Which of the following acts started the process of mobilizing a wartime economy by raising the surtax on high incomes and corporate profits?

A. Espionage Act of 1917
B. Revenue Act of 1916
C. Sedition Act of 1918
D. National Defense Act of 1916


Answer: B

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How did Bill Clinton manipulate the Senate to support the welfare state?

A) He could not manipulate the senate. B) He made the Republicans appear radical by proposing less drastic versions of their own policies. C) He proposed legislation that balanced the budget by cutting military spending exponentially. D) He hid welfare proposals in more complex legislation that was supported by the majority. E) None of these

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