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What portion of all spending by public colleges in the U.S. is dedicated to student instruction?

What portion of all federal, state, and local government spending in the U.S. is for public order and safety, including law enforcement, courts, prisons, immigration enforcement, and fire protection?

How many material falsehoods and omissions did the Obama administration make when applying for warrants to surveil people associated with the Trump campaign?

When you pay Social Security taxes, does this create a contractual obligation for the government to pay you Social Security benefits?

Relative to the rates at which people of different races commit murder in the U.S., which of the following races is most likely to be subject to the death penalty?

Which developed nation has the lowest portion of patients who wait more than 4 weeks to see a medical specialist?

Which of the following political movements published a pamphlet stating that “the right to criticize … can be granted only to the wiser people over the more stupid ones and never the other way around”?

A 1958 Gallup poll found that 8% of white Southerners were willing to vote for a black president. What is this figure now?

During the school year, do full-time college students spend more time on educational endeavors (like attending class and studying) or on leisure activities and sports?

Among the 21 Democrat Senators who voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, how many of them later switched to the Republican Party?