What is a means-tested program?
a. a program that extends benefits based on your age at retirement
b. a program that provides benefits based on demonstrated need
c. a program that extends benefits mostly to those who passed a skills-based test
d. a program that provides benefits based on lifetime contributions
b
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Which of the following factors contributed to the widening wealth gap during the Great Recession?
A. A majority of job losses occurred in the high-income job segment. B. The median net worth of all Americans fell, the middle class being hard hit. C. Upper-income households declined by 20 percent over a period of three decades. D. Middle-income households grew faster than the upper-income households.
One route to downsizing the federal bureaucracy involves outsourcing government programs to __________
a. foreign countries b. local government c. private industry d. state government
U.S. forces moving into Iraq in 2003 was considered what type of strategy?
a. isolationism. b. preemptive war c. multilateralism d. mutual assured destruction
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated that human beings are
endowed with certain “inalienable rights.” What did he mean by this statement? a. The rights cannot be extended to noncitizens. b. Any person who is in the country illegally is ineligible for legal protection. c. The government “endows” certain rights so it can also deny them. d. The rights cannot be denied by the government. e. Only the state governments can guarantee rights to citizens.