to be trusting of government but to distrust specific government policies. d. Americans viewed these industries as being superfluous to the American economy.
In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court struck down a state law specifying a maximum sixty-hour work week for
a. bakery employees. b. coal miners. c. seamstresses. d. factory workers.
Which of the following statements describe a feminist argument with respect to IR?
A) Gender is typically irrelevant for understanding how IR works because most heads of state are male. B) Femininity is associated with private and domestic areas, whereas masculinity is associated with public and political spaces. C) Males influence IR more often through nonstate channels than females do. D) The gender identity of actors does not affect their views and decision processes.