DeVry POLI330 ( Political Science ) Final Exam
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(TCO 7)<br />
Why are<br />
many<br />
politicians<br />
wary<br />
about<br />
limiting<br />
Social<br />
Security<br />
and<br />
Medicare<br />
expenses?<br />
(Points :<br />
2)<br />
Many would be left without enough to support them.<br />
Caps to these programs would undermine the welfare state.<br />
It can cost them votes.<br />
Both are primary social safety nets.<br />
Question 9. 9.<br />
(TCO 7) How<br />
does the<br />
American<br />
welfare state<br />
compare to<br />
those of other<br />
industrialized<br />
nations?<br />
(Points : 2)<br />
Much less is allocated to welfare in the United States.<br />
Other nations allocate less to welfare than the United States.<br />
The United States allocates about the same to welfare.<br />
Few nations besides the United States maintain funds for welfare.<br />
Question 10.<br />
10. (TCO 7)<br />
Theoretically,<br />
what are the<br />
consequences<br />
if the<br />
government<br />
assumes the<br />
burden of<br />
bad loans?<br />
(Points : 2)<br />
Citizens will default on their mortgages.