Discuss whether totalitarian governments that call themselves socialist fail to meet the socialist standard.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2Despite signs of economic recovery, the legacy of the Great Recession is _____ the U.S. economic system and the government's ability to address the economic difficulties faced by American families.
a. increased trust in
b. diminished trust in
c. increased dependence on
d. diminished dependence on
Question 3Which of the following is NOT one of the challenges faced by today's recent college graduates?
a. Higher salaries
b. Higher unemployment rate
c. Greater student loan debt
d. Lower salaries
Question 4Although the Great Recession technically ended in 2010, there are long-term consequences still being felt; for instance, governments at the local, state, and federal level
a. received large influxes of money by charging penalties to banks that had engaged in predatory lending practices.
b. spent large amounts of tax money on services for the newly homeless.
c. lost significant tax revenues, causing them to impose punitively high taxes.
d. lost significant tax revenues, causing them to face serious budget shortfalls.
Question 5The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless found that in 2008, 22 of families seeking emergency shelter were
a. choosing to walk out on their underwater mortgages.
b. seeking shelter after a natural disaster.
c. homeless for the first time.
d. chronically homeless.
Question 6Around 40 of the homeless population were families, typically
a. single fathers with children.
b. single mothers with children.
c. married couples with teenage children.
d. single or married women responsible for aging parents.
Question 7By early 2009, around 16.5 million children received _____, up 6.5 from the previous year.
a. free school lunches
b. college scholarships
c. art and music education
d. health care
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