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Question 1

The number of representatives from each state to serve in House of Representatives is determined by the

A : State Legislatures; state legislatures then define congressional voting districts acting within constraints setdown by Congress and the Supreme Court

B : Congress; state legislatures then define congressional voting districts acting within constraints set down byCongress and the Supreme Court

C : Department of Commerce-s decennial census; federal district courts then determine the congressionaldistricts within the states

D : Department of State-s decennial census; federal district courts then determine the congressional districtswithin the states

E : Senate; state legislatures then define congressional voting districts acting within constraints set down byCongress and the Supreme Court

Answer: B

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of maintenance rehearsal?

A : Connecting new material to old

B : Attempting to create examples of the new material

C : Repeating the information over and over again

D : Attempting to personalize the material

E : Using mnemonic devices

Answer: C

Question 3

Angelo is a wholesale meatball distributor. He sells his meatballs to all the finest Italian restaurants in town.Nobody can make meatballs like Angelo. As a result, his is the only business in town that sells meatballs torestaurants. Assuming that Angelo is maximizing his profit, which of the following statements is true?

A : Meatball prices will exceed marginal cost.

B : Meatball prices will equal marginal cost.

C : Meatball prices will be less than marginal cost

D : Meatball prices have nothing to do with marginal cost

E : Meatball prices will be a function of supply and demand and will therefore oscillate around marginal costs.

Answer: A

Question 4

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 5

A child listens to his mother say the word “dog” and tries to imitate the sound his mother makes. This wouldillustrate which of the following theories of language development?

A : Biological

B : Psychoanalytic

C : Constructive

D : Social learning

E : Phonetic

Answer: D

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