The statement, "Violent crime has decreased in the last five years," is:
a. obviously wrong and, therefore, cannot be a positive statement.
b. normative since it can be answered by simply looking at the facts.
c. positive because it is testable.
d. not very interesting because all normative issues are of little importance.
c
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If the manufacturer of the new drug chose to increase its price from $70 to $75, consumers would buy ________ doses, and have ________ total expenditures.
A. more; higher B. more; lower C. fewer; higher D. fewer; lower
If a community spends more than the amount a categorical grant requires, the effect is _____
a. the same as a general grant b. better than a general grant c. worse than a general grant d. impossible to determine given the available information
Suppose a vote was taken in a small town of 11 people to determine how much of the budget should go toward education spending. Five individuals want 10 percent, five individuals want 80 percent and one person wants 25 percent. According to the median-voter theorem, the chosen amount to spend on education will be ______ of the budget.
A. 10 % B. 80 % C. 45 % D. 25%
In the 1990s, the Danish government passed laws tightening eligibility requirements for receiving unemployment benefits. What happened in Denmark as a result of this policy change?
a. The size of the labor force declined b. The unemployment rate decreased c. More teenagers entered the labor force d. The wage rate increased e. The natural rate of unemployment increased