Which of the following best explains the reason for continued public support for Social Security?
a. Social Security provides funds only to those people whose income falls below a certain level when they retire.
b. Social Security provides funds to retirees who paid into the system, and it serves as a safety net to reduce poverty among seniors.
c. Social Security provides options for seniors to invest in private markets to supplement retirement income.
d. Social Security provides health care coverage to all seniors when they retire.
b
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A political scientist who studies the politics of several Eastern European countries following the fall of the Soviet Union would, most specifically, be considered an expert in the subfield of __________
a. political science b. public policy c. political theory d. comparative politics
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Relationships in social science are usually deterministic in nature. 2. A single exception will normally disprove claims about relations in social science. 3. Relationships also are distinguished as being either causal or associational. 4. Distinguishing between independent and dependent variables is a cornerstone of research. 5. Causation requires both (1) empirical (i.e., statistical) correlation and (2) a plausible cause-and-effect argument.