Why are social insurance programs?
What will be an ideal response?
Social insurance programs are programs that people have paid into and they cannot be denied benefits once they meet the criteria for eligibility. They are entitled to receive the benefit.
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In which of the following policy areas did President Obama take the clearest lead?
a. climate change b. health care reform c. immigration d. tax cuts
When the media act upon their agenda-setting function in politics, they
a. have the ability to create issues the public will care about. b. determine which legislation will reach the House and Senate floors. c. impact what issues the public sees as being significant. d. enable the public to take a broader political role.
If the president does not act on a bill within ten days of being passed and if Congress has adjourned, the bill
a. temporarily becomes law until the start of the next legislative session. b. becomes law. c. must be approved by the Conference Committee. d. goes to the Supreme Court for judicial review. e. dies under a pocket veto.
In the traditional model of public administration, administrators were accountable to the legislators who were, in turn, accountable to the citizens
a. True b. False