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Question
Social security has quickly become a deeply established benefit in American culture, both politically and socially, since its inception in the 1930s. Politicians from both major parties have great difficultly in modifying social security in any way. Many observers refer to social security as the "third rail." What is meant by this? What are some recent recommendations that have been suggested for changing the social security system?Answer
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B.direct election.
C.initiative.
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E.recall.
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B.Laws directly created by the governor
C.Laws which can be executed by the courts
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E.The process for starting a lawsuit
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Most states have
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B.a bicameral legislature.
C.a tricameral legislature.
D.a weak legislative branch.
E.two supreme courts.
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A.Ohio and Utah
B.Texas and Kansas
C.New Hampshire and Maine
D.New York and Connecticut
E.Florida and Illinois
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A.5 percent.
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B.to develop, enact, and implement an annual state budget.
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C.Marshall Plan
D.Harvard Plan
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A.Thomas Jefferson
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C.James Monroe
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B.Such tactics against another country rarely succeed in stopping the undesired behavior.
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D.They place individual soldiers in dangerous situations.
E.Such actions are almost always doomed to fail from the start.
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B.The public pays little attention or shows little concern regarding military deployments.
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B.moved the Central Intelligence Agency under the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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B.Colin Powell
C.Condoleeza Rice
D.George Schultz
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B.American expansionism.
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