Which of the following regarding wealthy states and communities is NOT true?
a. They tend to tax their citizens at a lower rate than poorer places.
b. They tend to tax their citizens less overall.
c. They tend to provide more and better social services for their citizens.
d. They tend to have higher property taxes to pay for better social services.
d
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How were the Cold War conflicts fundamentally different from more recent conflicts involving terrorism? What were the principal Cold War conflicts, and who were the principal combatants? How have recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan differed from
the Cold War conflicts? What changes in the approach to national security have been required because of terrorism? What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an example of redistributive policy?
a. the Federal-Aid Highway Act b. the Hope Scholarship c. the Clean Air Act d. the Hawley-Smoot Act e. Head Start
The rapid increase in the number and variety of interest groups and their enlarged role in government are
A. an unintended consequence of federalism. B. a rational response to the fact that elected officials can tend to only a few things. C. the inevitable result of a two-party system. D. the primary cause of increased voter turnout. E. the primary cause of divided government.
Which of the following is NOT a prominent proposal to reform the social security program?
A. privatizing B. removing the cap on payroll taxes, so that people with higher level wages pay more taxes. C. reducing benefits by raising retirement age to 70 D. requiring recipients to undergo employment training and obtain jobs