Law and Politics

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For the fiscal year 2017, the federal government's single largest budgeted spending item is for ... Started by jace	1 Replies 55 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by gabrielle_lawrence
The interest on the accumulated national debt accounts for over _____ of all national government ... Started by Melani1276	1 Replies 73 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by rosiehomeworddo
Developing budgets by using last year's budget as the base and adding an amount to cover the ... Started by Brittanyd9008	3 Replies 64 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by olderstudent
Of spending planned in President Obama's FY 2017 budget, about ____ can be classified as ... Started by casperchen82	1 Replies 33 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by asware1
Much of the federal budget goes toward the cost of Social Security, yet Congressional efforts to ... Started by asmith134	1 Replies 56 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by JCABRERA33
The __________ Amendment empowered the national government to collect taxes on income. A) ... Started by kaid0807	1 Replies 86 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by Carissamariew
An example of a regressive tax in America is the A) income tax. B) Medicare tax. C) Social ... Started by cookcarl	3 Replies 46 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by ms_sulzle
Because everyone pays the same rate of sales tax on purchases, and less wealthy people spend most of ... Started by 09madisonrousseau09	1 Replies 15 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by Ksh22
Decriminalization of currently illegal drugs would more likely be favored by _________ and opposed ... Started by Jipu 123	1 Replies 27 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by janeli1
Suppose a state decides to reduce tax credits for low-income workers in order to finance tax cuts ... Started by sabina	1 Replies 26 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by Brummell1998
Taxes on pollution or on cigarettes are examples of A) incentives. B) disincentives. C) sin ... Started by V@ndy87	3 Replies 36 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by meganmoser117
During the ____ stage of the policymaking process, problems get defined as political issues. A) ... Started by Jkov05	1 Replies 29 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by hramirez205
One major criticism of issue networks is that A) there is no guarantee that all relevant ... Started by V@ndy87	1 Replies 12 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by bimper21
Social welfare policy in the United States today has been significantly shaped by the A) ... Started by Kthamas	1 Replies 39 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by brbarasa
American unemployment reached _____ by 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression. A) 5 B) 10 ... Started by nramada	3 Replies 49 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by InfiniteSteez
The central value underlying Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was A) freedom. B) democracy. C) ... Started by rachel9	1 Replies 38 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by BUTTHOL369
The Economic Opportunity Act (1964 ) encouraged local programs to A) subsidize technical ... Started by ashley	1 Replies 40 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by bbburns21
President Reagan argued that instead of the federal government being responsible for guaranteeing ... Started by pane00	1 Replies 14 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by Bigfoot1984
In the Social Security program, people who currently pay into the system receive retirement benefits ... Started by dalyningkenk	3 Replies 55 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by tranoy
As of 2016, Social Security tax is assessed at a rate of 6.2 percent on the first _________ of wages ... Started by nenivikky	1 Replies 20 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by ryhom
Benefits to which every eligible person has a legal right and that the government cannot deny are ... Started by tichca	1 Replies 54 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by milbourne11
Social Security is referred to as a pay-as-you-go system, meaning that A) the U.S. government ... Started by genevieve1028	1 Replies 37 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by sokh
The Social Security Act was signed into law by which president? A) Ronald Reagan B) Jimmy ... Started by crazycityslicker	3 Replies 44 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by ergserg
A Social Security recipient's buying power is reduced as a result of inflation, so he or she tries ... Started by jlmhmf	1 Replies 68 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by Ahnyah
Every year, the federal government determines the minimum cash income that will provide for a ... Started by corkyiscool3328	1 Replies 55 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by dajones82