Briefly describe "Main Street" California.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Middle-class Americans employed in service and office sectors; their income ($66,000 median household) mostly covers housing and health care. Their grip on financial security is weakening as secure retirement and better lives for their children remain just out of reach. Majority-minority: less than half are White (45%), 30% Latino, 16% Asian, 4% Black. Three-quarters are foreign born. Almost all have graduated high school; only 12% have a B.A. Parents are able to provide after-school enrichment for children. Main Street communities cluster in large cities as well as inland counties of Fresno, Riverside, and San Bernardino.
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too idealistic because: a. a number of countries have succeeded in raising their citizens' capabilities in recent decades. b. many countries can do much better than they currently do. c. capabilities differ dramatically among countries with very similar levels of income, suggesting that income is not an overwhelming obstacle. d. capabilities differ dramatically among countries in the same region of the world.
At the national level, regular news beats include all of the following except for ______.
A. the White House B. Congress C. the Pentagon D. state legislatures
An embedded case study is unique from a standard case study because it ____________
A) uses multiple methods and/or sources B) represents one instance of a broader category of events C) includes several levels, or units of analysis D) studies organizations or individuals
Most of Texas's public policies reflect which political ideology?
A) ?conservative B) ?liberal C) ?moderate D) ?independent