Multiple choice

1. he Social Security benefits that today's retirees receive are funded primarily by

tax contributions they made in the past and which were put in a trust fund from which current payments are made.

payroll taxes on people who are currently working.

equal contributions from the national and state governments.

borrowed funds, which contribute to the national debt.

None of the answers are correct.

2. Of the following, which is likely the least criticized public assistance program?

Supplemental Security Income

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

Food Stamps

Medicaid

housing subsidies

3. ________ assists the president in creating the annual budgetary proposal to Congress.

The U.S. Treasury Department

The Federal Reserve Board

The Congressional Budget Office

The Council of Economic Advisers

The Office of Management and Budget

4. The foundation for U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union after World War II was

détente.

unilateralism.

containment.

internationalism.

isolationism