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Question 1

Which statement best describes the economy during the Reagan years?
 
  a. An across-the-board increase in wages and profits fueled the strongest economy in several decades.
  b. The United States enjoyed an economic boom largely because it sold much more overseas than it bought from foreign countries.
  c. The federal deficit was brought under control, but only by raising taxes.
  d. The richest Americans greatly increased their share of the national wealth, while for many workers wages had declined.

Question 2

Farmers during the 1980s
 
  a. enjoyed good times like the rest of America.
  b. were insulated from the unemployment that ravaged manufacturing centers early in the decade.
  c. saw a dramatic increase in bankruptcies.
  d. supported Democrats who voted consistently for higher farm subsidies.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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