The head of a low-income family is given the opportunity to earn extra money for the household by working additional hours full time. However, the boost to household income is reduced by an increase in income tax and health insurance deductibles. This is an example of ______.
A. a poverty trap
B. conflicting ideologies
C. a welfare trap
D. extractive institutions
A. a poverty trap
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________ is defined as a strict separation of powers between the national and state governments in which each layer has its own responsibilities, and reigns supreme within its constitutional realm
A. Dual federalism B. Cooperative federalism C. Competitive federalism D. Permissive federalism E. Coercive federalism
When a state or community adopts or emulates another jurisdiction's policies, it is known as
a. policy emulation. b. copy-and-share politics. c. policy diffusion. d. imitation politics.
After FDR, which president excelled as a "great communicator" by speaking directly to the American people?
A) LBJ B) Carter C) Reagan D) Eisenhower E) Clinton
Fundamental rights and freedoms that require action by individuals to express and by governments to secure are known as ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).