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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Friedman favors:

2. Inflation results when:

3. Attendance at school became mandatory in all states in:

4. The reason given for regulation of industry is to:

5. Friedman's view is that everyone who wants a higher education:

Short Essay Questions

1. Do all workers benefit from unions?

2. After the Depression and the centralization of government, education and schooling also became centralized. What are the effects of this centralization?

3. What can function as money?

4. Who led the effort for public education?

5. Explain how limiting the number of workers results in higher wages.

6. What is the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency?

7. As America was settled, what was one of the first things communities established?

8. Explain the relationship between the economic policy and the intellectual climate?

9. What are Friedman's views regarding big government?

10. What is inflation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friedman believes that government spending is less damaging than other forms of government controls. What are these other forms of government controls and why are they damaging? Do you agree with Friedman?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the school voucher program. Do you think it is a good idea? Who benefits the most from the program and why?

Essay Topic 3

The New Deal refers to a group of programs enacted by the Roosevelt Administration to deal with the Great Depression. How did they represent a break with past policies? What precedent did they set in the way of spending? What has happened to government spending since then?

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