When a Government Program Is Justified Not on Its Merits

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a government program is justified not on its merits but on the number of jobs it will create,

• A)the program is an efficient use of taxpayer dollars.
• B)it should be approved only if the unemployment rate is low.
• C)taxes should be raised to fund the program.
• D)it is known as the "broken window fallacy."

---

Definitions:

Hue

A color or shade, often referring to the aspect of color that is determined by the wavelength of light.

Brightness

The perception of how luminous an object appears, determined by the amount of light it emits or reflects.

Fovea

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest.

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for vision at low light levels but do not mediate color vision.