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BrownTown3 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

In February 2009, President Obama threw his administrations weight behind a 787 billion fiscal stimulus plan that was

a. based on liberal economic theory.
b. a strategy of devolution.
c. a solution based on supply-side economics.
d. a quintessentially Keynesian solution.
e. a using the principle of trickle-down economics.

Question 2

Members of Congress often secure federal funds through a process of amending pending legislation. Their goal is to support specific projects for their states and districts that will yield jobs, benefits, or other opportunities for a particular region. This procedure is often referred to as

a. patronage.
b. casework.
c. lobbying.
d. congressional oversight.
e. pork-barrel legislation.