Which conclusion can be made about the effectiveness of the EITC on poverty?
a) The boost in income helps poor families, but up to 20 percent of those eligible may not claim their credit.
b) The monthly assistance helps families by their basic needs, but 10 percent do not apply.
c) The EITC has had no effect on poverty and has not shown to help in transition from welfare to work.
d) The EITC is credited with being the program that lowered the poverty rate during the mid 2000s.
a
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a. true b. false
The conflict perspective holds that social institutions
A. maintain the privileges of the powerful individuals and groups within a society. B. preserve order and equality. C. train personnel equitably. D. provide and maintain a sense of basic fairness.
Most national cross-sectional studies indicate that children who spend more time with media are ______ to be overweight than children who do not.
A. equally likely B. much less likely C. marginally less likely D. more likely
In the context of applying the Fourth Amendment to prisoners, over the years, the courts have been fairly consistent in deciding that ______
What will be an ideal response?