The Fair Pay Act of 2009 bears the name of this famous litigant who sued Goodyear Tire and Rubber

for pay equity, and lost her suit in the Supreme Court.

a) Jane Addams
b) Barbara Boxer
c) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d) Lilly Ledbetter


Answer: D

Political Science

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a. commercial speech b. fighting words c. political speech d. libel

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What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?

a. pluralism b. elitism c. balance-of-power theory d. elite-and-class theory

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What Arab state was established in 1932 that was an absolute monarchy based on the principles of Wahhabism?

a. Iraq. b. Saudi Arabia. c. Jordan. d. Iran.

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If you believe in the marginal utility theory—that an additional dollar of income is slightly less valuable to an individual than preceding dollars—then what form of taxation would you most likely support?

a. flat taxation b. marginal taxation c. progressive taxation d. proportional taxation

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