Which of the following statements is true of federal government spending for 2016?
A. Social Security and Medicare are available only to low-income individuals.
B. Along with veterans' benefits, defense spending amounts to about a fifth of the federal budget.
C. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families accounts for 22 percent of the federal budget.
D. Medicaid is funded by payroll taxes and paid out to all qualifying persons, regardless of income.
E. National debt is most likely to decrease in future years.
Answer: B
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a. The United States spends too much on foreign aid. b. The United States should spend more on foreign aid. c. Foreign aid comprises a very small percentage of the federal budget. d. The United States spends much less on foreign aid than other Western democracies.
A major change in the social composition of parliament has been the increasing representation of
a. women. b. the poor. c. the middle caste. d. Muslims. e. urban dwellers
The Porfiriato was the period of
a. revolution in which General Porfirio gained independence from Spain. b. authoritarian rule by Porfirio Díaz, in which he encouraged foreign investment and economic development while closing off political opportunities for large numbers of the Mexican middle and upper class. c. civil war, resulting in the separation of the country into northern and southern regions. d. U. S. military occupation of several key cities in Mexico. e. Spanish rule in Mexico.
Scholars have found that voters tend to hold a governor accountable for the state's economy only if
a. the governor is an outsider. b. his party controls the legislature. c. he is an independent. d. the governor is a self-financed candidate.