The USSocial Welfare System Differs Markedly from Those of Western European

question 57

Multiple Choice

The U.S.social welfare system differs markedly from those of Western European democracies,a situation that is attributable in large part to America's

• A)cultural emphasis on individualism and its federal system of government.
• B)greater wealth and a cultural emphasis on charitable acts.
• C)weak party system and separation of executive and legislative power.
• D)egalitarian ethos and pluralist group system.
• E)dependence on foreign oil.

Understand the supply curve and its relationship with price and quantity supplied.

Identify factors that cause shifts in the supply curve.

Describe the concept of market equilibrium and understand how market forces lead to changes in prices and quantities.

Understand the relationship between complementary and substitute goods in market dynamics.

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