During the______________ phase of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome, the body strives to repair any damage caused by the stressors.
A) Exhaustion
B) Alarm
C) Resistance
D) Terror
In 2010, the largest single item in the federal budget was
A) Social Security.
B) defense spending.
C) Medicare.
D) interest on the national debt.
In the phase, bodily processes seek to return to homeostasis.
A) Resistance
B) Exhaustion
C) Alarm
D) Expiration
The Executive Branch creates policy when it
A) provides benefits.
B) taxes income.
C) spends appropriations.
D) issues regulations.
____________ is the last phase in the General Adaptation Syndrome.
A) Finality
B) Exhaustion
C) Resistance
D) Alarm
Which perspective on social justice is illustrated by the progressive income tax?
A) Libertarian
B) Utilitarian Liberal
C) Oligarchy
D) Socialism
The release of adrenaline and other hormones results in:
A) Decrease in breathing and heart rate
B) Decrease in blood pressure
C) Decreased coagulation of blood from the skin to the brain
D) Dilation of pupils
The Speaker of the House can influence a bill's vote by
A) holding a filibuster.
B) deciding which committee will hear the bill.
C) invoking cloture to end debate.
D) both holding a filibuster and invoking cloture to end debate.
The______ is the section of the brain that regulates a range of physiological functions.
A) Hypotheses
B) Hypothalamus
C) Hyperbole
D) Hippopotamus
Filibusters
A) occur only in the House of Representatives.
B) can be held in either the House or the Senate.
C) occur only in the Senate.
D) can be ended by a majority vote.
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