history any help PLEASE?
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01-26-2013, 03:37 PM
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history any help PLEASE?
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In a free market society, businesses ask the government to make laws and policies regulating the economy. True False 2. The United States economy has operated successfully with very little government interference. True False 3. The 16th Amendment was instituted following the Great Depression to provide a safety net for people who lost their jobs, were older, ill, handicapped, injured, or otherwise unable to work. True False 4. Which United States President was the first to enact legislation monitoring and regulating corporations who were unfairly cooperating together to influence market forces? Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Franklin Roosevelt 5. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the development of capitalism in the United States? Industrial Revolution Great Depression Trust-Busting legislation The New Deal 6. Which of the following statements best describes President Roosevelt's New Deal? Strict Regulations of Finance companies and Banks Large government investment in failing companies Creation of Government Agencies set up to create new jobs through funded projects All of the above 7. Which of the following phrases best reflects the nature of true free market capitalism? Government regulated Supply and Demand Laissez-faire All of the above 8. Which of the following agencies were put into effect during the Great Depression in order to stimulate the economy? TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) WPA (Works Project Administration) All of the above 9. President Roosevelt initiated a series of legislative moves to influence the economy during the Great Depression known by what name? The New Deal Price fixing Trust-busting Black Tuesday 10. Which of the following statements best describes the philosophy of a capitalist economy? Economy based on the social welfare of the people Economy free of social, political or cultural restraint Economy defined by the political structure of the nation Economy with an unchanging and constant structure 11. Which of the following names symbolizes the most traumatic stock market event in United States history, demonstrating the volatile capacity of capitalism? Black Tuesday Black Friday The Great Recession The Great Depression 12. Which of the following are examples of historic disadvantages of capitalism in America? Boom and bust periods of market fluctuations Labor strife and union strikes Disparity in wealth distribution All of the above. Ads |
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