Frictional Unemployment Refers To

question 46

Multiple Choice

Frictional unemployment refers to:

• A) people who are out of work and have no job skills.
• B) short periods of unemployment needed to match jobs and job seekers.
• C) people who spend relatively long periods out of work.
• D) unemployment related to the ups and downs of the business cycle.

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Definitions:

Representative Democracies

A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf, making decisions and passing laws to guide the country.

Individual Rights

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Elite Theory

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Political Participation

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