Which of the Following Is Motivated by an Efficiency Concern

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is motivated by an efficiency concern?

• A)In 2009,the Obama administration increased unemployment benefits.
• B)As part of an economic stimulus package,each taxpayer received a $3,000 tax rebate check.
• C)Following a six-month drought,a city banned homeowners from watering their lawns in an effort to conserve water.
• D)Some U.S.colleges have cut back on merit scholarships since these programs siphon money from need-based programs,thus harming lower-income students with greater financial need.

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Definitions:

Lawrence V. Texas

A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in 2003 that struck down sodomy laws in Texas and by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S. state and territory.

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Physical acts performed by individuals to express intimacy, reproduce, or for pleasure, involving sexual organs or contact.

March For Our Lives

Student-led protest on March 24, 2018, against gun violence and for gun control legislation in the United States.

Gun Control

The set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians.