Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a public assistance program. 
B) It is funded by general tax revenues. 
C) It serves all Americans who cannot afford health insurance. 
D) It is controversial due to its cost. 
E) It is funded by both the federal government and the states. 
A) It is a public assistance program. 
B) It is funded by general tax revenues. 
C) It serves all Americans who cannot afford health insurance. 
D) It is controversial due to its cost. 
E) It is funded by both the federal government and the states.

Question 2

The No Child Left Behind Act

Accepted Answer

A) was championed primarily by president Bill Clinton. 
B) offers,but does not require,the chance for schools to receive additional funding if they submit to nationally standardized testing in reading,math,and science. 
C) ties federal funding to national test results in reading,math,and science. 
D) offers increased federal funding to schools that show poor testing performance after three years. 
E) cuts school funding for those schools that show no improvement in test scores after one year. 
A) was championed primarily by president Bill Clinton. 
B) offers,but does not require,the chance for schools to receive additional funding if they submit to nationally standardized testing in reading,math,and science. 
C) ties federal funding to national test results in reading,math,and science. 
D) offers increased federal funding to schools that show poor testing performance after three years. 
E) cuts school funding for those schools that show no improvement in test scores after one year.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 5

________ was terminated in 1996.

Accepted Answer

A) The Food Stamps program 
B) Medicaid 
C) Medicare 
D) SSI 
E) AFDC 
A) The Food Stamps program 
B) Medicaid 
C) Medicare 
D) SSI 
E) AFDC

Question 6

The major reason social security is likely to be the topic of reform is because

Accepted Answer

A) many Americans will leave the system in favor of private retirement plans. 
B) Republicans wish to eliminate the system entirely,while Democrats wish to save it. 
C) the number of workers may not bring in enough money to cover the benefits of a growing number of retirees. 
D) it is a very unpopular program. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) many Americans will leave the system in favor of private retirement plans. 
B) Republicans wish to eliminate the system entirely,while Democrats wish to save it. 
C) the number of workers may not bring in enough money to cover the benefits of a growing number of retirees. 
D) it is a very unpopular program. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 7

A U.S.Bureau of Labor study revealed that about six out of seven workers who lost their job did so because

Accepted Answer

A) they were fired. 
B) of either a temporary layoff or the permanent elimination of a job position. 
C) they are undereducated for the work they are doing. 
D) they wanted to be out of work in order to collect unemployment benefits. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) they were fired. 
B) of either a temporary layoff or the permanent elimination of a job position. 
C) they are undereducated for the work they are doing. 
D) they wanted to be out of work in order to collect unemployment benefits. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 8

Charter schools

Accepted Answer

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

Social insurance programs are those prog

Question 10

The Food Stamps program is

Accepted Answer

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 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 these answers are correct.

Question 11

The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that

Accepted Answer

A) eligibility is restricted to individuals who paid special payroll taxes during their working years. 
B) it is administered jointly by the national government and the states. 
C) it is targeted at those who are most in need of welfare assistance. 
D) it is administered through private insurance companies. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) eligibility is restricted to individuals who paid special payroll taxes during their working years. 
B) it is administered jointly by the national government and the states. 
C) it is targeted at those who are most in need of welfare assistance. 
D) it is administered through private insurance companies. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding income patterns in America?

Accepted Answer

A) The income of the average American family exceeds $100,000. 
B) The top fifth of Americans in terms of income get nearly 90 percent of the total income in the nation. 
C) The bottom fifth of Americans get slightly less than a twentieth of total national income. 
D) The United States has the lowest amount of income inequality of any industrialized democracy. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) The income of the average American family exceeds $100,000. 
B) The top fifth of Americans in terms of income get nearly 90 percent of the total income in the nation. 
C) The bottom fifth of Americans get slightly less than a twentieth of total national income. 
D) The United States has the lowest amount of income inequality of any industrialized democracy. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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) percentage 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) percentage of private to public schools in the community.

Question 14

The American welfare system is widely criticized for being inefficient.Explain this criticism,and describe the underlying causes of inefficiency.

Accepted Answer

Inefficiency refers to the fact that muc

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Sweden 
B) Norway 
C) France 
D) Germany 
E) The United States 
A) Sweden 
B) Norway 
C) France 
D) Germany 
E) The United States

Question 16

Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because

Accepted Answer

A) of their self-financing feature. 
B) they are based on an equality principle-all citizens are eligible for the benefits and all recipients receive the same level of benefits. 
C) their cost is consistently below the spending level for public assistance programs. 
D) of the necessity of increased taxes to fund them. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) of their self-financing feature. 
B) they are based on an equality principle-all citizens are eligible for the benefits and all recipients receive the same level of benefits. 
C) their cost is consistently below the spending level for public assistance programs. 
D) of the necessity of increased taxes to fund them. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

What are the two broad groups that individual-benefit programs fall into?

Accepted Answer

A) public assistance and in-kind assistance 
B) equity and efficiency 
C) positive and negative 
D) social insurance and public assistance 
E) subsidized and social insurance 
A) public assistance and in-kind assistance 
B) equity and efficiency 
C) positive and negative 
D) social insurance and public assistance 
E) subsidized and social insurance

Question 18

The term entitlement refers to a program

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) eight 
D) twenty 
E) fifty 
A) two 
B) three 
C) eight 
D) twenty 
E) fifty

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicaid?

The No Child Left Behind Act

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

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

________ was terminated in 1996.

The major reason social security is likely to be the topic of reform is because

A U.S.Bureau of Labor study revealed that about six out of seven workers who lost their job did so because

Charter schools

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

The Food Stamps program is

The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that

Which of the following is true regarding income patterns in America?

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

The American welfare system is widely criticized for being inefficient.Explain this criticism,and describe the underlying causes of inefficiency.

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

Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because

What are the two broad groups that individual-benefit programs fall into?

The term entitlement refers to a program

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

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

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

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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Exam 16: Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicaid?

The No Child Left Behind Act

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

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

________ was terminated in 1996.

The major reason social security is likely to be the topic of reform is because

A U.S.Bureau of Labor study revealed that about six out of seven workers who lost their job did so because

Charter schools

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

The Food Stamps program is

The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that

Which of the following is true regarding income patterns in America?

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

The American welfare system is widely criticized for being inefficient.Explain this criticism,and describe the underlying causes of inefficiency.

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

Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because

What are the two broad groups that individual-benefit programs fall into?

The term entitlement refers to a program

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

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

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

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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