Identify examples of direct subsidies created by the U.S. government.
What will be an ideal response?
With direct subsidies, a form of cash transfer, the government provides financial support to specific persons or organizations that engage in activities that the government believes benefit the public good. Individual farmers and agricultural corporations are one example of direct subsidy recipients; they are paid either to grow specific crops or to limit how much they grow.
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Individuals with high levels of external political efficacy __________.
A. have great faith in the responsiveness of the political system to citizens B. typically rely on religious leaders for political cues C. are less likely to participate in politics than those with lower levels of efficacy D. believe the political system is responsive to citizens
One of the basic liberties sought by the colonists through independence from Great Britain was
A. freedom from taxation without representation. B. the right to bear arms and to defend life and property. C. freedom to assemble in public and to engage in public debate. D. the right to own and trade slaves. E. the right to travel.
Which of the following best represents the reasoning used by the Supreme Court in Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc v. City of Hialeah, in which the Court overturned a city ordinance prohibiting the ritual killing of animals as part of religious ceremonies?
a. Any law banning a religious practice must be passed at the state level, not at the local level. b. People must be free to practice their religion, no matter what it involves. c. A government that permits other forms of killing animals may not ban sacrifices. d. The establishment clause prevents the city from having such an ordinance.
Abortion is the kind of issue that defies political resolution because the wide disagreement on values leaves little space for agreement on action.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)