What distinguishes a means-tested program from a social insurance program?
a. A means-tested program extends benefits based on age categories, while a social insurance program provides benefits based on immediate need.
b. A means-tested program only extends benefits to the elderly, while a social insurance program extends benefits to everybody.
c. A social insurance program extends benefits only to the working poor, while a means-tested program extends benefits to everyone, regardless of social class.
d. A social insurance program provides benefits to those who have paid into the program, while a means-tested program provides benefits based on demonstrated need.
d
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Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous are called __________
a. cross-cutting cleavages b. cross-political dispositions c. ideological impasses d. reinforcing cleavages
Totalitarian ideologies are distinct from other political ideas as they are dogmatic, which implies that the leaders in a totalitarian regime ________
A. create and impose their own official political views on every citizen and brook no dissent B. provide individuals with limited behavioral guidance assuming citizens know their duties and limitations C. empower bureaucrats to constantly alter the regime's ideology based on the responses of dissenting citizens D. discuss and update a highly fragmented and superficial set of ideological principles E. regulate only the political aspects of the lives of its citizens allowing them freedom and autonomy in the social, economic, and religious domains
What did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 do?
A. Require employers to provide equal pay for substantially equal work B. Require employers to re-grade the pay scales for comparable but different jobs held by women and men to make them more equitable C. Require that employers promote more women into managerial positions D. Allow for either men or women with the same job responsibilities to be paid more if they are the primary wage earner for their families E. All of these are correct.
Discuss the rising costs of health care and governmental efforts to address them.
What will be an ideal response?