Which of the Following Was True of the Justice Department

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the Justice Department during the 1920s?

• A) It was the target of a congressional investigation concerning the harassment of dissidents.
• B) It was the branch of the federal government that most assertively enforced liberal reform measures.
• C) In a setback for organized labor, it helped end a nationwide strike by miners.
• D) It supported the right of state governments to regulate business corporations in particular ways.

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Benefit

The extra advantage to society that comes from using an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost to society of producing one additional unit of a good, including both private costs and externalities.

Pollution

The presence in or introduction into the environment of substances or things that have harmful or poisonous effects.

Marginal Social Benefit

The supplementary gain for the general population derived from the consumption of one more unit of a good or service.