11. Which of the following statements is true about the baby-boom generation? Se

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11. Which of the following statements is true about the baby-boom generation?

Select one:

a. The baby-boom generation is smaller than preceding or succeeding generations.

b. The youngest members of the baby-boom generation retired just before 2000.

c. The baby-boom generation was born after World War II.

d. None of the above

12. Which of the following is the most important reason for population growth in the last decade?

Select one:

a. The death rate is falling.

b. Immigration, both legal and illegal.

c. The population actually has not been increasing. It only appears to be increasing because the Census has done a better job identifying and counting the nation's residents.

d. The birth rate is rising.

13. Based on the graph below, which of the following statements about religious faith in America is true?

Select one:

a. Between 1972 and 2012, the percentage of Americans identifying as Protestant increased.

b. Between 1972 and 2012, the percentage of Americans expressing no religious faith increased.

c. Between 1972 and 2012, the percentage of Americans identifying as Catholic, Protestant, or with no religious faith was unchanged.

d. Between 1972 and 2012, the percentage of Americans identifying as Catholic increased.

14. What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?

Select one:

a. The Supreme Court upheld healthcare reform.

b. For the first time, the Supreme Court held an act of Congress unconstitutional.

c. The Supreme Court ruled that laws that require racially segregated schools are unconstitutional.

d. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the authority to charter a bank.

15. In Country B, the government arrests political opponents and holds them in jail without filing charges and without a trial. What provision of the U.S. Constitution is designed to prevent such actions from occurring in this country except in times of war or civil war?

Select one:

a. Bill of attainder

b. First Amendment

c. Writ of habeas corpus

d. Full Faith and Credit Clause

Explanation / Answer

Solution 11:

Option C is correct.

Baby boomers are those people who born after World War II. The period between 1946 to 1964 is known as baby boom period. Therefore, people born between this period is known as baby boomer.

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