The 2007 Farm Act Was Set to Expire in 2012

question 96

Multiple Choice

The 2007 Farm Act was set to expire in 2012 for all of the following reasons except

• A) Farm subsidies are received in 362 of the 435 congressional districts.
• B) The economic reasons for subsidies were challenged.
• C) The high federal budget deficit called for cuts in farm subsidies.
• D) "Millionaire" farmers were criticized for receiving government supports.

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Definitions:

Correlational Study

Research design intended to discover whether a statistical relationship between variables exists.

Laboratory Experimental Approach

A research method in which variables are manipulated and controlled in a lab setting to study their effects on outcomes of interest.

Randomly Assign

A method used in experimental designs where participants are allocated to different groups without any systematic criteria, helping to minimize bias.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under investigation, in contrast to the control group.