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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.

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