With regard to the growing concern about income inequality in the United States, which of the following is incorrect?
a. In 2015 the top 10% of earners took roughly half the country’s overall income.
b. The wealthiest 0.1% of the population controls roughly 37% of the wealth.
c. In recent years, the earnings of Wall Street investors and corporate executives have stagnated.
d. Globalization, the decline of unions, and technological innovation have all contributed to an erosion of workers’ wages.
c. In recent years, the earnings of Wall Street investors and corporate executives have stagnated.
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The debtors' rebellion in Massachusetts in 1786 was known as
a. Shays' Rebellion. c. Whiskey Rebellion. b. Boxer Rebellion. d. War of Independence.
Immanuel Kant's ideas influenced which of the following political thinkers?
a. James Madison b. Thomas Jefferson c. Woodrow Wilson d. All of these are true.
As depicted in Table 14.1, "How Are We Protected?: Rights Under the Constitution," the First Amendment includes which of the following?
a. right to assembly b. right to bear arms c. right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure d. right to be free from quartering soldiers
According to Crane Brinton, which of the following happens to intellectuals during “the old regime decays” stage of revolution?
a. Intellectuals are alienated from the regime and begin considering idealistic alternatives.
b. Intellectuals argue that taxes should be raised to pay for an expanded welfare state.
c. Intellectuals are shunned and sometimes even imprisoned.
d. Intellectuals accuse the moderates of compromising too much.