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question 81

Multiple Choice

How did the U.S. Social Security system during the thirties compare with similar programs in Europe?

• A) The U.S. system conversely benefited a larger number of workers, for it funded such programs using general government revenues alone.
• B) The U.S. system conversely helped the poor more than it did the rich, which allowed large amounts of money to reenter circulation.
• C) The U.S. system was in many ways a response to the Depression, whereas Europe remained largely untouched by the economic distress of the Depression.
• D) The U.S. system conversely refused to include any sort of aid for those who were ill or disabled and focused only on old-age assistance.
• E) The U.S. system was more conservative, as the only government-managed retirement program in the world financed by taxes on the earnings of workers.

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Definitions:

Muscle Fibers

The long, slender cells that make up muscles, capable of contracting to produce movement.

Sarcoplasm

The cytoplasm of a muscle fiber.

Myofibrils

Long structures that fill the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber.

Striations

Bands produced from the arrangement of filaments in myofibrils in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells.