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What type of school does the term “higher education” refer to?

A
graduate schools
B
elementary schools
C
high schools
D
middle schools
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Which is the best example of the process through which public policy is made?

A
Interest groups identify a rise in childhood obesity and give educators money to add physical activity in public schools.
B
Politicians identify an increase in accidents and give police departments money to enforce new speed limits on highways.
C
Educators identify that a school that needs replaced and give the school department money to construct a new building.
D
Health officials identify that a public hospital is too busy and give the health department money to hire more doctors.
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How can the President influence the establishment of US foreign policy?

A
declaring war
B
increasing spending on foreign aid
C
confirming ambassadors
D
negotiating treaties
4

Which explains how US tariffs affect the prices of Chinese and US goods?

A
They make Chinese goods more expensive and US goods comparatively cheaper.
B
They make Chinese goods and US goods roughly about the same price in China.
C
They make Chinese goods cheaper and US goods comparatively more expensive.
D
They make Chinese goods and US goods roughly about the same price in the United States.
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Which of these is not a tool the United States uses as part of its economic foreign policy?

A
Military action against competitors
B
Negotiating or joining trade agreements
C
Using sanctions to restrict trade
D
Providing foreign aid to struggling countries
6

Which of these regulations is established at the federal level?

A
the types of goods a market can sell
B
the hours a business can stay open
C
the requirements employees must meet
D
the pay for minimum-wage employees
7

Regulatory policies protect consumers by

A
controlling the supply of money.
B
overseeing and limiting businesses.
C
deciding how to tax and spend money.
D
providing public assistance programs.
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Which of these represents a question within higher education?

A
Should we provide vouchers so parents can use public funds to pay for private schooling?
B
Is standardized testing a valid way of determining what students do and do not know?
C
Are there better ways to help students find adequate funding for increasing tuition costs?
D
Should we allow new kinds of public schools to try to help students in innovative ways?
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Which best describes how the federal budget is created?

A
The president proposes a budget and signs it into law after the House and Senate revise it.
B
The Congress proposes a budget and the president signs it into law after his office revises it.
C
The Senate proposes a budget and the president signs it into law after the House revises it.
D
The House proposes a budget and the president signs it into law after the Senate revises it.
10

Weighing advantages and disadvantages can help a student to

A
make a decision.
B
gather information.
C
evaluate a solution.
D
identify a problem.
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Which of these is the strongest example of multilateral foreign policy?

A
Two rival nations go to war with one another over disputed territory.
B
One nation states publicly that it will refuse to trade with any nation that criticizes its leader.
C
Two allied nations enforce economic sanctions on a country until its government changes a key policy.
D
One nation refuses to trade with a rival nation because it does not allow women to vote in an upcoming election.
12

Which is the last step in the problem-solving process?

A
weighing disadvantages
B
considering options
C
evaluating the solution
D
gathering information
14

What is the primary focus of US national security policy?

A
reaching trade agreements
B
building alliances with miltary leaders
C
invading hostile countries
D
protecting citizens and the nation
15

Revenue is the amount of money that

A
the government collects from taxes or borrowing.
B
the government spends on defense.
C
the government uses to provide social services.
D
the government owes in debt.

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