In Order to Change the Level of National Economic Activity

question 58

Multiple Choice

In order to change the level of national economic activity and defend the value of the dollar in international trade, the federal government

• A) frequently requests voluntary contributions to the Treasury Department from businesses and private individuals.
• B) imposes tariffs on all goods imported to the United States.
• C) enforces spending cuts on state government agencies.
• D) manipulates interest rates.
• E) lowers the amount of money that states can legally collect from sales and income taxes.

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Definitions:

Kidney

The paired vertebrate organ important in excretion of metabolic wastes and in osmoregulation.

Deamination

Deamination is the biochemical process that removes an amino group from an amino acid, resulting in the release of ammonia and alteration of the amino acid structure, often taking place in the liver.

Amino Group

An amino group is a functional group consisting of a nitrogen atom attached to two hydrogen atoms (–NH2) and is a fundamental component of amino acids and thus proteins.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins. They contain an amino group and a carboxylic acid group, and they vary by the side chain attached to their alpha carbon.