Statement I: Social Security Payments Are an Automatic Stabilizer

question 317

Multiple Choice

Statement I: Social Security payments are an automatic stabilizer.
Statement II: The corporate income tax is an automatic stabilizer.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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Definitions:

Depolarization

A reduction of the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the cell membrane, typically in a neuron, leading to the generation of an action potential.

Selectively Permeable

Describes biological membranes that allow certain substances to pass through while blocking others, thereby controlling the exchange of materials.

Resting Potential

The electrical potential of a neuron when not transmitting a signal, serving as the foundation for nerve impulse generation.

Ion

An atom or molecule that has lost or gained one or more electrons, giving it a positive or negative electrical charge.