The Republican Party platform states that ______ is a political agenda promoted to control every aspect of our lives.
a. birth control
b. climate change
c. gun control
d. a federal minimum wage
b. climate change
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Which of the following is specifically suggested by the author as a potential implication of Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan’s research experiment?
A. Employers could set up automatic rejections for online applications based on a pre-defined list of black-sounding names. B. Job applicants could have a strong incentive to use a fake name during the hiring process in order to avoid discrimination. C. Families now likely have an incentive to avoid selecting black-sounding names for their children. D. Race discrimination in employment could manifest in denying someone employment based on their black-sounding name.
What are direct payments by governments to individuals as part of a social welfare program (not as a result of any service or contribution rendered by the individual)?
a. means-tested spending b. poverty line avoidance c. transfer payments d. entitlement spending
A democratic presidential candidate pointed out numerous flaws in his opponent's health care legislations. He focused on how his opponent's legislations did not cover some major illnesses and how the people would not benefit from them. He ran a commercial featuring a boy who was severely ill but could not pay for his treatment as his health insurance did not cover the disease. The commercial is an example of _____.
A. participatory journalism B. an issue ad C. community journalism D. online blogging E. a positive political ad
McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden both
a. limited the powers of the federal government, while expanding the powers of the states. b. reserved some powers of the federal government, yet expanded all powers of the states. c. restricted both the powers of the federal government and powers of the states d. expanded the powers of the federal government, yet reserved some powers of the states.