What are Community Development Corporations?
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Community Development Corporations are grassroots, citizen-formed, neighborhood organizations that work to revitalize their own neighborhoods and communities. The CDCs seek development money wherever they can find it: bank loans, religious donations, corporate capital, or government grants. They work closely with local governments, businesses, religious groups, and other stakeholders in a community in creating a development plan and seeking resources to implement the plan.
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All of the federal programs and laws below treat same-sex couples differently from married heterosexual couples, EXCEPT:
a) Social Security pays survivor benefits to widows and widowers, but not to the surviving same-sex life partner of the deceased. b) Married couples are eligible for Social Security spousal benefits, which can allow them to earn half their spouse's Social Security benefit if it is larger than their own. Unmarried partners are ineligible for spousal benefits. c) Medicaid regulations protect the assets and homes of married spouses when the other spouse enters a nursing home or long-term care facility; no such protections are offered to same-sex partners. d) Inheritance laws allow married couples to leave their assets to a spouse upon their death; however no such protections are offered to same-sex partners. e) If a person with a 401(k) pension plan dies, the money rolls over to a legal spouse without any tax penalty. However, since gays and lesbians cannot legally marry in most states, the surviving partner would have to pay a 20 percent federal tax.
AP News Clip: U.S. Women in Combat RolesClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 463, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:In the video, a woman argues that women are ______ to serve in combat roles.
A. not intelligent enough B. not physically fit C. naturally deposed D. not emotionally stable enough
What term refers to the polarization of society over controversial cultural elements such as abortion, religious expression, gun control, and sexual orientation?
A. subcultures B. contracultures C. culture war D. cultural shock