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15 Cards in this Set
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1) Examples of socialist-oriented institutions
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Tax breaks or subsidies for businesses that install energy-efficient light bulbs and windows
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2) a driving force (or quality) of capitalism which receives little intellectual support
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X
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3) in a socialist democracy, many services are provided to the people, but what is the downside (see video on Denmark)
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X
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4) what the federal reserve influences through its policies
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X
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5) what presidents most want to avoid while in office
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economic recessions
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6) least likely option for reducing the deficit
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cut spending
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7) what is the Walmart philosophy of earning profit
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X
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8) means-tested v. non-means-tested programs (know specific examples)
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- which of the following is NOT a means-test program
a) medicare |
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9) which demographic is most likely to live in poverty
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X
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10) what was the major reform of TANF
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mandate for welfare recipient to work
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11) how has the poverty rate varied since the 1970s
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X
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12) a common characteristic of people who cannot afford health care
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X
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13) issues on which public opinion shows large differences between blacks and whites
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X
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14) where is discrimination/racism a problem in this world
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X
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15) what was smart about Thurgood Marshall’s legal strategy to achieve integration
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Marshall understood that incremental nature of American policies, that process is made in small steps
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