QUESTION: 53

Which of the following speakers or pair of speakers supported the New Deal legislation?

Speakers A and B
Speaker A only
Speakers B and C
Speaker B only
Speaker C only

Answer(s): E

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QUESTION: 54

Why is the Toyota system called "lean production"?

It produces fewer goods.
The process is less efficient than "mass production."
Workers receive lower salaries.
There are fewer steps in the manufacturing process.
Fewer workers produce the same volume of output.

Answer(s): E

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Innovations in shopping are nothing new.The growth of department stores at the beginning of the twentieth century answered the needs of the growing number of urban consumers.Previously, generations of Americans in remote communities depended on mail order catalogs for their shopping.The shopping centers of the mid-twentieth century were eventually overshadowed by shopping malls.In the 1990s, new technologies promoted the convenience and ease of home shopping for customers. As a result, Internet sales have grown into a multibillion dollar business.
Technology has made home shopping most similar to what other type of shopping?

department stores
store catalogs
centrally located malls
specialty stores
suburban town centers

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 56

"The central government has become too great an influence on our lives.We must create an economic climate that encourages private growth and resists the extension of federal power."
From the statement above, what can we conclude that the speaker would favor?

federal aid to education
an expansion of small business ventures
a program to reduce the profits of major corporations
more people earning salaries from government jobs
federal guarantees to help cities in danger of bankruptcy

Answer(s): B

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