What Is Causing the Scope of Government to Increase

question 94

Multiple Choice

What is causing the scope of government to increase?

• A) poor economic management by the Federal Reserve board
• B) the growth in social welfare spending for programs like Social Security
• C) frequent and lingering episodes of inflation
• D) increasingly regressive taxes and rising energy costs

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Definitions:

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

A nuclear medicine functional imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image or picture of functional processes in the body.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

A neuroimaging technique that measures and maps brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow, used in research and clinical applications.

Frontal Cortex

The front part of the cortex of the brain. Divided left and right into the two frontal lobes, this part of the brain is associated with cognitive functioning such as planning, foresight, and understanding.