Conservative Economists Would Like to Help Younger Workers Get Work

question 78

Multiple Choice

Conservative economists would like to help younger workers get work experience by

• A)setting up a government jobs program.
• B)raising the minimum wage rate.
• C)lowering the minimum wage rate.
• D)passing a law requiring employers to hire teenagers ahead of older workers who are equally qualified.

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Definitions:

Messenger RNA

A type of RNA molecule that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it directs protein synthesis.

Gene Expression

Multistep process by which the information in a gene guides assembly of an RNA or protein product. Includes transcription and translation.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms.

RNA

Ribonucleic acid. Nucleic acid with roles in gene expression. Most are single-stranded chains of ribonucleotides (adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil). See messenger RNA, transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA.