Why has there been such difference of opinion regarding entitlement programs such as Social Security and welfare? Identify which program has been popular and largely successful and which is seen as the opposite and explain the reasons.
What will be an ideal response?
Social Security is perceived as a social insurance program that one pays into and then receives benefits based on these payments. Welfare is seen as a government handout or charity that has no relationship to the recipient's contribution.
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a. beef cattle. b. cotton farming. c. technology-based industry. d. finance, insurance and real estate. e. the petrochemical industry.
The 1792 election was the first presidential race following the initial election of George Washington as first president, and Washington ran unopposed for his second term. Which of the following is true concerning this election?
a. Washington was the only candidate because he did not allow anyone to oppose him. b. This was the first and the last presidential election in which there was no political party competition. c. It was later learned that Britain’s king was supportive of Washington’s candidacy. d. Political parties were illegal during this time so no legitimate competition could be formulated. e. It marked the beginning of a long era of the one-party system of government in the United States.
In __________ the Supreme Court demonstrated its policy-making power by overruling its own prior decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
a. Gideon v. Wainwright b. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Brown v. Board of Education d. Marbury v. Madison
In the context of functions of news reports, framing ________
a. eliminates issues that are not important b. identifies the issues that need to be taken lightly c. identifiesthe issues that need to be taken seriously d. suggests how one should see issues e. presents national priorities