Congressional currency, known as the continental, was backed by ______.
a. gold reserves in Philadelphia
b. bank deposits in New York
c. the promise of the government to pay its debts
d. tax receipts collected from the states
c. the promise of the government to pay its debts
Political Science
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A single centralized bureaucracy administers all policies and programs in the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Political Science
By comparison with most other democratic countries, the tax burden on American citizens is higher than_________ other countries' citizens
A) ?almost all B) ?about three-fourths C) ?about half of D) ?about one-fourth E) ?almost no
Political Science