The Best Way to Approach the Debate in Congress Over

question 191

Multiple Choice

The best way to approach the debate in Congress over the 2009 stimulus bill is

• A)to side with the Democrats' position.
• B)to side with the Republicans' position.
• C)to evaluate the underlying economic arguments used by each party and come to your own informed conclusion as to whose arguments are more valid.
• D)to consider the position of both parties as equally valid, because that is how democracies work.
• E)to support the bill because it was prepared by the President's able advisers.

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Definitions:

Noncontrolling Interest

A stake in a company owned by minority shareholders that doesn’t give them control over the company's operational and financial decisions.

Noncontrolling Interest

A minority share in a subsidiary that is not enough to exert control, often reflected in the parent company's financial statements as part of equity but separate from the parent's equity.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

A financial statement that combines all the assets, liabilities, and equity of a parent company and its subsidiaries into one document.

Acquisition

The process by which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to gain control of that company.