In 2013, four years after Brazil was awarded the Olympics and a year before it would host the World Cup, protests broke out in many major cities in the country. The demonstrators were protesting
a. the enormous amount of money that was going to preparing for the games rather than meeting important social needs.
b. charges of kickbacks and bribery that were directed against the contractors of
the venues.
c. the government's decision to award large contracts to foreign firms.
d. the decision by the government to use military forces to police these events.
e. the decision by the government to ban alcohol sales at these venues.
a
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The federal government relies on ___________ to fund the Social Security program
a. income taxes b. Medicaid taxes c. payroll taxes d. taxes on cigarettes
Under the Old System, people voted
A) ?at a high rate. B) ?at a low rate. C) ?for radical candidates. D) ?seldom or never. E) ?for candidates supportive of social programs.
A ____________ expresses the values and beliefs that a party believes in.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).