In Response to the 2007-2009 Recession, the Economic Stimulus Act

question 5

Multiple Choice

In response to the 2007-2009 recession, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, under President Bush, was composed of approximately _____; the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under President Obama, was composed of approximately ______.

• A)one-fourth tax cuts and three-fourths spending increases; two-thirds tax cuts and one-third spending increases
• B)half tax cuts and half spending increases; only spending increases
• C)two-thirds tax cuts and one-third spending increases; one-fourth tax cuts and three-fourths spending increases
• D)only tax cuts; half tax cuts and half spending increases

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Definitions:

Rough ER

A network of membranous tubules within a cell, studded with ribosomes, involved in the synthesis and transport of proteins.

Nonsense Mutation

A genetic mutation that results in a premature stop codon, leading to an incomplete and usually nonfunctional protein.

Base-Pair Substitution

A type of genetic mutation where one base pair in the DNA sequence is replaced by another pair, which can lead to changes in the protein made by a gene.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, playing critical roles in biological processes.