Which situation is most likely to result in a government having a budget surplus for a year? O A. A government lowers taxes on businesses while keeping all its spending at the same level. B. A government is forced to spend extra money to help its citizens recover after a natural disaster. O C. A government shuts down an expensive defense program while increasing taxes on corporations. D. A government begins providing health care to all citizens using tax money in the federal budget.

Which of the following might cause the inflation rate to spike up sharply? the purchasing power of the average consumer decreases due to a sluggish economy. plentiful rainfall and moderate temperatures result in good harvests of wheat and soybeans. the items in the cpi market basket change to account for changing consumer buying habits. prices on world oil markets rise steeply due to war in the middle east.

Which of the following selections is least useful for supporting the claim that states intentionally built unequal school systems? question 1 options: the supreme court ruling in plessy v. ferguson (1896) wrote into law that america had two separate societies: one black and one white. it was very clear by the mid-1900s that southern states had expertly built separate educational systems. these schools, however, were never equal. states with laws keeping schools segregated never gave equal amounts of money to their black and white schools. ten years after brown, fewer than 10 percent of southern public schools had integrated. some areas did not comply at all.

Why would it be hard to live in a city state