The amount the government spends in excess of what it takes in each year is called the debt.

Because social institutions change more slowly than technology, the current information revolution

a. began to show an increase in the productivity of the American economy only as recently as the mid-1990s. b. has not yet registered an increase in the productivity of the American economy. c. did not spark a measureable increase in the American economy until the late1980s. d. may not have effects that are measureable in terms of changes in economic productivity. e. has not increased the competitiveness of the American economy over less-developed economies with lower wage costs.

Judicial implementation refers to which of the following?

A. Decisions made at both the state and federal levels B. The enforcement powers of the Supreme Court C. The legislative review of Supreme Court decisions D. Elevating a judge at a lower federal court to a higher federal court when there is a vacancy E. The execution of court decisions into policy