9 Multiple choice

1. Which of the following was not true about the America visited by Alexis de Tocqueville? *

1 point

American labor was paid less than its European counterpart.

There was plenty of land in America.

The income gap between the rich and the poor Americans was not enormous.

The richest one per cent of Americans owned less than a tenth of the country’s total income.

2. Which of the following is not true about inequality in America? *

1 point

Inequality began to increase after the abolition of slavery.

Passage of measures such as Social Security increased the gap between the rich and the poor.

Over the past four decades, America has become more unequal.

Inequality in America has been impacted by economic changes in other countries.

3. According to the reading, which of the following has been suggested as a reason for the rise in inequality in the US since the early 1980s? *

1 point

The introduction of Medicare and Medicaid.

The entry of many countries in world trade.

The election of Jimmy Carter as the President of the United States.

The Vietnam War coming to an end.

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