In a Comparison of Infant Mortality Rates, in 2006 the United

question 30

Multiple Choice

In a comparison of infant mortality rates, in 2006 the United States

• A) had one of the lowest rates of infant deaths in the world.
• B) improved its position from number 6 to number 3 in a decade.
• C) slipped from having the lowest rate to being number 2.
• D) ranked near the bottom on a list of industrialized nations.

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Voter Turnout

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