In response to a sharp economic downturn in 2008, the Bush administration:
A) did nothing, leaving it to the next president to deal with.
B) worked frantically if unsuccessfully to stabilize the economy.
C) took decisive action which restored economic health.
D) blamed everything on Clinton-era tax cuts.
Answer: B
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A) foreign policy B) the role of government in the economy C) almost everything D) very little
The American transcendentalist who defended his refusal to pay taxes to support the Mexican War in his essay "Civil Disobedience" was
A) Herman Melville. B) Nathaniel Hawthorne. C) Ralph Waldo Emerson. D) Henry David Thoreau.
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a. being a well-equipped expedition. b. starting off on a larger scale than any other English colony. c. receiving many fairly prosperous and educated immigrants. d. receiving a majority of the Puritans coming to the New World. e. a shared purpose among the first settlers.
When Truman became president many observers believed that he
a. would push for much greater government intervention in the economy than Roosevelt had. b. would undo much of the New Deal. c. would not defend the rights of minorities. d. would be soft on communism.