Which of the following statements about income inequality in South Africa is FALSE?
a. As measured by the Gini coefficient, it is fairly high.
b. Among Africans, income inequality has increased.
c. It is a historic product of government policies which, during the apartheid era, means that Whites moved ahead economically at the expense of others.
d. In the post-apartheid era, large numbers of Africans have been joining the richer population.
e. The post-apartheid governments have sought to alleviate it by dramatically increasing public spending.
e
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a. Department of Defense. b. Department of State. c. Department of Treasury. d. CIA. e. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
All of the following are federal mandates except
a. the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. b. the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. c. the Clean Air Act of 1990. d. the Age Discrimination Act of 1986.
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A) Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. B) Justice Louis Brandeis C) Justice Thurgood Marshall D) Justice Potter Stewart E) Justice William Rehnquist
The authors of your textbook would profess that an important realization about rights in a democratic society is that they ______.
A. must be absolute in order to be effective B. cannot be claimed by non-citizens C. conflict between individuals D. have no relationship to the collective good