In the area of individual privacy, state governments have shown the greatest interest in enacting
a. Freedom of Information laws.
b. fair credit-reporting acts.
c. privacy acts.
d. sunshine laws.
ANS: B
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A. A's threat persuades B to do something that B does not want to do. B. B does something that A wants in exchange for benefits from A. C. A persuades B to do something that harms B's interests. D. B does something in order to gain favor with A.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).