Which statement reflects the Obama administration’s stance with regard to No Child Left Behind?
A. States should be given more flexibility and can receive NCLB waivers; offer incentives rather than punishments.
B. NCLB should be eliminated and a new program should be put in place.
C. NCLB should be eliminated and no other programs implemented because education is a state rather than a federal issue.
D. NCLB should be changed to increase punishments for schools and states that do not meet education standards.
A. States should be given more flexibility and can receive NCLB waivers; offer incentives rather than punishments.
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On what basis did attorneys general challenge the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 26 states?
A. that it misconstrued the reserved powers of the federal government B. that it violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution C. that noncompliance constituted a "tax" D. that it infringed on the reserved powers of the states
How have politicians recently been forced to place Social Security on the public agenda?
a. More retirees are opting for private retirement accounts than relying on federal funds. b. Several major corporations have recently begun refusing to contribute to their employees’ retirement funds. c. The costs of Social Security have threatened to overwhelm its revenues. d. The Social Security program has a large surplus, while all other federal programs are operating with significant deficits. e. There are too few Social Security recipients to justify the expense of maintaining the cost of its administration.