According to the Text, Elected Officials Are Under Enormous Pressure

question 22

Multiple Choice

According to the text, elected officials are under enormous pressure to offer inducements to business primarily because

• A) wealthy business executives provide almost 90 percent of all campaign contributions.
• B) the country's economic well-being heavily depends on decisions made by businesses.
• C) high-priced corporate lawyers allow corporate CEOs to break the law without getting caught.
• D) the vast majority of elected officials previously served as corporate CEOs.
• E) most elected officials are corrupt.

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Definitions:

Compounded Annually

Refers to the process where the interest on an investment or loan is calculated annually and added to the principal, so that the balance doesn't merely grow by the initial rate of interest but by the interest on the interest as well.

Contributions

Contributions are amounts of money or resources given by individuals or entities to a common fund or cause, often for charity, investments, or pooling resources.

Investment

Allocation of resources, usually money, in expectation of a future financial return or benefit.

Ordinary Annuity

An annuity in which payments are made at the end of each period, such as monthly or annually, commonly found in loans and savings plans.