Why Did Congress Go Overboard Creating Such a Large Agency

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why did Congress go overboard creating such a large agency as the DHS?

• A) The DHS has grown to spend over a half a trillion dollars annually.
• B) The DHS, as per the PATRIOT Act, has been spying on Americans through a program called prism.
• C) The DHS is responsible for running the intelligence community.
• D) The DHS does many things that have little relationship to Homeland Security.

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Definitions:

Poverty

The state of having insufficient financial resources to meet basic living expenses like food, shelter, clothing, and healthcare.

Estate Systems

A socio-political system where society is divided into estates or classes, often hierarchically, each with distinct rights and duties.

Stratification

The division of society into hierarchical levels based on factors like wealth, power, and social status.

Culture Of Poverty

The argument that poverty is a way of life and, like other cultures, is passed on from generation to generation.