The Immigration Reform and Control Act allowed foreigners already living in California to gain _____

Which of the following is a political linkage that can be used to understand why poverty in the United States only barely declined during recent periods of strong economic growth?

a. American core beliefs made it difficult to pass proposals to assist the poor. b. Economic booms reinforce the belief that anyone who wants to can find work. c. Public opinion opposes big government income redistribution programs. d. The national government has not created major programs to eliminate poverty.

Which of the following is an example of a situation in which economic sanctions accomplished the intended goal?

a. sanctions levied against South Africa in the mid-1980s to protest apartheid b. the grain embargo on the Soviet Union in 1980 in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan c. the sanctions against Cuba to oust the Marxist dictator d. sanctions imposed on Russia to keep it out of Crimea