Which of the following statements about defense spending between 1960 and 2008 is supported by the graph on page 347?
a. Defense spending drops during times of war.
b. Defense spending on the whole has risen since 1960.
c. Defense spending is on the rise.
d. Defense spending peaked during the late Cold War.
e. Defense spending reached its nadir during the Cold War.
c
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If a senator or representative were in a tight reelection race, on which of the following activities should he spend significant time in the months before the election?
a. considering the issues that interest him, with the idea that his constituents trust him to know what is most important to their districts b. making time for committee work by putting aside correspondence from his constituents c. meeting with well-known lobbyists in Washington, rather than visiting with people in his home district, so his constituents can see that he works hard d. paying attention to public opinion polls
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a. an example of a distributive policy. b. an example of a redistributive policy. c. mainly redistributive but has some distributive elements. d. mainly distributive but has some redistributive elements. e. an example of a regulatory policy.