B. A recession period. This problem can be solved in two ways. The first would be to group the answers by their relationship with the economy, A, C, and D are all periods of economic growth. B. is the only one that identifies with stagnation or a negative period of growth. The second option is to identify the reason behind tax cuts during a recession. Tax cuts reduce expenditures for all economic parties involved, except for the government, which would increase the national debt, but the attempt is to stimulate the economy like President Ronald Reagan did with tax cuts during the 1980s, later accepting some increases in taxes after the economy started to expand.
Political is because In political science, a political system defines the process for making official government decisions. It is usually compared to the legal system, economic system, cultural system, and other social systems.
Mary's behavior is an example of learned helplessness, that is a behaviour pattern of a subject that endures repeatedly aversive, violent or traumatic stimuli and becomes unable to escape or avoid them. The subject has a tendency to not accept escape or avoidance as an option in the future.
