Question 1

Discuss what is meant by a social insurance program and provide examples.

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Social insurance programs are those prog...

Question 2

Which of the following social welfare programs was supported by a majority of congressional Republicans at the time of enactment?

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A)  the 1965 Medicare program
B)  the Social Security Act of 1935
C)  the 1965 Medicaid program
D)  the 1996 Welfare Reform Act
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) None of the above
G) D) and E) D

Question 3

The Supreme Court has ruled that

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A)  the federal government must provide at least half the cost of educating each child through public education systems.
B)  the federal government is responsible for ensuring that each state provides an adequate education for each child.
C)  states have no official responsibilities in the field of education.
D)  states are obliged to give all children an education that is "equal" across communities.
E)  states are obliged to give all children an "adequate" education.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

In his book,Losing Ground,Charles Murray argues that

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A)  welfare reform can only be enacted through a new war on poverty.
B)  welfare programs should be modeled after European models and not kept in their current form.
C)  welfare programs create a foundation for a permanent underclass of unproductive people.
D)  welfare programs should be based on the principle of efficiency,not the principle of equity.
E)  welfare programs should be terminated completely.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

In contrast with Medicare,the Medicaid program is

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A)  a public assistance program.
B)  funded totally by the states.
C)  funded by payroll taxes.
D)  very popular with the general public.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The idea of negative government holds that

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A)  government governs best by staying out of people's lives.
B)  government intervention is necessary in order to enhance personal liberty and security when individuals are buffeted by economic and social forces beyond their control.
C)  government intervention into the economy should be limited to ensuring the equity of financial transactions between individuals.
D)  the government is ultimately a destructive force in people's lives because it protects business interests over individual citizens' interests.
E)  citizens in society possess a negative amount of liberty and economic freedom until a government intervenes to ensure the equity and efficiency of transactions.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

All of the following are true of the Head Start program EXCEPT that it

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A)  began as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program in the 1960s.
B)  has helped disadvantaged children develop their learning skills.
C)  has been weakened by children's unsupportive environments at home.
D)  is adequately funded at the present time.
E)  is designed to assist preschool children.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B) D

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the federal government's role in education?

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A)  The federal government provides roughly 25% of total school funding throughout the country.
B)  The federal government provides roughly 70% of total school funding throughout the country.
C)  The federal government's role in education was relatively small before the 1960s.
D)  The 1964 Higher Education Act devolved a lot of education policy back to the states.
E)  Pell grants remain the states' largest source of financial control over school policies.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

The Social Security benefits that today's retirees receive are funded primarily by

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A)  tax contributions they made in the past,which were put in a trust fund from which current payments are made.
B)  payroll taxes on people who are currently working.
C)  equal contributions from the national and state governments.
D)  borrowed funds,which contribute to the national debt.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

The child poverty rate in the United States is about

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A)  12 percent.
B)  22 percent.
C)  38 percent.
D)  6 percent.
E)  40 percent.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular in part because of

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A)  its public perception of welfare dependency and irresponsibility.
B)  lack of public concern for child welfare.
C)  public opposition to locally administered welfare programs.
D)  public opposition to welfare programs for the needy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

________ is an example of an in-kind benefit.

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A)  The Food Stamps program
B)  Social security
C)  Unemployment insurance
D)  Supplemental Security Income
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E) A

Question 13

Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly one in ________ Americans.

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A)  two
B)  three
C)  eight
D)  twenty
E)  fiftyF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a guideline within which the TANF program must operate?

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A)  States have no discretion in their handling of welfare cases.
B)  Eligibility for cash assistance is limited to no more than five years in a lifetime.
C)  Within two years,the heads of most families on welfare have to find work or risk the loss of benefits.
D)  Unmarried teenage mothers qualify for welfare benefits only if they remain in school and live with a parent or legal guardian.
E)  Single mothers will lose a portion of their benefits if they refuse to cooperate in identifying the father of their children.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

The term entitlement refers to a program

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A)  that provides indirect payments to individuals,such as funding for public schools.
B)  benefiting individuals,designed specifically to alleviate the hardships of old age.
C)  that requires the payment of benefits to any individual who meets the eligibility criteria.
D)  of social welfare for which citizenship is the only criterion of eligibility.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 16

________ has the highest child poverty rate among the major industrialized nations.

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A)  Sweden
B)  Norway
C)  France
D)  Germany
E)  The United StatesF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

________ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s.

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A)  Franklin Roosevelt
B)  John Kennedy
C)  Dwight Eisenhower
D)  Richard Nixon
E)  Lyndon JohnsonF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

To what was political scientist Robert Lane referring when using the term "market justice"?

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A)  Americans prefer that society's material benefits be allocated through the economic marketplace rather than through government policies.
B)  Government should not use fiscal policy to attempt to flatten the ups and downs of a market economy.
C)  Americans should increase the size of the federal welfare state in order to mitigate the harmful influences of the market.
D)  The market tends to eliminate weak businesses and reward strong ones.
E)  The strength of the market economy of the United States is precisely what provides the welfare state with the revenue it needs to help the most underprivileged citizens.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

What is meant by the poverty line? Which Americans are most likely to live in a household with an income below the poverty line? Why is poverty in America somewhat invisible even though it is relatively widespread?

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Question 20

More than 90 percent of the funding for K-12 public education comes from

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A)  the federal government.
B)  the state governments.
C)  local governments.
D)  state and local governments.
E)  private sources.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Exam 10: Income,welfare,and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security

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Which of the following social welfare programs was supported by a majority of congressional Republicans at the time of enactment?

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In his book,Losing Ground,Charles Murray argues that

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In contrast with Medicare,the Medicaid program is

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The idea of negative government holds that

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All of the following are true of the Head Start program EXCEPT that it

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Which of the following is true of the federal government's role in education?

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The Social Security benefits that today's retirees receive are funded primarily by

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The child poverty rate in the United States is about

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The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular in part because of

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Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly one in ________ Americans.

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Which of the following is NOT a guideline within which the TANF program must operate?

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The term entitlement refers to a program

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________ has the highest child poverty rate among the major industrialized nations.

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________ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s.

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To what was political scientist Robert Lane referring when using the term "market justice"?

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What is meant by the poverty line? Which Americans are most likely to live in a household with an income below the poverty line? Why is poverty in America somewhat invisible even though it is relatively widespread?

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