What is meant by NIMBY? Give an example of how it might happen
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
Neighborhood groups sometimes become engaged in protecting their neighborhoods and petitioning for improvements. One concern that often activates them is the possibility that "undesirable" facilities—such as drug treatment clinics, prisons, dumps, or homeless shelters—may be located in their neighborhood. Although attendance at local government meetings is usually low, the announcement of a landfill or a prison construction project often stimulates the reaction that local officials call NIMBY, an acronym for "Not In My Back Yard!" This response can have the perverse effect of forcing facilities such as airports to remain in densely populated areas because it is too difficult to find alternative sites for them.
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What does the failure to cover the Downing Street memo say about the U.S. press?
a. The U.S. press is superior to foreign news outlets. b. The U.S. press does not trust the British. c. The U.S. press favors domestic stories and sources over foreign ones. d. The U.S. press tends to miss big stories related to military operations.
The average citizen paid very little in income taxes until
A. the Great Depression. B. the New Deal. C. the election of Herbert Hoover. D. the Korean War. E. World War II.