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Including discouraged workers in the calculation of the unemployment rate would

a. change the reported rate, but in an unpredictable manner.

b. increase the reported rate.

c. not change the reported rate.

d. lower the reported rate.

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Advocates of shifting the task of drawing United States House districts from state legislatures to independent commissions are likely to claim which of the following as an advantage of independent commissions?

A. House districts drawn by independent commissions are immune from challenges by the United States Department of Justice.

B. Independent commissions are more likely to create majority-minority districts where they are appropriate.

C. Independent commissions significantly reduce the influence of partisan gerrymandering in the redistricting process.

D. Independent commissions are more likely to create districts where minor parties can be victorious.

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In terms of Civil Service Reform, what is a classified job position?

a. a job filled on merit by competitive examination rather than patronage (or who they know)

b. a job given to an individual based on patronage rather than merit

c. a job filled on the basis of need rather than education level

d. a job given to wealthy and connected young men

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Cause of the civil war

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People in districts represented in Congress are called

a. a census.

c. a quorum.

b. constituents.

d. a caucus.

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What does acculturation mean? How did new immigrants put this idea into practice in their lives?

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One way in which Robespierre and napoleon are similar is that they both?

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Fun Toyz Corporation makes skateboards, which it sells to con-sumers, including Holly and Ira. Due to a defect, Holly is injured while using her new board. Ira's board has the same defect, but he is not injured. In a product liability suit based on strict product liabil-ity, Fun Toyz may be liable to

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What civilization relied heavily on hunting and fishing together food?

a. Algonquin

b. Quakers

c. anasazi

d. Iroquois

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Which of the following describes the deductive approach to research? A. A researcher makes empirical observations and then develops a theory based on these observations. B. A researcher develops several hypotheses to explain a correlation he or she has observed between two factors and then tests that theory. C. A researcher collects data, establishes causation, and then develops a theory to explain it. D. A researcher starts with a theory, forms a hypothesis, makes observations, and then analyzes the data to confirm, reject, or refine the original theory.

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Augustus Nichols

A food handler sees that liquid from raw chicken stored above a wrapped container of salad greens has leaked onto the container of greens. What action should the food handler take?

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Ronnie Pennington

What events began and ended Athens' Golden Age? Answer Victory over the Persians, defeat by Sparta Rise of Kleisthenes, death of Pericles Victory over the Spartans, death of Socrates Rise of Alexander the Great, death of Cleopatra

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What are four concerns about global environment

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what percentage of money that states spend yearly comes from the federal government

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All the factors of 32

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