The amount of taxes paid varies greatly from individual to individual and among socioeconomic classes.

The news media has consistently portrayed the state of crime in the United States accurately.

a. true b. false

According to the text, President Clinton's social policy was shaped by

A. his unswerving commitment to the programs of the Great Society and of the New Deal. B. the need to reduce the federal deficit and a conservative definition of the welfare problem. C. the need to gain the support of black and Latino voters. D. the Democratic Party's hope to regain the support of white voters in the South. E. the need for the Democratic Party to gain the support of women voters.