Match the Term with the Definition

question 66

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-A substantial landowner who tilled his estate with twenty or more slaves. These wealthy landowners dominated the social and political world of the South. Their values and ideology influenced the values of all southern whites.

• A)chivalry
• B)cotton kingdom
• C)free black
• D)Mason-Dixon line
• E)miscegenation
• F)paternalism
• G)plantation
• H)plantation belt
• I)planter
• J)slave codes
• K)upcountry
• L)yeomen

Understand the composition and impact of fixed investment in today's economy.

Recognize the role and definition of investment in the context of economic theory.

Calculate and interpret the effect of changes in disposable income on consumption, investment, and saving.

Grasp the concepts of marginal propensity to consume (MPC) and save (MPS), and their relevance to economic behavior.

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Definitions:

Earmarks

Provisions added to legislation that allocate specific funds for particular projects, usually at the behest of a legislator to benefit their own constituents or interests.

Term Limits

Restrictions on the number of terms or the length of time a person can hold a particular elected office.

Interest Groups

Organizations that seek to influence public policy in favor of their specific interests without seeking political office.

House Rules Committee

A powerful committee in the U.S. House of Representatives responsible for determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.