Deregulation in the financial services sector in the early 1980s
a. was not widely supported by economists
b. led to the creation of just a few new financial products.
c. led to risky practices and problems in the savings and loan industry.
d. triggered the 1987 stock market crash.
e. all of these choices.
c
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A. reckless B. expansionist C. isolationist D. conservative
Individuals who identified themselves with the new emerging Tea Party believed in
A) a broad construction of the constitution and more federal intervention in American society. B) passing legislation that is conservative and uncompromising. C) a strict construction of the constitution and a relaxing of federal intervention in American society. D) eliminating the old system of political parties and forming a new one-party system.
In comparison to the Mongol conquests of Persia and China, Russia experienced
a. much less devastation because Russian cities were better able to repel Mongol sieges. b. more dramatic political change with all native Russian princes being replaced by Mongol lords. c. a different post-conquest relationship with the Mongols because the Mongols chose not to occupy the region physically. d. greater religious change, with the Russian Orthodox church losing influence over a large portion of the population.
Describe the areas in which Johnson's Great Society ran into problems and why it is difficult to evaluate its overall success.
What will be an ideal response?