Question 1
In the period 19641989, organized labor __________.
A) defeated all attempts at union busting
B) won victories in areas such as the Los Angeles garment district
C) benefited from an increase in blue-collar jobs
D) experienced a decline in membership
Question 2
__________ is considered one of popular culture's best takes on the problems of blue-collar America.
A) Roseanne
B) Everybody Loves Raymond
C) Seinfeld
D) Yes, Dear
Question 3
One effect of deregulation was __________.
A) the strengthening of organized labor unions
B) more economic power for the poor
C) the destruction and bailout of the savings and loan industry
D) big business withdrawing its support for President Reagan
Question 4
The appointment of __________ as secretary of the interior was controversial, particularly because of his sympathy to the Sagebrush Rebellion.
A) James Lee Witt
B) James Watt
C) David Stockman
D) George Bush
Question 5
Neoconservatives such as Edward Banfield believed that __________.
A) the federal government was spending too much money on defense
B) liberal policies failed only because conservatives failed to provide support
C) government regulation was more economically effective than promoting free markets
D) social problems could not be solved through public policies enacted by the government
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In the reaction C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g) carbon is __________.
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