How does the United States government calculate the poverty line?

a) Takes the income that would be earned at the minimum wage if working a 50-week year b) Takes the average price of housing in an average town and multiplies by 1.5 c) Takes one-half the median income of a family of four d) Takes the cost of a nutritionally balanced minimal diet of food for a year and multiplies by three


D

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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a. True b. False

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Which of the following statements is true of the preferred-position doctrine?

A) It states that freedom of speech can be restricted only when it is directed against lawful authority. B) It holds that speech can be restricted if it is likely to interfere with government interests. C) It is aimed at checking the involvement of the government in religious matters. D) It holds that people cannot denounce the religious beliefs of others based on their own preferred religious positions. E) It states that certain freedoms are so essential to a democracy that they hold a preferred position.

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