Which of these terms refers to the percentage of the population with income below the nationally designated poverty level?
A. poverty level
B. poverty threshold
C. poverty rate
D. poverty median
E. poverty mark
Answer: C
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a. Americans are 20 percent urban. b. Americans are 80 percent urban. c. American are split 50-50 between the urban and rural areas of the country. d. White Americans are urbanized but Latinos are rural. e. Americans are equally divided among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
According to Waltz, what would be the most likely result of a military invasion of Iran?
a. the probable destruction of Iran's nuclear capabilities for the foreseeable future b. the isolation of Iran from its neighbors, who would welcome an end to its nuclear threat c. the hardening of Persian nationalism and anti-Western feelings d. the establishment of a Western-style liberal democracy e. the reduction of Iran to a U.S. puppet state
Presidents exercise control over federal departments by appointing political allies to the top positions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The purpose of scenario generation is to
a. predict the future. b. combine different assessments of a situation without determining which is correct. c. provide support to justify the government's position on an issue. d. select a single assumption to simplify policy options.