Voucher programs were proposed to parents and guardians in order to allow them to ______.
a. improve financial resources for public schools
b. contribute to faith-based schools of their choice
c. send their students to private and alternative schools
d. change to other public schools of their choice
c. send their students to private and alternative schools
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How accurate were President Obama's predictions of the impact of the 2009 stimulus plan?
a. Extremely accurate; the unemployment rate dropped as expected. b. Fairly accurate; the unemployment rate dropped to the level expected, but it took a bit longer than predicted. c. Somewhat accurate; unemployment peaked at a much higher rate than expected, but it decreased to predicted rates by the time of the 2012 elections. d. Extremely inaccurate; unemployment peaked at a much higher rate than expected, it decreased much more slowly than predicted, and it still hasn't reached the rate that was predicted.
According to the text, which of the following statements regarding the George H.W. Bush administration is inaccurate?
a. The Bush administration did not favor significant foreign aid to the Soviet Union (or Russia) until near to the very end of its term. b. The Bush administration took no action to end formally the Cold War; instead, it left those agreements to its allies. c. The Bush administration's effort to establish a "new world order" remained elusive to the end of its term. d. The Bush administration was criticized for having an "ad hoc" foreign policy. e. Both options A and B are true.
Theory plays an important role in science. Which of the following is NOT generally seen as a function of theory?
a. stating a scientist's philosophy about the world b. summarizing a group of related facts into a coherent statement c. integrating groups of facts into a whole d. generating new hypotheses for experiments
All of the following help to explain the 2000-year durability of the Chinese imperial system EXCEPT
a. an effective national government. b. the influence of Confucianism. c. the structure of Chinese society. d. extensive trade with Europe. e. a merit-based bureaucracy.