government support Flashcards
causes of the great depression:
americans over invested, versalles treaty, natural event
congress passed laws which focused on ______, ______, and ______
education, health benefits, and economic relief
why are social programs such an area of concern for americans?
looks like communism/socialism
how did the US get out of the great depression?
ww2, new deal and the new deal 2, natural event
federal state and local government sped between ______ and ______ dollars a year on social service programs
300 and 400 billion
in 2009, if a family of four has an income of ______ or less they are considered impoverished
$22,050
_____ out of _____ children in the US lives below the poverty level
1, 4
______% of all government benefit programs go to middle and upper class families
85
all americans over 18 and who work must have a ______
social security number
how many numbers in ss
9
the first three digits are based on the _____
zip code of where you were born
the fifth number is
even
no ss numbers begin with _____
666
ss provides ______ benefits (monthly checks if you are expected to die because of an illness and/or can’t work for 12 months)
disability
ss provides ______ benefits (when a worker dies, their family is elligible for payments)
survivors
