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What is Connecticut’s official nickname?

  • The Empire State
  • The Ocean State
  • The Bay State
  • The Constitution State
Correct answer(s):
  • The Constitution State

Which bird is Connecticut’s state bird?

  • American robin
  • Northern cardinal
  • Blue jay
  • Bald eagle
Correct answer(s):
  • American robin

Which flower is Connecticut’s state flower?

  • Violet
  • Mountain laurel
  • Goldenrod
  • Rose
Correct answer(s):
  • Mountain laurel

Which description of Incorporation in Delaware is accurate?

  • Incorporation in Delaware always guarantees that a company is tax-free or economically active in the state
  • Incorporation in Delaware is sufficient proof that a company is tax-free or economically active in the state
  • Incorporation in Delaware proves by itself that a company is tax-free or economically active in the state
  • Incorporation in Delaware should not be treated as evidence that a company is tax-free or economically active in the state
Correct answer(s):
  • Incorporation in Delaware should not be treated as evidence that a company is tax-free or economically active in the state

Which fact best describes time-sensitive Delaware statistics?

  • Time-sensitive claims about population, GDP and city size never need dates or reference years
  • Time-sensitive claims about population, GDP and city size should always omit the year
  • Time-sensitive claims about population, GDP and city size require explicit reference years
  • Time-sensitive claims about population, GDP and city size remain accurate forever without updating
Correct answer(s):
  • Time-sensitive claims about population, GDP and city size require explicit reference years

Which option accurately explains BEA Delaware GDP estimates?

  • BEA state GDP estimates are fixed permanently at first publication, so preliminary values should not be treated as permanently fixed
  • BEA state GDP estimates can be revised, so preliminary values should not be treated as permanently fixed
  • BEA state GDP estimates are never revised, so preliminary values should not be treated as permanently fixed
  • BEA state GDP estimates cannot change after preliminary release, so preliminary values should not be treated as permanently fixed
Correct answer(s):
  • BEA state GDP estimates can be revised, so preliminary values should not be treated as permanently fixed

Which statement is correct about Delaware’s constitutional ratification?

  • The date December 7, 1790 on Delaware’s flag connects an official state symbol directly to constitutional history
  • The date December 7, 1782 on Delaware’s flag connects an official state symbol directly to constitutional history
  • The date December 7, 1767 on Delaware’s flag connects an official state symbol directly to constitutional history
  • The date December 7, 1787 on Delaware’s flag connects an official state symbol directly to constitutional history
Correct answer(s):
  • The date December 7, 1787 on Delaware's flag connects an official state symbol directly to constitutional history

Which statement best summarizes industry-share GDP comparisons?

  • Industry shares of GDP should be calculated using values from the a population count and a land-area figure
  • Industry shares of GDP should be calculated using values from the different years and mixed price bases
  • Industry shares of GDP should be calculated using values from the same year and the same nominal or real basis
  • Industry shares of GDP should be calculated using values from the no year information at all
Correct answer(s):
  • Industry shares of GDP should be calculated using values from the same year and the same nominal or real basis

Which fact best describes Delaware historical interpretation?

  • Delaware history is best understood by separating political control, settlement history, state independence and constitutional statehood into ideas that should never be separated
  • Delaware history is best understood by separating political control, settlement history, state independence and constitutional statehood into one interchangeable concept
  • Delaware history is best understood by separating political control, settlement history, state independence and constitutional statehood into terms with exactly the same meaning
  • Delaware history is best understood by separating political control, settlement history, state independence and constitutional statehood into distinct concepts
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware history is best understood by separating political control, settlement history, state independence and constitutional statehood into distinct concepts

Which choice gives the correct context for Delaware GDP per capita?

  • A valid Delaware GDP-per-capita calculation requires GDP and population data from one current figure and one undated estimate
  • A valid Delaware GDP-per-capita calculation requires GDP and population data from unrelated reference periods
  • A valid Delaware GDP-per-capita calculation requires GDP and population data from compatible reference periods
  • A valid Delaware GDP-per-capita calculation requires GDP and population data from different decades without adjustment
Correct answer(s):
  • A valid Delaware GDP-per-capita calculation requires GDP and population data from compatible reference periods

What is true about primary statistical sources for Delaware?

  • Primary agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis are used only for historical fiction
  • Primary agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis are preferred for changing demographic and economic statistics
  • Primary agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis are less reliable than unsourced social-media posts
  • Primary agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis are unnecessary when statistics change over time
Correct answer(s):
  • Primary agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis are preferred for changing demographic and economic statistics

Which description of official Delaware legal sources is accurate?

  • Official Delaware statutes and agencies are preferred sources for state symbols, taxation and corporate-law facts
  • Official Delaware statutes and agencies are unnecessary for state symbols or tax facts
  • Official Delaware statutes and agencies are less reliable than anonymous online comments
  • Official Delaware statutes and agencies are used only for weather forecasts
Correct answer(s):
  • Official Delaware statutes and agencies are preferred sources for state symbols, taxation and corporate-law facts

Which choice gives the correct context for First State National Historical Park?

  • First State National Historical Park uses one continuous wilderness tract to interpret a broad sequence of Delaware history
  • First State National Historical Park contains only a single battlefield to interpret a broad sequence of Delaware history
  • First State National Historical Park is organized as one urban building to interpret a broad sequence of Delaware history
  • First State National Historical Park uses a dispersed-site model to interpret a broad sequence of Delaware history
Correct answer(s):
  • First State National Historical Park uses a dispersed-site model to interpret a broad sequence of Delaware history

What is true about Delaware’s gross receipts tax?

  • Consumer sales-tax absence requires a high consumer sales tax instead through instruments such as gross receipts taxes
  • Consumer sales-tax absence prevents the state from collecting business revenue through instruments such as gross receipts taxes
  • Consumer sales-tax absence can coexist with substantial business taxation through instruments such as gross receipts taxes
  • Consumer sales-tax absence means businesses pay no taxes or fees through instruments such as gross receipts taxes
Correct answer(s):
  • Consumer sales-tax absence can coexist with substantial business taxation through instruments such as gross receipts taxes

Which description of Delaware’s 1776 independence and 1787 ratification is accurate?

  • Delaware’s independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1782 should be treated as separate stages of state formation
  • Delaware’s independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1787 should be treated as separate stages of state formation
  • Delaware’s independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1767 should be treated as separate stages of state formation
  • Delaware’s independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1790 should be treated as separate stages of state formation
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's independence in 1776 and constitutional ratification in 1787 should be treated as separate stages of state formation

Which fact best describes the meaning of Delaware’s First State nickname?

  • The phrase First State refers to being the first European colony in North America, not to being the first colony founded in North America
  • The phrase First State refers to being the largest U.S. state, not to being the first colony founded in North America
  • The phrase First State refers to constitutional ratification order, not to being the first colony founded in North America
  • The phrase First State refers to being the first state west of the Mississippi River, not to being the first colony founded in North America
Correct answer(s):
  • The phrase First State refers to constitutional ratification order, not to being the first colony founded in North America

Which fact best describes Delaware as an incorporation choice?

  • Virginia’s popularity as a place of incorporation can be studied as an institutional-choice problem rather than simply as a tax-choice problem
  • Delaware’s popularity as a place of incorporation can be studied as an institutional-choice problem rather than simply as a tax-choice problem
  • New Jersey’s popularity as a place of incorporation can be studied as an institutional-choice problem rather than simply as a tax-choice problem
  • Maryland’s popularity as a place of incorporation can be studied as an institutional-choice problem rather than simply as a tax-choice problem
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's popularity as a place of incorporation can be studied as an institutional-choice problem rather than simply as a tax-choice problem

Which choice gives the correct context for network effects in Delaware corporate law?

  • Delaware’s reputation for corporate law creates network effects among lawyers, firms, courts and administrative services
  • Delaware’s reputation for corporate law isolates firms from courts and administrative services among lawyers, firms, courts and administrative services
  • Delaware’s reputation for corporate law eliminates demand for specialized legal expertise among lawyers, firms, courts and administrative services
  • Delaware’s reputation for corporate law creates no interaction among legal or business actors among lawyers, firms, courts and administrative services
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's reputation for corporate law creates network effects among lawyers, firms, courts and administrative services

Which statement is correct about Delaware’s registered business entities?

  • The contrast between more than 1.1 million active business entities and roughly 1.06 million residents illustrates the scale of Delaware’s legal-registration economy
  • The contrast between more than 3.2 million active business entities and roughly 1.06 million residents illustrates the scale of Delaware’s legal-registration economy
  • The contrast between more than 2.1 million active business entities and roughly 1.06 million residents illustrates the scale of Delaware’s legal-registration economy
  • The contrast between more than 12.1 million active business entities and roughly 1.06 million residents illustrates the scale of Delaware’s legal-registration economy
Correct answer(s):
  • The contrast between more than 2.1 million active business entities and roughly 1.06 million residents illustrates the scale of Delaware's legal-registration economy