What was the purpose of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, and what effect has it had?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe the intent of this bill, which is to "end welfare as we know it" by providing two years of support in exchange for an agreement to find work: (1) Each state would receive a fixed amount of money to run its own welfare programs, (2) people on welfare would have to find work within two years or lose all their benefits, and (3) there would be a lifetime maximum of five years for welfare.
2, Describe the results of the reform: Benefits to poor families are small and declining. The number of families receiving aid has also declined.More encouragement and resources exist for the poor to find work.
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One clear advantage of a unicameral legislature is that:
a. the executive is less likely to veto bills. b. there is no second chamber to delay, veto, or amend bills passed by the first chamber. c. they tend to be less partisan. d. they create laws that are less likely to be overturned by judicial review.
Which of the following statements about U.S.–Nigerian relations is NOT true?
a. During the Cold War, Nigeria's military governments generally aligned their foreign policies with that of the United States. b. The United States buys about 8 percent of its oil exports from Nigeria and this has generally muted its criticism of Nigerian domestic politics. c. Although he has maintained the county's close ties to the US, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan did not particularly emphasize this in his election campaigns. d. A sizeable Nigerian diaspora exists in the United States and has recently begun to exercise some influence over American foreign affairs. e. Since the 1960s, Christian Nigerians have been avid consumers of American Pentecostalism.
Test bias is demonstrated when
a. one group scores lower on the test than another group b. predictive validity is better for one group than another c. the means of the scores for two groups are different d. the measure is reliable for one group but not for another e. convergent validity is the same for two different groups
The ______ is a joint legislative committee that provides research support, information, and bill-drafting assistance to legislators
A) Sunset Advisory Commission B) Legislative Audit Committee C) Legislative Board D) Legislative Council