Supporters of globalization maintain that the apparent decline in real wage rates of unskilled workers:
A. is due to the migration of low-wage manufacturing jobs offshore.
B. can be checked by limiting free trade and foreign investment.
C. can be checked by increasing government ownership of enterprises.
D. is due to technological changes that create greater demand for skilled workers.
Answer: D. is due to technological changes that create greater demand for skilled workers.
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When Congress exercises authority to ensure that laws are implemented in the way that Congress intended when it passed them, the process is described as ______.
a. earmark b. filibuster c. cloture d. oversight
For Mitchell J. Landrieu, future progress after the removal of Confederate monuments consists of multiple components. In order to create a positive future, what must New Orleans accomplish and achieve?
A. The city should not only construct new historical monuments that represent the atrocities of slavery, but also become a community exemplary of overall societal progress. B. The city must build monuments that specifically reference New Orleans’ history of slavery, while also enacting laws that prevent the spread of racist ideologies. C. The city must continue to remove Confederate monuments while also publishing a report that other cities can use to make similar progress. D. The city should immediately incorporate the removal of Confederate monuments into educational curricula and teach the unaltered history of slavery.
Which of the following would make the Universal Declaration on Human Rights more effective?
a. a feasible mechanism for enforcement b. greater consistency among its provisions c. inclusion of a broader set of voting rights d. widespread ratification by democratic nations
According to polls by The Wall Street Journal and C-SPAN, who are the top three ranked presidents?
a. Lincoln, Truman, and F. Roosevelt, b. Kennedy, Reagan, and Truman c. Lincoln, Washington, and F. Roosevelt, d. Washington, Madison, and Jefferson e. T. Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Eisenhower