Which of the following statements is true of federal government spending for 2016?
A) Social Security and Medicare are available only to low-income individuals.
B) Along with veterans' benefits, defense spending amounts to about a fifth of the federal budget.
C) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families accounts for 22 percent of the federal budget.
D) Medicaid is funded by payroll taxes and paid out to all qualifying persons, regardless of income.
E) National debt is most likely to decrease in future years.
B
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a. common culture b. shared economy c. the crumbling of other alliances d. the threat of the Soviet Union e. common interests in the Middle East
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a. tend to have only one electable political party. b. are conflictual party systems. c. tend to have parties that represent diverse and widely ranging views on fundamental political issues. d. exist in nondemocratic societies, but not in democratic ones.