Which statement regarding party polarization in Congress is accurate?
A) House Democrats are becoming more liberal at a faster rate than House Republicans are becoming more conservative.
B)The smallest difference in Senate polarization occurred between roughly 1933 and 1946.
C)There have been relatively few changes in party polarization in the US Senate over time.
D)The overall trend in party polarization has reflected a steady decrease in the ideological divisions separating the two parties over time.
B
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Which of the following is a factor of flexibility states have in shaping their own unemployment programs?
A. States can deny benefits to workers for refusing to work for rates lower than prevailing rates. B. State can grant benefits to workers even if they refuse an offer of suitable work without good cause. C. States can deny benefits to workers for refusing to work as strike breakers. D. States can expect workers to register for work at state unemployment offices.
Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution's
A) Preamble B) necessary and proper clause C) supremacy clause D) Tenth Amendment E) Fourteenth Amendment
Which of the following is a way that the Trump administration has proposed altering current social safety net programs?
A. changing the food stamp program to offer actual goods instead of cash assistance for buying food B. ending Medicare for citizens over the age of 65 C. ending the federal government's contributions to entitlement programs D. fully privatizing Social Security E. making it easier for low-income Americas to qualify for Medicaid
The greenhouse effect occurs when
a. the burning of fossil fuels releases too much carbon dioxide into the air, causing the earth's climate to warm. b. the overuse of water from the Edwards and Ogallala aquifers threatens access to water in the future. c. photosynthesis in plants causes the growth of dangerous algae, threatening the life of fish and other water animals. d. overreliance on wind energy causes the average temperature to rise downwind of the wind farms. e. coal burning plants in Mexico cause air pollution to drift into Texas.