the government of the US is considered to be

Today, such major provisions in the Bill of Rights as the right to free expression and the guarantee against cruel and unusual punishments apply to which of the following levels of government?

a. only to the national government b. only to state governments c. to both the national and state governments d. to neither the national nor state governments e. to local government only

Critics of social welfare spending have long argued that antipoverty policies

A) made poverty more attractive by removing incentives to work. B) would be more successful if they were provided with better funding. C) had been generally successful, but had not lived up to their promise and therefore should be discontinued. D) fail because of bureaucratic cultures that oppose them. E) would achieve most of their goals, given the proper amount of time to work.