One of the biggest concerns surrounding the Social Security Trust Fund is that __________
a. the benefits being paid out are too high
b. the payroll taxes are currently too high
c. there will not be enough money to pay future retirees
d. much of the money in the Trust Fund has been embezzled by corrupt politicians
c
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According to the text, Congressmen
a. spend most weekends in DC raising money from interests groups. b. spend minimal time in DC and long weekends in their home district or state. c. spend most weekends in caucus meetings in DC. d. spend most weekends on junkets paid for by lobbyists.
Federal programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, which pay out benefits to individuals based on specified set of eligibility criteria, are known as
A) entitlement programs. B) political perks. C) executive orders. D) signing statements. E) pork barrel politics.
Party Dealignment is the idea that voters don't want to be part of a ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Fundamentalists typically take which of the following positions?
a. support of affirmative action b. opposition to gun control c. opposition to public education funding d. support of women's rights