CHAPTER 13: Making Domestic Policy

CHAPTER 13: Making Domestic Policy

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

Washington began its persistent deficit spending and debt accumulation in the late

ANS: D REF: 346 | 347 NOT: Factual

ANS: D REF: 347 NOT: Factual

In August 2011, Standard & Poor’s credit rating agency downgraded the U.S. credit rating to

ANS: B REF: 347 NOT: Factual

When Congress formed a 12-month bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, it publically declared that it

a.	had failed to reach a consensus.
b.	no longer considered debt reduction a serious concern.
c.	no longer considered debt reduction statistics accurate.
d.	would reduce the debt by $1.2 trillion in three years.
e.	would reduce the debt simply by reform of Social Security.

ANS: A REF: 347 NOT: Factual

After World War II, it was clear that the countries divided into market-based and state-run areas

a.	enjoyed equal success in both areas.
b.	enjoyed moderate success in state-run areas.
c.	enjoyed moderate success in market-based areas.
d.	experienced vastly greater performance in state-run areas.
e.	experienced vastly greater performance in market-run areas.

ANS: E REF: 348 |349 NOT: Factual

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