How Does the Modern Bill of Rights Compare to That

question 37

Multiple Choice

How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?

• A) The modern one allows for freedoms despite ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientation-provisions that were not made in 1789.
• B) The modern one allows for infringement on freedom of speech and privacy with technology laws-provisions that did not exist in 1789.
• C) The 1789 bill led to political controversy whereas the modern one has not.
• D) The modern bill has led to political controversy whereas the 1789 one did not.
• E) The 1789 bill was longer; the modern one is a shorter rewriting of the same tenets.

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Definitions:

Deficit Financing

The practice of funding government spending by borrowing rather than from taxation or savings, often leading to a budget deficit.

Recession

An interval where the economy experiences a downturn, with a noticeable decrease in trade and manufacturing activities, usually identified by GDP decreasing for two straight quarters.

Inflation

An increase in the economy’s average price level.

Expansion

Expansion refers to the phase in the economic cycle where an economy is growing and experiencing increasing levels of output, employment, and income.