Which of the following is a concern about the Social Security Trust Fund?
a. The rate of Social Security payroll taxes will continue to decrease unless Congress changes the law.
b. The number of current retirees contributing to the fund will continue to decrease as the number of seniors continue to work after traditional retirement age.
c. Soon there will be too few workers contributing to the Trust Fund to support the increasing number of retirees.
d. Soon the Trust Fund will need to pay back the money it borrowed from the general treasury but it does not look like it will be able to repay this loan.
c
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was founded in
a. 1912, the same year a revolution brought an end to the Chinese Empire. b. 1918, one year after the Russian Revolution established the first communist state. c. 1921, almost ten years after the fall of the Chinese Empire. d. 1925, after breaking from the Nationalist Party. e. 1927, when Japan invaded China.
Consolidation is the
A. shortening the terms of state legislatures B. application of state laws to all local governments C. division of a government into two or more separate units D. union of two or more governmental units to form a single unit E. revision of a state constitution to eliminate obsolete clauses
When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787, most state governors
A. weren't powerful but could serve long terms. B. were powerful but could only serve for one year. C. were popularly elected by the people. D. could serve long terms and had a lot of power. E. weren't powerful and couldn't serve long terms.
As president, if you wanted to kill legislation without directly vetoing it, what could you do?
A)Sign the bill but issue a signing statement saying you will not enforce it. B)Refuse to sign the bill. C)Go ten days without signing it and hope that Congress adjourns. D)Use the line-item veto power to alter the content to your liking.