The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly known as the stimulus bill) added nearly $900 billion of spending on tax relief for individuals and businesses, extensions of unemployment insurance, infrastructure development, and various other projects. It was designed in the ______ economic tradition.

a. Keynesian
b. Adam Smith
c. John Locke
d. James Madison
e. Ronald Reagan


a. Keynesian

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The phrase "promote the general welfare" means that the American government should __________

a. be concerned with its citizens' well-being b. create a free market c. provide social security d. regulate all aspects of daily life

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The Texas prison system was declared unconstitutional in the Ruiz v. Estelle case in 1980

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Individuals who opposed the ratification of the proposed Constitution became known as

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following actions would a realist leader seeking a relative gain rather see happen in a given year?

a. Her own state’s carrier fleet increases by twenty, while a rival’s fleet increases by nineteen. b. The carrier fleet of both her own state and a rival increase by one hundred. c. Her own state’s carrier fleet decrease by three, while a rival’s decreases by ten. d. Her own state’s carrier fleet increase by ten, while a rival’s increases by twenty.

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