Currently, the U.S. federal government spends about
A) $500 billion per year
B) $1 trillion per year
C) $2 trillion per year
D) $4 trillion per yer
Answer: C) $2 trillion per year
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Why did the nation's founders discourage a plebiscitary presidency?
A) They feared the executive would inflame popular prejudices in order to advance goals for the larger public good. B) They wanted to ensure that the executive would tell people what they wanted to hear in the name of the larger public good. C) The Articles of Confederation had demonstrated to them how important it would be to avoid appointing an independent executive. D) They were afraid of executive power being put to the wrong use, especially for private gain.
Which of the following statements about the early stages of the American Revolution is LEAST accurate?
A. One of the forms that colonial resistance took during the Revolution was a boycott on British goods. B. Colonists objected to Parliament's efforts to impose taxes on them. C. When the First Continental Congress met in 1774, every state was represented by a delegation. D. Taxation tensions between the colonists and Parliament resulted largely from British attempts to have colonists help pay the expenses of the Seven Years' War. E. Military conflict had already broken out, over a year before the colonies declared their independence.