In fiscal year 2014, social security and health care spending made up nearly half the federal budget
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Brazil has a weak party system because of all of the following EXCEPT
a. its historical circumstances, such as the corporatism of the New State era making the formation of independent political parties difficult. b. the country's open list proportional representation system that creates incentives for politicians to ignore party labels because voters can easily cross party lines. c. party loyalty is weak among both voters and politicians. d. candidates could easily shift their party affiliation until 2007, even in the midst of an election. e. corruption within Brazil's political parties has led to the citizenry to reject party labels and loyalty.
The political party that attained supermajority status in 2012 and 2016 was ______.
A. Democratic B. Republican C. neither: membership was evenly split
In the 2012 election, Republican Mitt Romney took what position toward efforts to reduce income inequality?
a. He emphasized the need for government to take steps to reduce income inequality. b. He opposed efforts to reduce income inequality on the basis that inequality spurs innovation in society. c. He disputed the existence of a growing gap between the rich and poor. d. He opposed efforts to reduce income inequality on the basis that such efforts would make everyone worse off.
The Sons of Liberty and the English Bill of Rights Society were early examples of ______.
A. public interest lobbies B. public good lobbies C. public participation lobbies D. public purpose lobbies