Author Question: The American Social Security System, established by the New Deal, differed from most European social ... (Read 164 times)

tiara099 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The American Social Security System, established by the New Deal, differed from most European social welfare systems primarily because it

a. was opposed by large sectors of the public.
b. did not permit the Social Security number to be used for identification and security purposes.
c. did not address the issue of single mothers in the home with dependent children.
d. linked unemployment and disability insurance to old age pensions.
e. did not initially cover all categories of workers.

Question 2

President Ronald Reagan and the new British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, shared all of the following goals except

a. limiting the role of government, especially in regulating business.
b. shrinking the power of labor unions.
c. strengthening the Anglo-American alliance.
d. enhancing the role of religion in public life.
e. promoting a muscular foreign policy, especially against the Soviet Union.