Question

Match each type of equality to the policy or policy proposal it is meant to support. (equality of outcome, equality of opportunity, equality of condition)

a) Law mandates that young people in the United States attend school (or be homeschooled) until their late teens.
b) The "independent living proposal" provides training, services, and benefits to youth who were in foster care in the past but are now legally adults.
This helps them get jobs and learn to live independently.
c) The "guaranteed minimum income" proposal would provide every family with a standard income they could live on comfortably, regardless of employment status or education.

Answer 1

a) Law mandates that young people in the United States attend school (or be homeschooled) until their late teens. Equality of opportunity.

b) The "independent living proposal" provides training, services, and benefits to youth who were in foster care in the past but are now legally adults.

This helps them get jobs and learn to live independently. Equality of condition.

c) The "guaranteed minimum income" proposal would provide every family with a standard income they could live on comfortably, regardless of employment status or education. Equality of outcome.