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809779 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Why did the Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration promote residential segregation of neighborhoods?

a. to spread the burden of assisting the poor throughout the metropolitan area
b. to encourage decentralization of urban areas
c. to reduce the need for corporations or service industries to concentrate their facilities in one neighborhood
d. to promote more neighborhood stability and higher property values

Question 2

Which of the following best describes capitalism?

a. It is based on achieving societal goals, such as providing adequate food and housing or keeping illness rates at an acceptable level.
b. It is based on changing systems of production and distribution that would lead to a broader and more equitable distribution of resources among groups.
c. It is based on making profits as food and other goods are not produced unless someone can make a profit from producing and selling them.
d. It is based on producing food and other goods for human needs rather than making profits.