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contributing to the success of loophole politics prior to passage of the 1986 tax bill was the
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strong support of policy entrepreneurs such as ralph nader
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existence of tariff revenues to offset lost through deductions
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decentralized structure of congress
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existence of low marginal rates to offset revenues lost through deductions
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strong support of the conservative coalition and ralph nader
Question 2
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monetarists recommend that government increase the money supply at a rate equal to the
Question 3
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an economist regards the free market as too dependable to ensure economic efficiency and suggest government control over it. the economist is recommending what type of economic policy?
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Keynesian
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supply-side
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credit-based
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monetarist
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planning
Question 4
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the pocketbook issue tends to preoccupy politicians most
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early in a presidential term
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when the economy is doing poorly
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just before elections
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toward the end of a session of congress
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when presidential popularity is at its peak
Question 5
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supply-side economics advocate that government
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interfere less in the economy
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control both prices and wages
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control wages more than prices
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control prices more than wages
Question 6
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the gramm-rudman act was passed by congress to
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eliminate deficit spending
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give more authority to the OMB
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eliminate the balance of trade deficit
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fine tune the existing budget procedures
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eliminate tax cuts
Question 7
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congress is important in economic policy because it
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reviews annual reports and removes appointees at will
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must approve all taxes and most expenditures
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controls all appointees to the council of economic advisors(CEA)
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determines the supply of money in the economy at any given time
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controls all appointees to the federal reserve board
Question 8
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an economist who advocates wage price controls is basically endorsing what theory?
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Keynesian
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planning
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supply-side
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credit based
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monetarist
Question 9
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the economic theory that runs most counter to the planning theory is
Question 10
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congress justified the legitimacy of Medicare, despite the fact that the us constitution did not authorize a national health-care system, with the argument that
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the us constitution could not have anticipated the need for such a system
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payments into the system would always exceed benefits
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the elderly had nowhere else to turn
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state administration of the system removed it from constitutional jurisdiction
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the tenth amendment specifically prohibited states from creating such programs
Question 11
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one reason social security looked like a free lunch for much of its history was that
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benefits were paid out by states but taxes were paid to the federal government
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most of the benefits were pro-rated
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most workers' immediate benefits exceeded their immediate payments
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Medicare costs were underestimated
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there were many payers and few beneficiaries
Question 12
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for welfare politics to be majoritarian politics what must be true
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the public must perceive the costs as low
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political elites most personally benefit
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beneficiaries must believe they will come out ahead
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beneficiaries must be poor
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institutions must incorporate the norms of policy statements
Question 13
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the typical us preference in dealing with the problems of the poor is to relieve them by providing
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services
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moral exhortations
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jobs
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savings bonds
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cash
Question 14
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social security and medicare are examples of
Question 15
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the passage of the medicare bill was made possible by
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the watering down of the bill to remove the more controversial provisions
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the strong support of the American medical association
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a shift in voting patterns on the united states supreme court
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a democratic landslide in the 1964 elections
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a marked shift in public opinion
Question 16
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usually, the supreme court has reacted to wartime curtailments of civil liberties by
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avoiding rulings on constitutionally and consigning such issues to the lower federal courts
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upholding them
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upholding them at first, limiting them later
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rejecting them first, reinstating them later
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rejecting them
Question 17
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on the issue of people's constitutional right to speak and publish, which of the following is true?
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young people and corporations have the same rights
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young people have the same freedom of expression as adults
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corporations and interest groups do not have the same rights
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young people have more freedom than adults
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corporations and interest groups have the same rights
Question 18
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on the question of church and state in the schools, the supreme court has permitted
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equal time for evolutionism
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homeroom prayer exercises
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bible reading in public schools if unaccompanied by commentary
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public bus service to catholic schools
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required release time from public school for religious instruction
Question 19
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police are allowed to search a building for evidence if they have
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probable cause or a warrant from a judge
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suspicion that the potential for a crime may exist
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permission for the occupant or probable cause
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a warrant from a judge or permission of the occupant
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probable cause or permission from the owner
Question 20
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protection against police search of those places in which you have reasonable expectation of privacy means that police cannot normally search, without a warrant, your