Explain the lawmaking process and analyze the effectiveness of the process and the tools that assist or impede the process including:
- filibusters
- pork barrel
- budget decisions

Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018? a. 70% b. -27% c. -17% d. -75%

Which situation is the best example of regulation in an economic system? a retail business just opened a new store in a community close to its original location. a small clothing shop slashed it prices to attract customers from a larger department store nearby. a farmers’ market has offered a special deal to customers from a nearby yoga school. a state agency has been created to monitor the production and distribution of sports drinks.

Which of the following statements about culture and self-esteem is the most accurate? people from western cultures are more likely to say or do things to enhance other people's self-esteem (relative to people from asian cultures). the japanese praise each other for their achievements more often than americans do. people from asian cultures generally feel worse about themselves than people from western cultures. americans utter many more self-complimentary statements during conversations (relative to japanese individuals).