Almost one in four U.S. workers lives in or around the edges of poverty. Less than
half of the parents owed child support in 2007 received the full amount. The authors
do not connect these two facts; however, what inference do you think is the most
likely to be correct?
a. Many absent fathers do not want to pay child support.
b. Many absent fathers must choose between paying child support and living in
poverty themselves.
c. Many absent fathers are unemployed.
d. Many absent fathers are incarcerated.
Answer: b
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A. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 B. Children with Disabilities, Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975 C. Older Americans Act of 1965 D. Family Support Act of 1988
Anti-immigrant attitudes or nativism resulted in all but which of the following:
a) Slaves being denied citizenship. b) he short lived political party, the Know-Nothings. c) he Exclusion of Chinese from entering the United States in the 1870’s. d) Congress passing laws in 1921 and 1924 that virtually cut off European immigration.
Formerly incarcerated persons are at risk for recidivism due to
A) housing discrimination. B) a lack of impulse control C) discriminatory parole practices. D) a lack of legal employment opportunities that provide a living wage.
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a. • is inherently evil and should be active as minimally as possible. b. • constitute grave threats to individual liberty and to the smooth functioning of the free market. c. • are imperfections that can be corrected only by intervention. d. • is inadequate and needs a complete restructuring to be effective. e.