The financial crisis of 2008 plunged the nation into recession and unemployment. Congress reacted by authorizing bailout funds and passing stimulus spending programs that led to a(n)
A) increase in the federal debt.
B) increase in tax revenues.
C) increase in wage rates.
D) reduction in overall spending on entitlements.
E) rapid end to the recession.
A
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The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 enabled individuals to register to vote at all of the following except
a. when applying for unemployment compensation. b. when applying for welfare benefits. c. when applying for a driver's license or registering their cars. d. on the day of the actual election.
How did politicians determine public opinion before the advent of scientific polling?
a. by counting the number of people who attended their campaign rallies b. by the number of people who volunteered for the campaign, which was a good proxy for public opinion c. haphazardly through information supplied by editorials, pamphleteers, and local leaders d. through the number of small dollar campaign contributions
Who is the father of political science?
a. Marx b. Plato c. Austin d. Aristotle.
Which attempt to ban weapons provides the least support for the potential of disarmament?
a. 1970 Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons b. 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention c. 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty d. 1972 Biological Weapons Convention e. 1817 Rush-Bagot Treaty