1.The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, passed by Congress in 1996, ended the guarantee...

1.The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, passed by Congress in 1996, ended the guarantee of assistance to
A.registered Democrats
B.every family in the U.S.
C.every poor family that meets eligibility requirements
D.every poor family regardless of whether they meet eligibility requirements
2.In which of the following nations is income inequality the highest?
A.Germany
B.United States
C.Brazil
D.Iran
3.What do functionalists, in particular, point out about malnourishment?
A.It is a specific result of ongoing neocolonialism
B.It serves beneficial effects in developing countries by maintaining social boundaries
C.It is yet another result of inequality
D.It contributes to the growth of inequality over time in a country
4.The multinational corporation Exxon/Mobil makes close to the same amount as the gross national income of which nation?
A.Austria
B.South Africa
C.Colombia
D.Chile
5.The goal of the United Nations Millennium Project was to
A.reduce the power of multinational corporations
B.halve extreme poverty worldwide by 2015
C.eliminate malnourishment in the world by 2015
D.raise the GDP of the poorest countries of the world by 2015
Thank you

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1. C.every poor family that meets the eligibility requirements.

The PRWOR Act passed in 1996, by the Congress during the administration of President Bill Clinton, ended the guarantee of assistance but gave employment opportunities for the families that were eligible as per the requirements.

2.B.United States

United States of America one the wealthiest nation is 4th among the nations with the most disparity in income.

3. B. It serves beneficial affects in developing countries by maintaining social boundaries.

According to Functionalism malnutrition creates awareness among the policy makers to tackle the problem,thus it creates cohesiveness and unity to tackle this dysfunction in the societies of developing countries.

4. C. Columbia

The revenue of ExxonMobil a petrochemical multinational company $284.7 billion is close to the same amount of Colombia 's GDP of $243.7 billion.

5. B. halve extreme poverty world wide by 2015

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