What is a “welfare state?”

What will be an ideal response?


Define the European “welfare state” and discuss its differences from the systems in America and Japan. What have been the successes of welfare states, and what have been the problems facing them in recent years?

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The Republican Party's "Contract With America" of 1994 called for all of the following EXCEPT

A) a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. B) new environmental safety laws. C) welfare reform. D) term limits for office holders.

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Which of the following is not a reason that music and dance were important to slaves?

A) ?They allowed slaves to demonstrate religious beliefs. B) ?They allowed slaves to lessen the tedium of work. C) ?They allowed slaves to express the sorrows of slavery. D) ?They allowed slaves to call for deliverance from earthly travails. E) ?They allowed slaves to use church music as coded signals to begin an uprising.

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Which African kingdom provided Europe with most of its gold?

A. Congo. B. Ethiopia. C. Mali. D. Zulu.

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Where is the god Aten in this sculptural relief?

a. The round disk in the center of the image b. The female figure on the left of the composition c. The child sitting in the lap of the woman d. The small child on the woman's shoulder e. The male figure on the left of the composition

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