For the First Time in Almost a Century

question 312

Multiple Choice

For the first time in almost a century,

• A) the rapid growth of federal spending stopped during the 1990s.
• B) the slow growth of federal spending began to increase during the 1990s.
• C) state and local governments spent more than the federal government during the 1990s.
• D) national defense became the largest category of federal spending in the 1990s.

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Definitions:

Rape Culture

A complex of beliefs that normalizes sexual violence against women and blames victims, perpetuated through media and popular culture.

Sexual Double Standards

A societal norm that allows or excuses certain behaviors in one gender but not the other, often related to sexual behavior and attitudes.

Rape Culture

A sociocultural environment that normalizes, trivializes, and perpetuates rape and sexual violence by blaming victims and excusing perpetrators.

Victim Blaming

The tendency to hold the victim of a crime, accident, or any type of abusive maltreatment to be wholly or partially responsible for the incident.