The government remained ________ but only in relation to the ...

[karlynnae]

The government remained ________ but only in relation to the common people, giving little attention to poverty, unemployment, unsafe working conditions, child labor, and the spoiling of natural resources.
 
  a. supportive
  b. naive
  c. laissez-faire
  d. active

Question 2

According to Piven and Cloward, the government institutes massive aid to the poor only when ________.
 
  a. the poor constitute a threat
  b. the middle class is threatened with poverty
  c. the upper class becomes embarrassed by their condition
  d. the conditions of the poor worsen

[katheyjon]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a