State and local governments often levy "sin taxes" on certain items and earmark the money for specific programs

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


TRUE

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All of the following are true of members of Congress EXCEPT

A. they are disproportionately male. B. they are disproportionately white. C. they are, on average, about as wealthy as the average American citizen. D. more of them are lawyers than any other profession. E. they are, on average, older than the average American citizen.

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Latino Americans became part of a social movement to improve the lives of immigrant workers. This could be considered an interest group when

A) the United Farm Workers and La Raza joined forces as a recognized advocacy group. B) conditions continued to deteriorate for many undocumented farm laborers. C) Cesar Chavez first considered taking up their cause. D) protesters began receiving widespread media attention. E) workers began to demand better working conditions for themselves.

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What is the special committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate called?

a. arbitration committee b. conference committee c. joint committee d. select/special committee

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Which of the following was the name for the period of better communications between the superpowers that occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

a. détente b. the Cold War c. isolationism d. containment e. deterrence

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