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Features of “Reagonomics” include all of the following except:   a.  reduction in marginal tax rates.   b.  increased government expenditures for defense.   c.  deregulation of business.   d.  regular increases in the minimum wage.

Which nation was not an ally of the United States during World War I?    a.  Austria-Hungary.   b.  Britain.   c.  France.   d.  Russia.

The Frankish repertory of chants

The majority of slaves that were brought to the New World during the colonial period were used in the production of:   a.  cotton.   b.  sugar.   c.  tobacco.   d.  rice.

Which United States President is most closely linked with “The Great Society”?   a.  Franklin D. Roosevelt   b.  Lyndon Johnson   c.  Richard Nixon   d.  Ronald Reagan

According to the Keynesian interpretation of the 1930’s, the main reason we still had double digit unemployment in 1939 was that   a.  interest rates were too high.   b.  federal budget deficits were too small.   c.  the stock of money was too small.   d.  investment spending was too high.

The financial crisis that began in 2007   a.  was predicted in detail by Alan Greespan and Ben Bernanke.   b.  was centered on subprime lending and the complex financial instruments based on subprime loans.   c.  was caused by a downturn in the stock market.   d.  None of the above are correct.

After 1960, all of the following declined except   a.  the number of U.S. farms.   b.  the portion of U.S. labor force employed by the agricultural sector.   c.  the total amount of U.S. land devoted to farming.   d.  the average acreage per U.S. farm.

Thomas Jefferson argued that the U.S. should adopt the Spanish dollar as the official unit of account because   a.  so many colonists came from Spanish-speaking nations.   b.  it was based on the decimal system.   c.  it was less prone to inflation than other units of account.   d.  it was the unit of account used in most European countries.

In Coppage v. Kansas (1912), the Supreme Court held that   a.  all employers were required to offer employees the option of joining a union.   b.  an employer’s right to require that employees sign “yellow-dog contracts” was protected by the 14th Amendment.   c.  “yellow-dog” contracts were illegal for any business engaged in interstate commerce.   d.  using federal troops to break strikes was a legitimate use of police power.