Which of the following make the House of Representatives and the Senate different from one another?
A. the different people whom they represent
B. being elected by the people or the states
C. the number of people in the two chambers
D. being eligible to run for reelection
Answer: C. the number of people in the two chambers
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Which of the following statements is true of federal government spending for 2016?
A. Social Security and Medicare are available only to low-income individuals. B. Along with veterans' benefits, defense spending amounts to about a fifth of the federal budget. C. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families accounts for 22 percent of the federal budget. D. Medicaid is funded by payroll taxes and paid out to all qualifying persons, regardless of income. E. National debt is most likely to decrease in future years.
The great variation in TANF benefits from state to state can be best explained by:
A. geographical factors. B. the era in which the state government was created. C. state Supreme Court rulings. D. state wealth and ideological factors.
Development policy
a. is designed to improve economic, social, and political conditions within a country. b. deals with international relations, national security, and defense. c. shares the traits of domestic and foreign policy. d. is designed to encourage economic growth in a particular country. e. examines the causes and consequences of policy decisions.
In Federalist No. 10, Madison defines a faction as “a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest
a. adverse to the rights of other citizens but not to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” b. adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” c. adverse to the rights of a minority of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of that minority community.” d. adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community and in particular to the stability of government.”