The huge new demands for Social Security benefits and medical payments under Medicare are largely due to
A. the population getting older.
B. increases in benefits in those programs.
C. the increasing numbers of young workers in the American economy.
D. recent changes to make the programs less generous.
E. None of these are correct.
Answer: A
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a. They frequently use their money to buy government officials' votes in nearly any country at nearly any time. b. They better understand the dangers of globalization than do most elected officials. c. They encourage isolationist policies in order to get complete control of governments and markets in various countries. d. They account for a large portion of the global economy and have voiced strong opinions about government and economics.
Which of the following is one of the restrictions created by enactment of the Hatch Act of 1939?
a. Employees may not work for a private company while employed by the federal government. b. All federal employees must have a high school diploma. c. Federal employees must be paid on an equal basis with the private sector. d. Federal employees are not subject to the minimum wage. e. Federal workers are prohibited from running for office or actively campaigning for a political candidate.
An affiliation between two or more states not involving a strong central government in which the states involved maintain the vast majority of their sovereignty is called a(n)
a. confederation. b. constitutional system. c. American model of democracy. d. consensus democracy. e. Westminster model of democracy.
Which of the following is true of political socialization?
a. Formal education typically has little impact on the formation of political opinions. b. It is unusual for people to belong to the same political party as their parents. c. Major historical events do not usually make a lasting impression on people’s political opinions. d. Many factors from all stages of life affect people’s political opinions. e. People tend to be unaffected by their upbringing.