Since the Great Depression
A. local government spending is greater than central government spending in total dollars.
B. central government spending is greater than local government spending in total dollars.
C. government spending has decreased in both the local and central government sectors.
D. spending has increased faster as a percentage of all government spending at the local level than at the national level.
E. All of these choices are true.
Answer: B
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A. There is a 95 percent chance that the poll is off by four points or more. B. There is a 5 percent chance that the poll is off by four points or more. C. There is a 95 percent chance that the poll is off by five points or more. D. There is a 4 percent chance that the poll is off by five points or more. E. There is a 5 percent chance that the poll is off by ninety-five points or more.
A good leader should have all of the following traits EXCEPT
a. an emphasis on the public good. b. common sense. c. the ability to delegate. d. lust for power and a willingness to use it to remove all obstacles or challengers. e. the ability to face the historical circumstances of the times.
The Pentagon Papers were
a. a series of secret Defense Department reports on the origins of the Iraq War that raised serious questions about U.S. involvement in the war b. a series of secret Defense Department reports on the origins of the Vietnam War that raised serious questions about U.S. involvement in the war. c. a series of secret Defense Department reports on the decreasing role of the Pentagon in foreign economic policy and the plan to increase that role. d. a series of secret Defense Department reports on the effect of Watergate on the Pentagon.
In which of the following does one party clearly dominate the others?
A. close districts B. open districts C. competitive districts D. safe districts