What caused the recession that began in 2007? How did the Federal Reserve, the president, and Congress attempt to deal with the most serious economic downturn since the Great Depression? How successful were these attempts? What changes were made to prevent a similar recession in the future?

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In___________, the Supreme Court reaffirmed this longstanding distaste for "dragnet" searches when it invalidated a five-hour search of a Communist Party headquarters resulting in the seizure of some 5,000 items

a. Stanford v. Texas (1965) b. Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971) c. Brinegar v. United States (1949) d. Illinois v. Gates (1983)

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With its emphasis on science, education and toleration, what word would best describe Bacon's society?

a. Moderate b. Libertarian c. Restrictive. d. Serendipitous e. Progressive

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A filibuster allows as few as ___________ Senators to ______________.

a. 25; delay a bill for six months  b. 34; delay a bill for six months  c. 34; prevent a bill from coming to a vote  d. 41; prevent a bill from coming to a vote 

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A confederal system of government has a ________ central government. This is different from a unitary system, in which the central government is ________.

a. weak; strong b. nonexistent; moderately strong c. strong; autocratic d. strong; weak

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