The shift from budget deficits to budget surpluses in 1998 was due to several factors. Which of the following was NOT a factor?
A. A strengthened economy and low inflation rate reduced the rate of increase in entitlement programs
B. The private sector experienced significant economic growth
C. Defense spending on the Persian Gulf War
D. The booming stock market in the 1990s meant higher state and federal revenues from capital gains
Pet Ponderosa Memorial Gardens leased 10 acres of land from Memory Gardens to be used as a pet cemetery. This land was adjacent to Memory Gardens' human cemetery. As part of the lease, the pet cemetery was allowed to use all available water each evening for two hours to develop and maintain its landscaping. Then Memory Gardens abruptly cut off the water supply, and as a result the grass and the other plants were in peril of dying. What remedy should Pet Ponderosa seek to stop Memory Gardens from breaching its contract?
a. Restitution c. Injunction
b. Rescission d. Damages
Which of the following is not needed in order for civic engagement to be successful?
a. Administrators need to understand the process from the citizen's point of view.
b. Administrators must be willing to listen and be responsive.
c. Administrators need to choose carefully those citizens who are to be involved.
d. Both administrators and citizens need to change their behavior.
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