People have criticized TANF because they argue that ______.
a. the employment rate for single mothers has declined
b. wages are often too low to lift people out of poverty
c. almost none of the welfare recipients have been able to hold a job
d. states rarely meet their goal of putting 50 percent of single parents to work for 30 hours per week
e. it has failed to lower the welfare rolls
b. wages are often too low to lift people out of poverty
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Which of the following best describes Brazil's 1988 constitution?
a. a detailed constitution that tries to ensure unrealistic economic and social rights b. a vague constitution that allows the president inordinate flexibility to enact whatever policies the president deems appropriate c. a conservative constitution that is mostly designed to protect the rights of the wealthy and other elites d. a constitution that concentrates power in the Congress and gives ordinary Brazilians no meaningful way to participate
The average age of the U.S. population is increasing. What impact would you expect this development to have on voter participation rates?
a. Voter participation rates will probably stay the same because older people are no more likely to vote than younger people. b. Voter participation rates will decline because older people are less interested in politics than younger adults. c. Voter participation rates will decline because older people have lower internal political efficacy. d. Voter participation will decline because older people have lower external political efficacy. e. Voter participation rates will increase because older adults are generally more likely to vote than younger adults.