AnswersTX-US Government IC Summer 25-26Case Study: Proposing Education Policy Solutions

Case Study: Proposing Education Policy Solutions — Unit test Answers

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The primary way government raises revenue is through

A
taxes and borrowing.
B
selling public property.
C
fines for law violations.
D
charging a fee for a license.
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Which agency keeps consumers safe when they open a credit card account or take out a home loan?

A
SEC- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
B
FDA- Food and Drug Administration
C
OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
D
CFPB- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Read the following excerpt.Others argue the reason higher education costs have increased is the accessibility of large government grants and loans such as Pell Grants and Guaranteed Student loans. These create an impression that students have ways to afford the costs and higher education institutions don’t have much incentive to cut costs.Based on the excerpt, student loans contribute to higher college costs

A
by convincing colleges that students can afford the costs.
B
by convincing students that loans are always available.
C
by convincing colleges to loan money to students.
D
by convincing students to take out loans they do not need.
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Which types of taxes are both state and federal? Select three options.individual incomecorporate incomepayrollsalesestate

A
individual income
B
corporate income
C
payroll
D
sales
E
estate
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Which of the following would a nongovernmental organization most likely handle?

A
A persecuted citizen is seeking asylum in a different country than her own.
B
There are not enough vaccines to supply a country’s children with medicine.
C
A small nation has been attacked by a larger neighbor.
D
Developing countries are asking for assistance building roads and bridges.
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The WTONAFTAThe EUIFTA

A
The WTO
B
NAFTA
C
The EU
D
IFTA
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How can government revenue be increased? Select four options.by raising the minimum wageby lowering income taxesby increasing the sales taxby giving property tax breaksby increasing income tax exemptions

A
by raising the minimum wage
B
by lowering income taxes
C
by increasing the sales tax
D
by giving property tax breaks
E
by increasing income tax exemptions
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Which is an example of a government entitlement that people are guaranteed to receive after paying into a program?

A
Social Security payments
B
healthcare services
C
transportation services
D
job placement services
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Which is an example of an economic foreign policy tool?

A
domestic industries
B
self-sufficiency
C
economic rights
D
humanitarian aid
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Which best describes the European Union?

A
an economic policy that places tariffs on goods entering Europe
B
a trade agreement responsible for one of the world’s largest economies
C
an economic policy that lowers tariffs on goods sent from Europe to the United States
D
a trade agreement that unites all European countries with a single trading goal
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International governmental organizations

A
have a “home base” in the country most in need of help.
B
are able to operate in every country that is part of the group.
C
send workers out from a singular location in a national capital.
D
allow struggling citizens to seek refuge in their headquarters.
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What is automation?

A
It is the use of machines to do work.
B
It is the use of machines for recreation.
C
It is the use of technology for space exploration.
D
It is the use of technology to aid the military.
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Beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in Afghanistan was to

A
use force to seize oil supplies.
B
contain the spread of communism.
C
weaken the threat posed by al-Qaeda.
D
remove Saddam Hussein from power.
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In what way has technology changed health care?

A
New vaccines protect people from diseases.
B
Amputees no longer rely on prosthetic limbs.
C
Organ transplants do not need to be performed.
D
Medicines now fight off drug-resistant diseases.
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Who was the first presidential candidate to use social media to reach voters?

A
George W. Bush
B
Bill Clinton
C
Barack Obama
D
Ronald Reagan

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