What public policy issue is illustrated by the ongoing legal battles over the funding divide between nonminority and minority school districts and discussions concerning social service recipients?
A. employment discrimination
B. voting rights
C. the racial divide
D. housing discrimination
Answer: C
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Which of the following best describes the concept of federalism embodied in the United States government?
(A) The Constitution divides power between a central government and its constituent governments, with some powers being shared. (B) The Constitution grants all governmental powers to the central government, which may delegate authority to state governments. (C) State governments join together and form a central government, which exists solely by approval of the state governments. (D) The central government creates state governments. (E) State governments are sovereign in all matters except foreign policy, which is reserved to the central government.
Progressive income taxation means that
a. those with higher incomes pay a higher percentage of tax. b. all citizens pay the same amount in taxes regardless of income. c. taxes on investments that generate additional revenue is higher than those on income. d. those with higher incomes pay a lower percentage of tax. e. taxes increase as governmental spending increases.
When the activities of one group or individual impose costs on others for which there is no compensation, this is an externality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson reiterated John Locke ’s theory of social contract that
A) the power of the king was supreme, as he was born with a God-given right to rule over society
B) whenever government fails in its duty to secure rights, the people have the right to "alter" or "abolish" it.
C) The King and Parliament were the provider of rights to the colonial citizens.
D) citizens are naturally born into an unequal state.
E) Parliament rightly held veto power over the Continental Congress.