What happened to the significant budget surplus that was projected in 2000?
What will be an ideal response?
The surplus turned into a substantial deficit for a number of reasons. Students should identify some of the following: instead of defense cutbacks, defense spending rose dramatically after 9/11; economic growth ended and the stock market performed poorly, reducing revenue; the Bush tax cut reduced revenue; spending caps and PAYGO expired.
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The need for cities to develop export industries is a thesis of the:
A. global capital dominance theory. B. unitary interest theory. C. traditional elitist theory. D. pluralist theory.
A cozy relationship between a state executive agency, a legislative committee, and an interest group describes
A) a policy triathlon. B) an iron triangle. C) an issue network. D) a logroll. E) gerrymandering.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty required all signatories that had nuclear weapons to get rid of them
a. True b. False
The electronic transmission of money 24 hr of day that facilitates the flow of capital around the world is an example of how technology helps us cross what type of borders?
a. political borders b. economic borders c. geographic borders d. social borders