Exam 16: Social Policy

Social Security currently consumes ____________________ percent of the annual federal budget.

Currently,Medicaid is only available to those who fall below a certain income threshold.If President Obama's health care reforms had expanded the program so that every U.S.citizen was covered by Medicaid,it would no longer be considered a ____________________ program.

Where is government aid for the chronically homeless most likely to come from?

When did the last major spike in violent crime in the United States occur?

Aside from health care expenses,federal programs to aid the poor have never exceeded ____________________ of the federal budget.

What is the largest provider of health insurance in the U.S.?

A program like TANF,which provides cash assistance to families below a certain income level,is an example of a ____________________ program.

As of 2009,about ____________________ percent of Americans did not have health insurance.

In order to make the U.S.stronger,Adam believes that the government should pursue efficiency by allowing market forces to reward the most talented and committed people,without intervention.Based on these views,Adam can likely be considered a ____________________.

The education children receive in public schools is a ____________________.

In general,political liberals regard inequality as the result of ____________________.

Unlike the EITC,TANF payments ____________________.

Identify and describe two major federal programs that provide health care.In each case,who is taxed to provide the health care,and who receives the health care? Are these programs distributive or redistributive? Are they means-tested?

What are social policies intended to bring about?

Bella and Lucius's friend Tom convinces them to join his gang.As gang members,they sell drugs to fellow students at Warthogs High and drive stolen goods from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.Is the federal government likely to become involved in pursuing and prosecuting Bella and Lucius?

Until the ____________________ century,few federal social programs existed.

How does the American welfare state compare to the welfare states of other advanced democracies? In what respects is the American welfare state more or less developed than others? How has the United States balanced the competing values of liberty and equality differently than other industrialized democracies?

States are most likely to have fairly consistent laws with regard to ____________________.

In general,political liberals regard inequality as the result of ____________________.

Oliver,a 42-year old man who has been unemployed for some time and lacks financial resources,has strep throat.If he seeks medical attention,his health care will most likely be ____________________.