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Question 1

A major tax revision occurred in the 1980s. Between 1981 and 1986, the top marginal tax rate for the federalpersonal income tax

A : decreased from 70 percent to 20 percent.

B : increased from 50 percent to 75 percent.

C : decreased from 70 percent to 31 percent

D : increased from 31 percent to 50 percent.

E : decreased from 50 percent to 15 percent.

Answer: C

Question 2

All of the following aspects of Congress affect the legislative process EXCEPT

A : parties

B : committees

C : hours

D : rules

E : staff

Answer: C

Question 3

Traditions, beliefs, language, and philosophies are all examples of

A : material culture

B : cultural universals

C : cultural values

D : nonmaterial culture

E : value judgments

Answer: D

Question 4

Which executive department was created first?

A : Commerce

B : Defense

C : Labor

D : Transportation

E : State

Answer: A

Question 5

All of the following increased tensions between North and South over slavery EXCEPT

A : the Fugitive Slave Act

B : Uncle Tom’s Cabin

C : “Bleeding Kansas”

D : the rise of the Know-Nothing Party

E : John Brown’s raid

Answer: D

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