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,What is the main way the US government controls money The Federal Reserve System raises and lowers the prime rate to regulate the nation's
supply? money supply
According to the constitutional principle of checks and Article II, Section 2 o the US Constitution grants the president the power of appointment
balances, what oversight can Congress exercise in respect to to numerous high-ranking government positions with the approval of the Senate. This
the presidential power of appointment? includes federal judges, ambassadors, and public ministers and consuls, which has been
interpreted to include cabinet secretaries.
What does not automatically confer US citizenship? Having one US citizen as a parent does not automatically confer US citizenship. The
parent must have lived in the US for at least fie years for his or her child to qualify for
citizenship.
The fifth through eighth amendments to the US constitution These amendments protect due process rights such as legal representation, speedy jury
protect the individual right to which of the following? trial, reasonable bail, and no cruel or unusual punishment
What was an outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Both
nations realized how close they had come to a nuclear confrontation and decided steps
needed to be taken to ease the tension
What did the "termination" approach to Native Americans The termination approach would have ended recognition of Native American tribes as
relations with the Federal government argue for? legal entities. Tribes still have limited sovereignty on reservations and are not subject to
state law.
What act caused President Ford's popularity to plummet? President Ford's decision to pardon President Nixon caused his popularity to plummet.
He believed the pardon would allow America to move past Nixon's crimes instead of
being dragged down through a lengthy public trial
The Temperance movement was most concerned with what? Alcohol
The Scopes trial in Tennessee, which captured national and The Scopes or so-called "monkey" trial was an orchestrated attempt to force a court
international media attention in 1925, centered on what opinion on state statues outlawing the teaching of evolution in public schools. The case
controversial issue? garnered extensive media coverage featuring numerous prominent lawyers as well as the
ACLU. Although the courts upheld the state law outlawing evolution instruction, that
precedent would be overturned in later decisions.
What did Dr. Spock tell women regarding their children? Dr. Spock told women to be affectionate and trust their own child-raising instincts. His
book, Baby and Child Care, told women, "You know more than you think you do." This
contradicted years of child-raising advice that had focused on discipline.
,In the late 19th century, a new form of entertainment grew out Vaudeville became popular with families in the late 19th century by combining acts from
of minstrel shows and became popular with American families musicians, acrobats, an magicians such as Harry Houdini.
by including dancing, singing, juggling, animals, and other
acts. What best describes this form of entertainment?
What role do syndicates play in the news industry? Syndicates gather and sell the work of journalists, photographers, and others. The same
stories written for the Associated Press, Reuters, and others can be read in newspapers
around the world.
Since the organization's creation in 1992, what eligible nation Some of the factors influencing Switzerland's decision not to join to date include
has not joined the European Union? incompatibility with the Swiss form of direct democracy that involves numerous public
initiatives and referendums, concerns, about maintaining neutrality, and cost.
The Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal are both important The Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal are important because they control trade
for what reason? routes in and out of the Mediterranean. The Strait of Gibraltar isn't manmade and is still
controlled by the British
Which factor contributed to the flourishing of the Renaissance The presence of a wealthy elite who supported the arts contributed to the flourishing of
in Northern Italy? the Renaissance in Northern Italy. The de Medici family is particularly known for
supporting great artists.
In the Pacific War, Bolivia lost and became a land-locked The Pacific War was between Chile and the allied forces of both Bolivia and Peru from
country. Who defeated Bolivia and took away their access to 1879-2883. When Chile won, they took a significant portion of land from both Peru and
the sea? Bolivia and ended up making Bolivia a land locked country. Knowing that the name of the
war is Pacific and understanding that in today there are only two countries that are
between Bolivia and the Pacific ocean, you would have only two options: Chile and Peru.
In conducting an employee evaluation, which of the following Employees tend to respond reasonably to evaluations of black-and-white categories
is a "soft" area to which employees are most likely to take such as sales figures, This is an area that is difficult to dispute. Employees might be
personal offense? disappointed in low numbers or make excuses, but they are not likely to take personal
offense to the observations. Softer areas such as communication skills, teamwork, or
customer relations are less defined. Employees are more likely to take criticism in these
areas personally.
Which business strategy relies on production that adjusts to This strategy is called just-in-time production. This strategy relies on highly dependable
meet immediate market demand and reduce the costs processes to cut overhead, giving the company a competitive advantage.
associated with idle workers and facilities?
, What is the main purpose of the board of directors? The main purpose of the board of directors is to represent shareholders. Shareholders
own the company, and the board must act to protect their interests. As a practical matter,
members of the board might also be major shareholders.
When a manager is using personal involvement as a Personal involvement can build a deep commitment to success and high-performance
motivational strategy, the biggest risk is with those employees standards by allowing employees a role in developing their own goals. Employees with
who: low self-esteem need managerial support in improving their self-image to create
correspondingly high goals. Verbal commitments and public group commitments have
typical high success rates.
In the United States, what industry could best be defined as an Oligopoly is defined as an industry with only a few competitors in which the actions of
oligopoly? one impact the others such as with production, pricing, features etc
What might the market value of a software firm be higher than The market value might be higher because the market is pricing based on the firm's
its book value? intellectual assets. Even if there are no major products being sold, the market might trust
that a talented group of software engineers will produce a winning program soon.
Which of the following would not be included in the USA Profit from a factory owned by a U.S. citizen that is operated in Brazil would not be
GDP? included in the US GDP, though it would be included in GNP. GDP measures productivity
that happens within a country, regardless of who is responsible for it. GNP measures the
productivity of a nation's citizens, regardless of where they are operating.
The discount rate at which the Federal Reserve lends to The Discount Rate is the rate at which the Federal Reserve lends money to banks. The
member banks is called... Federal Funds rate is the rate at which banks lend to each other in the overnight market
to meet their reserve requirements. The LIBOR rate is a rate at which banks lend money to
each other. The Treasury rate is a rate at which the US Treasury borrows money.
In order to convince your audience to support your proposed While information and entertaining speeches could serve your purpose, they are not
changes to the organizations structure, any speech to them required. After leaving a successful persuasive speech, people would want to make
must be of what type? change. Impromptu speaking should be avoided as it lacks the key element of planning.
What is a pseudo-event? It is an event that is put on specifically to gain publicity. Pseudo-events differ from the
normal PR events because the organizers attempt to make the event seem natural.
During a conversation, when a friend nods at something you This is an example of feedback in person communication. Although the process is largely
have said, what is this an example of? unconscious, people are constantly giving each other subtle cues about the direction of
the conversation.
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,What is the main way the US government controls money The Federal Reserve System raises and lowers the prime rate to regulate the nation's
supply? money supply
According to the constitutional principle of checks and Article II, Section 2 o the US Constitution grants the president the power of appointment
balances, what oversight can Congress exercise in respect to to numerous high-ranking government positions with the approval of the Senate. This
the presidential power of appointment? includes federal judges, ambassadors, and public ministers and consuls, which has been
interpreted to include cabinet secretaries.
What does not automatically confer US citizenship? Having one US citizen as a parent does not automatically confer US citizenship. The
parent must have lived in the US for at least fie years for his or her child to qualify for
citizenship.
The fifth through eighth amendments to the US constitution These amendments protect due process rights such as legal representation, speedy jury
protect the individual right to which of the following? trial, reasonable bail, and no cruel or unusual punishment
What was an outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Both
nations realized how close they had come to a nuclear confrontation and decided steps
needed to be taken to ease the tension
What did the "termination" approach to Native Americans The termination approach would have ended recognition of Native American tribes as
relations with the Federal government argue for? legal entities. Tribes still have limited sovereignty on reservations and are not subject to
state law.
What act caused President Ford's popularity to plummet? President Ford's decision to pardon President Nixon caused his popularity to plummet.
He believed the pardon would allow America to move past Nixon's crimes instead of
being dragged down through a lengthy public trial
The Temperance movement was most concerned with what? Alcohol
The Scopes trial in Tennessee, which captured national and The Scopes or so-called "monkey" trial was an orchestrated attempt to force a court
international media attention in 1925, centered on what opinion on state statues outlawing the teaching of evolution in public schools. The case
controversial issue? garnered extensive media coverage featuring numerous prominent lawyers as well as the
ACLU. Although the courts upheld the state law outlawing evolution instruction, that
precedent would be overturned in later decisions.
What did Dr. Spock tell women regarding their children? Dr. Spock told women to be affectionate and trust their own child-raising instincts. His
book, Baby and Child Care, told women, "You know more than you think you do." This
contradicted years of child-raising advice that had focused on discipline.
,In the late 19th century, a new form of entertainment grew out Vaudeville became popular with families in the late 19th century by combining acts from
of minstrel shows and became popular with American families musicians, acrobats, an magicians such as Harry Houdini.
by including dancing, singing, juggling, animals, and other
acts. What best describes this form of entertainment?
What role do syndicates play in the news industry? Syndicates gather and sell the work of journalists, photographers, and others. The same
stories written for the Associated Press, Reuters, and others can be read in newspapers
around the world.
Since the organization's creation in 1992, what eligible nation Some of the factors influencing Switzerland's decision not to join to date include
has not joined the European Union? incompatibility with the Swiss form of direct democracy that involves numerous public
initiatives and referendums, concerns, about maintaining neutrality, and cost.
The Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal are both important The Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal are important because they control trade
for what reason? routes in and out of the Mediterranean. The Strait of Gibraltar isn't manmade and is still
controlled by the British
Which factor contributed to the flourishing of the Renaissance The presence of a wealthy elite who supported the arts contributed to the flourishing of
in Northern Italy? the Renaissance in Northern Italy. The de Medici family is particularly known for
supporting great artists.
In the Pacific War, Bolivia lost and became a land-locked The Pacific War was between Chile and the allied forces of both Bolivia and Peru from
country. Who defeated Bolivia and took away their access to 1879-2883. When Chile won, they took a significant portion of land from both Peru and
the sea? Bolivia and ended up making Bolivia a land locked country. Knowing that the name of the
war is Pacific and understanding that in today there are only two countries that are
between Bolivia and the Pacific ocean, you would have only two options: Chile and Peru.
In conducting an employee evaluation, which of the following Employees tend to respond reasonably to evaluations of black-and-white categories
is a "soft" area to which employees are most likely to take such as sales figures, This is an area that is difficult to dispute. Employees might be
personal offense? disappointed in low numbers or make excuses, but they are not likely to take personal
offense to the observations. Softer areas such as communication skills, teamwork, or
customer relations are less defined. Employees are more likely to take criticism in these
areas personally.
Which business strategy relies on production that adjusts to This strategy is called just-in-time production. This strategy relies on highly dependable
meet immediate market demand and reduce the costs processes to cut overhead, giving the company a competitive advantage.
associated with idle workers and facilities?
, What is the main purpose of the board of directors? The main purpose of the board of directors is to represent shareholders. Shareholders
own the company, and the board must act to protect their interests. As a practical matter,
members of the board might also be major shareholders.
When a manager is using personal involvement as a Personal involvement can build a deep commitment to success and high-performance
motivational strategy, the biggest risk is with those employees standards by allowing employees a role in developing their own goals. Employees with
who: low self-esteem need managerial support in improving their self-image to create
correspondingly high goals. Verbal commitments and public group commitments have
typical high success rates.
In the United States, what industry could best be defined as an Oligopoly is defined as an industry with only a few competitors in which the actions of
oligopoly? one impact the others such as with production, pricing, features etc
What might the market value of a software firm be higher than The market value might be higher because the market is pricing based on the firm's
its book value? intellectual assets. Even if there are no major products being sold, the market might trust
that a talented group of software engineers will produce a winning program soon.
Which of the following would not be included in the USA Profit from a factory owned by a U.S. citizen that is operated in Brazil would not be
GDP? included in the US GDP, though it would be included in GNP. GDP measures productivity
that happens within a country, regardless of who is responsible for it. GNP measures the
productivity of a nation's citizens, regardless of where they are operating.
The discount rate at which the Federal Reserve lends to The Discount Rate is the rate at which the Federal Reserve lends money to banks. The
member banks is called... Federal Funds rate is the rate at which banks lend to each other in the overnight market
to meet their reserve requirements. The LIBOR rate is a rate at which banks lend money to
each other. The Treasury rate is a rate at which the US Treasury borrows money.
In order to convince your audience to support your proposed While information and entertaining speeches could serve your purpose, they are not
changes to the organizations structure, any speech to them required. After leaving a successful persuasive speech, people would want to make
must be of what type? change. Impromptu speaking should be avoided as it lacks the key element of planning.
What is a pseudo-event? It is an event that is put on specifically to gain publicity. Pseudo-events differ from the
normal PR events because the organizers attempt to make the event seem natural.
During a conversation, when a friend nods at something you This is an example of feedback in person communication. Although the process is largely
have said, what is this an example of? unconscious, people are constantly giving each other subtle cues about the direction of
the conversation.
