Match the Term with the Definition

question 39

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Legislation that penalized manufacturers of gas-guzzling automobiles and provided additional incentives for energy conservation and development of alternative fuels,such as wind and solar power.The act fell short of the long-term,comprehensive program that President Carter advocated.

• A)Camp David accords
• B)Economic Recovery Tax Act
• C)Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
• D)intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF)agreement
• E)Iran-Contra scandal
• F)Iran hostage crisis
• G)National Energy Act of 1978
• H)New (Christian)Right
• I)Panama Canal treaty
• J)Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
• K)supply-side economics
• L)Watergate

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Definitions:

Patent Protection

Legal exclusivity granted to an inventor or assignee for a limited period in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention.

Easement

A legal right to use another's land for a specific limited purpose.

Adverse Possession

A legal principle allowing a person to claim ownership of land or property owned by another if they openly occupy and use it for a certain period.

Profit

The financial gain obtained when the amount earned from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the activity.