Which of the following is true of the black poverty rate?
A) It rose during the George W. Bush administration.
B) It dipped to 10 percent during the Clinton administration.
C) It reached a peak of 40.5 percent during the Obama administration.
D) It has steadily fallen for the last four decades.
Answer: A
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a. the spirit of the age. b. the will of great individuals. c. material technology. d. the profit motive. e. the will to power.
Which subject people of the kingdom of Ghana reportedly overthrew the kingdom in the twelfth century, only to have their own empire overthrown by one of their own subject peoples, the Malinke of Mali, in the thirteenth century?
a. the Soninke b. the Keita c. the Hausa d. the Sosso
The initial behavior of the Virginia settlers reflected their belief that __________.
a. they would never return to England b. they would soon bring their families to the New World c. their highest priority was to plant crops d. they would find instant wealth in North America
Which of the following is necessary for a society to be defined as a "civilization" in the traditional scholarly sense?
a. a written language b. defensive walls c. cities d. grain-based farming