An "excise tax" is surcharge placed on ______.

The United States is the world's biggest debtor nation because Americans ________

a. buy foreign currencies and put them in U.S. Treasury notes as a "safe haven" b. consume more than they produce and import more than they export c. live within their means and pay for foreign products with undervalued dollars d. invest all of their savings and speculate on foreign currencies e. export more than they import and produce more than they consume

Justice Stephen Breyer, President Clinton's second nominee to the high court, is known as a moderate and a pragmatist

Indicate whether the statement is true or false