Which statement is true describing the U.S. overall unemployment rate in recent years?
A. The unemployment rate has steadily increased from a low of 3% in 2001 to more than 14% in 2014.
B. The unemployment rate rose from 10% to 16% during the recession and now has returned to 14%.
C. For most of the 2000s, the unemployment rate has remained around 10%.
D. The unemployment rate rose to more than 9% during the recession and recently has returned to rates typical of recent years of 4–6%.
D. The unemployment rate rose to more than 9% during the recession and recently has returned to rates typical of recent years of 4–6%.
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A. they had strong formal powers B. they were Republicans C. they were younger D. they were demagogues rather than program promoters
In county government, which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the county commissioners court?
A) Setting the county budget B) Setting county tax rates C) Creating general ordinances for the county D) Redistricting county commissioners' precincts following the report of the decennial U.S. Census E) Construction and maintenance of roads by the individual commissioners in the respective precincts