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Questions for final

  So, here we are at the end of the semester. I hope everyone enjoyed the class (especially under these very trying circumstances). We have gone over many of the most important aspects of public policy and how it impacts our lives.  The questions for the final are below. The exam will not be until 5/25 so you will have two weeks to prepare a response. I said this during the midterm but I must emphasize that the responses should be in your own original words, not copied from websites or other sources (see the syllabus section on plagiarism). A typical response is about 1-3 paragraphs long. 1. What does the statement "a budget is a moral document" mean? How does this apply to the U.S. federal budget? 2. How does the U.S. rank compared to other industrialized countries in terms of healthcare? 3. How has Social Security expanded since the program was first created and how does this lead to problems with funding? 4. Should test scores be the most important indicator for education,