With regard to the growing concern about income inequality in the United States, which of the following is NOT correct?
a. In 2012, the top 10 percent of earners took more than half the country’s overall income.
b. The wealthiest 20 percent of the population controls roughly 22 percent of the wealth.
c. The issue of a shrinking middle class is important because the middle class has traditionally been considered the bulwark of an effective democratic system.
d. Globalization, the decline of unions, and technological innovation have all contributed to an erosion of workers’ wages.
b. The wealthiest 20 percent of the population controls roughly 22 percent of the wealth.
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Most candidates for general elections in Texas get on the ballot __________
a. by winning a primary or runoff election of one of the major political parties b. by gaining enough signatures from citizens to qualify as an independent c. through nomination by the chair of their state's party organization d. through being chosen by the Republican and Democratic election caucuses of the state legislature
The ratification of the __________ Amendment in ____ provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court to reconsider the relationship between the Bill of Rights and state and local governments
a. Eleventh; 1798 b. Twelfth; 1804 c. Fourteenth; 1868 d. Sixteenth; 1913