Author Question: Which of the following represents an example of the argument that the powerless bear the burden of ... (Read 140 times)

dbose · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Which of the following represents an example of the argument that the powerless bear the burden of U.S. government policy?

A) Only 10 percent of college-aged men were drafted in the Vietnam War.
B) Subsidies to social services for the poor were increased during the 2007 recession.
C) Rebuilding priority was given to the poor after Hurricane Katrina.
D) Government subsidies are overwhelmingly given to small businesses.

Question 2

The bailout of airlines by Congress shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 2001, without similar relief to fired airline workers, represents an example of a __________.

A) government subsidy
B) trickle-down solution
C) congressional gerrymander
D) congressional filibuster