What is income security?
a. the belief that individuals should be responsible for creating their own financial security through income, not through government handouts
b. the concept that the government should establish programs that provide a safety net for society's poorest members
c. the notion that the government should regulate Social Security in order to ensure benefits for future generations
d. a program that provides a minimal pension for older Americans, retirement-age surviving spouses, and dependents
b
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Which of the following groups constitutes the largest segment of the U.S. population?
a. Asian b. non-Hispanic white c. Hispanic d. African American
The share of all eligible voters who actually can cast ballots is known as
A) literates. B) primary voters. C) turnout. D) secondary voters. E) voter pool.
When we genetically alter something to create some advantage for society, we refer to the product of that process as a(n):
A) artificially created life form. B) DNA splice. C) genetic mutation. D) genetically modified organism. E) newly crafted gene.
What were the two major obstacles African Americans faced in securing their rights?
A. The structure of government made it hard to change policy and politicians would not engage in costly behavior without an expected return. B. The constitutional guarantee of slavery and the unwillingness of politicians to take tough action. C. The unwillingness of the British government to use its emancipation powers in the states and the constitutional guarantee of slavery. D. The inability to raise the taxes necessary to compensate slave-owners and the fact that politicians would not engage in costly behavior without an expected return.