How do the guarantees of Social Security and Medicare create a policy challenge?

a. Decision makers have to keep programs solvent as well as dealing with political barriers to making any cuts that would maintain their solvency.
b. Decision makers have to figure out to balance the requirements of funding these programs in the context of spending on other national needs.
c. Decision makers must determine how to adjust the benefits and the taxes that fund these programs to more effectively redistribute income.
d. Shifting control of these programs to independent agencies makes oversight a very challenging task.


a. Decision makers have to keep programs solvent as well as dealing with political barriers to making any cuts that would maintain their solvency.

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In Texas, the legislature and agencies of the executive branch commonly seek the advice of ____ regarding the constitutionality of legislative proposals, rules, and procedures

a. the State Bar of Texas b. the Texas Supreme Court c. the Governor d. the Attorney General e. the office of the legislative counsel

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__________ decides who shall be recognized to speak on the House floor, and rules on points of order (with advice from the parliamentarian), among other responsibilities

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Desrumaux and colleagues conducted a study to determine how evaluating a job applicant varies by the applicant's gender and physical appearance. For the purposes of chapter 10, the authors of the textbook focused on two IVs

From the research matrix below, how many participants would be needed for a between subjects factorial design if you wanted to have 10 participants in each condition? Male Male Attractive Unattractive Female Female Attractive Unattractive a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

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You have a diary thought to be written by a confederate soldier during the Civil War. A handwriting expert believes the writing matches other samples that have already been traced to this man. A carbon-dating expert can verify the age of the document. The diary gives an account of a battle, but you have other documents that contradict some of the events as written. Based on this information, what should you question about the diary?

a) authenticity
b) accuracy
c) validity
d) ability to pass a test of external criticism

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