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SAT US History Practice Question

Which of the following is a central argument of the 1958 book, The Affluent Society, by John Kenneth Galbraith?

  1. A.The key to economic growth is government noninterference in the economy.
  2. B.A small group of wealthy and influential Americans had managed to gain control of both the economy and the government.
  3. C.A Soviet-style command economy would best meet the needs of the majority of Americans.
  4. D.The United States should reinvigorate its agricultural sector with heavy subsidies to farmers and high tariffs on imported agricultural products.
  5. E.American society was ignoring social goods in the pursuit of private material gain.

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