Question 1

The social insurance program social security was established in the

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A) 1920s. 
B) 1930s. 
C) 1940s. 
D) 1950s. 
E) 1960s. 
A) 1920s. 
B) 1930s. 
C) 1940s. 
D) 1950s. 
E) 1960s.

Question 2

Which of the following has led to wage stagnation among lower- and middle-income workers in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A) changes in tax policy 
B) changes in the nation's job market 
C) the "compression effect" described by economist Paul Krugman 
D) a booming goods and services sector 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) changes in tax policy 
B) changes in the nation's job market 
C) the "compression effect" described by economist Paul Krugman 
D) a booming goods and services sector 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 3

The BEST predictor of how well schools perform on standardized tests is the

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A) salary levels of the teachers. 
B) population density of the community. 
C) level of local school board control over policy. 
D) community's wealth. 
E) ratio of private to public schools in the community. 
A) salary levels of the teachers. 
B) population density of the community. 
C) level of local school board control over policy. 
D) community's wealth. 
E) ratio of private to public schools in the community.

Question 4

Medicare

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A) is funded through general tax revenues. 
B) is one of the least popular government programs. 
C) is paid for through a payroll tax. 
D) provides health care to all adults over age 50. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) is funded through general tax revenues. 
B) is one of the least popular government programs. 
C) is paid for through a payroll tax. 
D) provides health care to all adults over age 50. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

The number of families receiving assistance under TANF had dropped by ________ after its enactment.

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A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 75 percent 
E) There was no measurable change. 
A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 75 percent 
E) There was no measurable change.

Question 6

Charter schools

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A) are publicly funded and have no more freedom in choosing students than do public schools,though they have greater freedom in determining curricula. 
B) are privately funded and have total freedom in determining curricula. 
C) are publicly funded but have more freedom in determining curricula than public schools. 
D) are promoted primarily by Democrats as a strong,publicly-funded method of improving education. 
E) have been opposed by President Obama,through executive orders to drain their funding. 
A) are publicly funded and have no more freedom in choosing students than do public schools,though they have greater freedom in determining curricula. 
B) are privately funded and have total freedom in determining curricula. 
C) are publicly funded but have more freedom in determining curricula than public schools. 
D) are promoted primarily by Democrats as a strong,publicly-funded method of improving education. 
E) have been opposed by President Obama,through executive orders to drain their funding.

Question 7

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. 
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.

Question 8

Which of the following is a social insurance program?

Accepted Answer

A) TANF 
B) Medicaid 
C) food stamps 
D) Medicare 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) TANF 
B) Medicaid 
C) food stamps 
D) Medicare 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Why are social security and Medicare considered highly efficient programs?

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A) Their integrated vertical structure. 
B) They have built-in sunset provisions. 
C) They are administered at the local level where government is more responsive to changes in the needs of beneficiaries. 
D) They do not require a large bureaucracy to administer them. 
E) Costs are shared by the state and federal government. 
A) Their integrated vertical structure. 
B) They have built-in sunset provisions. 
C) They are administered at the local level where government is more responsive to changes in the needs of beneficiaries. 
D) They do not require a large bureaucracy to administer them. 
E) Costs are shared by the state and federal government.

Question 10

________ 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 Johnson 
A) Franklin Roosevelt 
B) John Kennedy 
C) Dwight Eisenhower 
D) Richard Nixon 
E) Lyndon Johnson

Question 11

________ was called "the great leveler" when it began in the early nineteenth century.

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A) Social welfare 
B) Public education 
C) The federal government 
D) The Internal Revenue Service 
E) Social security 
A) Social welfare 
B) Public education 
C) The federal government 
D) The Internal Revenue Service 
E) Social security

Question 12

The Department of Education

Accepted Answer

A) is one of the largest executive departments. 
B) is a regulatory agency that ensures NCLB is followed. 
C) was created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal. 
D) dictates school curriculum across the country. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) is one of the largest executive departments. 
B) is a regulatory agency that ensures NCLB is followed. 
C) was created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal. 
D) dictates school curriculum across the country. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

The Food Stamps program is

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A) criticized because some believe it allows undeserving people to get aid. 
B) criticized because some think it stigmatizes its users by identifying them publicly as welfare cases. 
C) an in-kind benefit. 
D) criticized because some think it is too costly. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) criticized because some believe it allows undeserving people to get aid. 
B) criticized because some think it stigmatizes its users by identifying them publicly as welfare cases. 
C) an in-kind benefit. 
D) criticized because some think it is too costly. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

Discuss the history of public education in the United States and who today is responsible for education funding and policies.

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During the nation's first century,the qu

Question 15

Public assistance programs are funded through

Accepted Answer

A) payroll taxes paid only by employees. 
B) payroll taxes paid only by employers. 
C) payroll taxes paid by both employees and employers. 
D) general tax revenues. 
E) sales taxes. 
A) payroll taxes paid only by employees. 
B) payroll taxes paid only by employers. 
C) payroll taxes paid by both employees and employers. 
D) general tax revenues. 
E) sales taxes.

Question 16

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. 
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.

Question 17

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. 
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.

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement about the visibility of poverty in American society today?

Accepted Answer

A) Media coverage often focuses on the plight of the poor in America. 
B) In polls each year,Americans place the problem of poverty as the nation's top problem. 
C) Poverty is less common in the suburbs than in inner cities or rural areas. 
D) Poverty has been virtually eliminated in the United States. 
E) Poverty is most apparent in the case of elderly Americans. 
A) Media coverage often focuses on the plight of the poor in America. 
B) In polls each year,Americans place the problem of poverty as the nation's top problem. 
C) Poverty is less common in the suburbs than in inner cities or rural areas. 
D) Poverty has been virtually eliminated in the United States. 
E) Poverty is most apparent in the case of elderly Americans.

Question 19

In 2014,the poverty line was about ________ for a family of four.

Accepted Answer

A) $19,000 
B) $24,000 
C) $28,000 
D) $33,000 
E) $38,000 
A) $19,000 
B) $24,000 
C) $28,000 
D) $33,000 
E) $38,000

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) began as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program in the 1960s. 
B) has helped disadvantaged children develop their learning skills. 
C) failed to enroll about half of the children eligible. 
D) is fully funded at the present time. 
E) is designed to assist preschool children. 
A) began as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program in the 1960s. 
B) has helped disadvantaged children develop their learning skills. 
C) failed to enroll about half of the children eligible. 
D) is fully funded at the present time. 
E) is designed to assist preschool children.

The social insurance program social security was established in the

Which of the following has led to wage stagnation among lower- and middle-income workers in recent decades?

The BEST predictor of how well schools perform on standardized tests is the

Medicare

The number of families receiving assistance under TANF had dropped by ________ after its enactment.

Charter schools

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

Which of the following is a social insurance program?

Why are social security and Medicare considered highly efficient programs?

________ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s.

________ was called "the great leveler" when it began in the early nineteenth century.

The Department of Education

The Food Stamps program is

Discuss the history of public education in the United States and who today is responsible for education funding and policies.

Public assistance programs are funded through

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

The Supreme Court has ruled that

Which of the following is a true statement about the visibility of poverty in American society today?

In 2014,the poverty line was about ________ for a family of four.

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

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The social insurance program social security was established in the

Which of the following has led to wage stagnation among lower- and middle-income workers in recent decades?

The BEST predictor of how well schools perform on standardized tests is the

Medicare

The number of families receiving assistance under TANF had dropped by ________ after its enactment.

Charter schools

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

Which of the following is a social insurance program?

Why are social security and Medicare considered highly efficient programs?

________ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s.

________ was called "the great leveler" when it began in the early nineteenth century.

The Department of Education

The Food Stamps program is

Discuss the history of public education in the United States and who today is responsible for education funding and policies.

Public assistance programs are funded through

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

The Supreme Court has ruled that

Which of the following is a true statement about the visibility of poverty in American society today?

In 2014,the poverty line was about ________ for a family of four.

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

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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