A congressional earmark allows which of the following?

A. Deficit spending rather than balancing the federal budget
B. More discretionary funds that can be channeled to where the money is most needed
C. The government to spend money on a specific project
D. A tax loophole for a specific corporation
E. The funding required for entitlement programs


Answer: C

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A) Dred Scott v. Sandford
B) Prigg v. Pennsylvania
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Plessy v. Ferguson
E) ?Gibbons v. Ogden

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What will be an ideal response?

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A. flat tax B. sales tax C. national consumption tax D. estate tax

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a. column percent b. cumulative percent c. frequency d. sum of squares

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