__________ has the primary responsibility for determining interest rates in the United States
a. Congress
b. Wall Street
c. The Federal Reserve Board
d. The Department of the Treasury
Answer: c
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A) neighborhoods are the basic units of political engagement. B) ?representatives are required to interact regularly with citizens. C) ?citizens govern themselves, without electing representatives. D) ?the national government always defers to state governments. E) ?state governments always defer to the national government.
Although no party won a majority in the 2006 National Assembly elections, the biggest party in the legislature, as well as the party of René Préval, is
a. the Republican Party. b. the Communist Party. c. Fwon Lespwa. d. Tonton Macoutes.
Suppose a developing country has high rates of economic growth for five years in a row, followed by a severe recession. The legislature passes an emergency budget that grows government spending by two hundred percent. This action is an example of _____
a. Keynesian policy b. import substitution c. supply-side economics d. the neoliberal consensus
The press secretary heads a large staff that does all of the following EXCEPT:
a. meets with reporters.
b. briefs the president on questions he is likely to be asked.
c. attempts to control the flow of news from cabinet departments to the press.
d. waits for stories to break.
e. arranges briefings for out-of-town editors.