Premise: Because the new budget's $24 billion is only enough to cover 3 million children, a more ambitious program that covered all of the uninsured and under-insured children in the nation would cost much, much more.

Hypothesis: There are no uninsured people.
Answer: no

Premise: What's the best place to stay at for the night round here?" Mrs. Sweeny looked doubtful.

Hypothesis: Mrs. Sweeny had been tricked before and is extremely cautious about finding the right place.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The lawyers, many of whom could be earning considerably more in the private sector, are uniformly devoted to the principle of providing legal assistance to those who otherwise might be denied their day in court.

Hypothesis: The lawyers earn more than they would privately.
Answer: no

Premise: In 1868 the Satsuma and Choshu clans, never a real threat to Tokugawa authority as long as they remained rivals, joined forces to overthrow the shogun and restore the authority of the emperor, the 14-year-old Mitsuhito.

Hypothesis: Satsuma and Choshu clans joined forces in 1868.
Answer: yes