The Progressive movement rose in part in opposition to
a. absolute authority of states over intrastate commerce.
b. concentrated powers such as political machines and large corporations.
c. expanding public social programs such as welfare.
d. increasing government expenditures.
e. the domination of the Republican Party in Congress.
ANS: B
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A. governor B. lieutenant governor C. comptroller of public accounts D. speaker of the house
The organization in a state that prepares budgets and monitors spending is
a. the treasury department. b. the state accounting office, or office of accounting. c. the state budget bureau, or office of management and budget. d. the comptroller's office.
In normal economic times, this economic theory argues that the proper thing for government to do is to have a steady, predictable increase in the money supply at a rate about equal to growth in the economy's productivity.
A. Keynesian economics. B. Monetarist economics. C. Economic planning. D. Supply-side economics. E. Credit-based economics.
The policy of containment was aimed at
A. rolling back communism B. limiting the expansion of communism C. preventing the spread of nuclear weapons D. preventing the spread of oil pollution