Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

The term means test refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the tax on a portion of the Social Security benefits of upper-income retirees. 
B) whether an applicant's income is low enough to qualify for public assistance. 
C) the mandatory physical examination that Medicare and Medicaid applicants must undergo before they can receive benefits. 
D) the mandatory psychological examination that Medicare and Medicaid applicants must undergo before they can receive benefits. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) the tax on a portion of the Social Security benefits of upper-income retirees. 
B) whether an applicant's income is low enough to qualify for public assistance. 
C) the mandatory physical examination that Medicare and Medicaid applicants must undergo before they can receive benefits. 
D) the mandatory psychological examination that Medicare and Medicaid applicants must undergo before they can receive benefits. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

Of the following,which is likely the LEAST criticized public assistance program?

Accepted Answer

A) Supplemental Security Income 
B) Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
C) Food Stamps 
D) Medicaid 
E) housing subsidies 
A) Supplemental Security Income 
B) Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
C) Food Stamps 
D) Medicaid 
E) housing subsidies

Question 4

Which of the following is true of social security and Medicare?

Accepted Answer

A) Eligibility requirements make sure that all social security beneficiaries have an absolute economic need for the benefit. 
B) Spending on Medicare and social security exceeds the total of all spending of public assistance programs. 
C) Most retirees receive less in social security benefits than they contributed in payroll taxes while working. 
D) Social security income is decided as follows: the lower your income while working,the larger your social security benefit upon retirement. 
E) Families in the top fifth of the income population receive more in social security and Medicare benefits than the government spends in total on TANF,SSI,food stamps,and housing subsidies for the poor. 
A) Eligibility requirements make sure that all social security beneficiaries have an absolute economic need for the benefit. 
B) Spending on Medicare and social security exceeds the total of all spending of public assistance programs. 
C) Most retirees receive less in social security benefits than they contributed in payroll taxes while working. 
D) Social security income is decided as follows: the lower your income while working,the larger your social security benefit upon retirement. 
E) Families in the top fifth of the income population receive more in social security and Medicare benefits than the government spends in total on TANF,SSI,food stamps,and housing subsidies for the poor.

Question 5

The idea of negative government holds that

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 6

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 visible 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 visible 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 7

The unemployment insurance program is

Accepted Answer

A) run jointly by federal and state governments. 
B) funded by payroll taxes collected by the states. 
C) funded by payroll taxes paid by employees and employers,a condition set uniformly across states. 
D) managed entirely by the federal government. 
E) managed by local governments and private charities. 
A) run jointly by federal and state governments. 
B) funded by payroll taxes collected by the states. 
C) funded by payroll taxes paid by employees and employers,a condition set uniformly across states. 
D) managed entirely by the federal government. 
E) managed by local governments and private charities.

Question 8

A recent poll determined that most Americans believe which of the following is the second costliest federal program?

Accepted Answer

A) education 
B) public assistance programs 
C) environmental protection 
D) farm subsidies 
E) social insurance programs 
A) education 
B) public assistance programs 
C) environmental protection 
D) farm subsidies 
E) social insurance programs

Question 9

The child poverty rate in the United States is about

Accepted Answer

A) 12 percent. 
B) 20 percent. 
C) 38 percent. 
D) 6 percent. 
E) 40 percent. 
A) 12 percent. 
B) 20 percent. 
C) 38 percent. 
D) 6 percent. 
E) 40 percent.

Question 10

The poverty line is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the income level below which 10 percent of the American people live. 
B) three times the annual cost of a thrifty food budget for an urban family of four. 
C) the annual cost of all goods and services that a person can reasonably be expected to want. 
D) the percentage of homeless people. 
E) the income level below which 20 percent of the American people live. 
A) the income level below which 10 percent of the American people live. 
B) three times the annual cost of a thrifty food budget for an urban family of four. 
C) the annual cost of all goods and services that a person can reasonably be expected to want. 
D) the percentage of homeless people. 
E) the income level below which 20 percent of the American people live.

Question 11

Discuss what is meant by a public assistance program,and provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Public assistance programs are funded th

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

The term means test refers to

Of the following,which is likely the LEAST criticized public assistance program?

Which of the following is true of social security and Medicare?

The idea of negative government holds that

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

The unemployment insurance program is

A recent poll determined that most Americans believe which of the following is the second costliest federal program?

The child poverty rate in the United States is about

The poverty line is defined as

Discuss what is meant by a public assistance program,and provide examples.

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

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

The term means test refers to

Of the following,which is likely the LEAST criticized public assistance program?

Which of the following is true of social security and Medicare?

The idea of negative government holds that

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

The unemployment insurance program is

A recent poll determined that most Americans believe which of the following is the second costliest federal program?

The child poverty rate in the United States is about

The poverty line is defined as

Discuss what is meant by a public assistance program,and provide examples.

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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