Why were Americans skeptical of the bailouts of the banking and automobile industries during the Great Recession?
a. Americans did not want to help industries they perceived to be powerful and privileged.
b. Americans discovered that the bailout was a quid pro quo for those industries' support of Barack Obama in the 2008 election.
c. Americans tend to be trusting of government but to distrust specific government policies.
d. Americans viewed these industries as being superfluous to the American economy.
a
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Which of the following is a sign of gradual revitalization of central cities?
A. young people choosing to live closer to colleges and universities B. an aging Boomer population choosing less expensive hospitals C. environmentalists concerned about profits of automobile companies D. few new immigrants seeking to live there
Critical thinking
A) involves superstition and witchcraft. B) looks at an issue from one viewpoint only. C) has little to do with research. D) leads us to uncover hidden assumptions.
Which of the following statements is a part of central place theory?
a. Cities are able to produce goods and services more efficiently than smaller places. b. Cities promote competition among producers. c. Economic advantages increase as one moves closer to the central business district. d. All of the above
Which of the following statements about the U.S. intelligence community is LEAST accurate?
A. The failure of different sections of the community to effectively share intelligence with each other is at least partly to blame for the attacks of September 11, 2001. B. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, surveillance operations by the U.S. government increased dramatically. C. A secret court appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court was established in 1978 to authorize certain acts of covert surveillance within American borders. D. The primary activity of CIA agents is engaging in covert operations designed to undermine hostile regimes. E. The military also has several branches dedicated to intelligence gathering for the purposes of national security.