(a) Describe What government policies helped to spark industrial growth?

(b) Clarify Problems How did the policies of the federal government create problems for small businesses?

Why did the provisional government fail?

Compare Democrats and Republicans (PARTYID: 0, 1 = Democrat; 5, 6 = Republican).

In theory, Democrats support larger government. Can we infer from the data that Democratic Party supporters are more likely to work for the government (WRKGOVT: 1 = Government, 2 = Private enterprise)? Conduct test at the 5% significance level.

Why does the establishment of an iron triangle among lobbyists, a government agency, and a congressional committee often lead them to accomplish an important goal?

a. All three are motivated by their own self-interest, which is to improve the same aspect of American life.

b. The government officials would be too embarrassed to fail in front of the lobbyists.

c. The lobbyists bribe the other two groups.

d. The lobbyists threaten to expose the incompetence of the government officials.

e. They keep each other honest.

Write a report about your school’s student government. What is its role in the school? How are officials chosen? How does your school’s government look out for students’ common welfare? What kind of rules and regulations does it enact, and how are they enforced? How is the government funded? How are spending decisions made?

If American workers applied every dollar earned beginning January 1 to pay the government their annual tax obligations, all their taxes would be paid by a day in April or May. This day is referred to as Tax Freedom Day and varies from year to year. The line graph above has 39 points; one for each year from 1970 to 2008. What day was Tax Freedom Day the year you were born?

Use your completed table to answer the Section Focus Question: What form of national government did the Patriots create initially, and what events revealed that a new government was necessary?

How do government regulations affect supply and demand? In a paragraph, explain how a government regulation to increase bicycle safety might affect supply and demand. The new government regulation requires bicycle manufacturers to put a chain guard on bicycles they make. Would that affect the supply of bicycles? Give reasons for your answer.

Read the passages in Section 1 that discuss the occupation of Alcatraz and AIM. Then answer the questions that follow.

16. Why was the Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island significant?

A Congress gave Native Americans the right to use any surplus government property.

B It led to the founding of the American Indian Movement.

C It drew attention to injustices against Native Americans and encouraged AIM activists.

D The Bureau of Indian Affairs agreed to consider Native Americans' grievances.

Suppose the government is considering taxing cigarettes. Because it is often politically more popular to tax the producers of cigarettes than the consumers of cigarettes, the government first considers the impact on the market as a result of taxing the producers of cigarettes. Figure 6P-7 shows the market in equilibrium.

h. Is the price buyers pay when the government taxes consumers of cigarettes more than, less than, or the same as the price buyers pay when the government taxes producers of cigarettes?

Explain Government Fiscal Policies Explain how government fiscal policies inftuence the economy at the State level. Write a paragraph explaining the tax limitations placed on the State government of Texas. Consider the following questions : What limits the Texas State government's power to tax individuals and businesses? How is the power of local government to tax individuals and businesses limited? How does the 14th Amendment limit the power to tax at the State and local levels?

When the Fed buys or sells government securities, it is conducting a(n) _______.

What can American federalism be seen as a response to?

a. concerns about the potential abuses by a strong central government

b. desire of the Founders to establish a system of government responsive to the will of the people

c. popularity of the British federal system in the colonies

d. strength of the state governments under the Articles of Confederation

e. weakness of state governments under the Articles of Confederation

Here are some more commonsense contexts. Each contains a clue or clues to the meaning of the italicized word. Discover the meaning by using common sense, as in the previous examples. Then write the meaning in the space provided.

The President heads our national government, the Governor our state government, and the Mayor our municipal government.

municipal means ____________