Jimmy Carter faced a host of economic problems when he became president: stagnating wages, rising unemployment, inflation, and falling industrial productivity. From which previous president(s) did he inherit a large federal budget deficit?
A. Nixon
B. Ford
C. both Nixon and Ford
D. Kennedy
Answer: C
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A) W. E. B. Du Bois B) Paul Robeson C) A. Philip Randolph D) Marcus Garvey
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a. Utah's liberal laws in regard to polygamy b. to escape from persecution they received in more settled areas c. to fulfill a prophecy that Joseph Smith had a building a religious community by a "great salt lake" d. the fertile soil in Utah e. the desire to spread their faith among Native Americans
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a. true b. false