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What does the Lilly Ledbetter Act do?
 
  a. requires businesses to make their properties accessible to people in wheelchairs
  b. eliminates all vestiges of Jim Crow and prevents new Jim Crow policies
  c. makes it a federal crime to fire someone for being gay
  d. makes it easier for someone to sue over gender-based pay discrimination

Question -2-

If present growth trends in China continue, the Chinese economy measured by GDP will likely surpass that of the United States in the next couple of decades, although GDP per person will lag behind because __________.
 
  a. the country exports more goods than it imports
  b. the large population in China means the standard of living for the average Chinese person will improve more slowly
  c. the value of the Chinese currency floats, which increases the number of imports to the country
  d. China has been reluctant to institute market-oriented reforms and open itself to investment from abroad

Question -3-

The privileges and immunities clause in the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment ensures which of the following?
 
  a. that privileges come with being a U.S. citizen, and all citizens will be immune from prosecution until there is evidence of guilt
  b. that states cannot deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property arbitrarily
  c. that citizens from out of state will have the same legal rights as local citizens
  d. that all states must provide equal treatment to all people within their boundaries

Question -4-

Under George W. Bush's Millennium Challenge Account initiative, __________ payments were replaced by aid to those countries that have improved in areas essential for democracy.
 
  a. per capita
  b. across-the-board
  c. interest-free
  d. tax

(Ans. #1)

d

(Ans. #2)

b

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c

(Ans. #4)

b