Question 1

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. 
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.

Question 2

Which of the following Western democracies has the highest poverty rate?

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A) Canada 
B) Great Britain 
C) France 
D) Germany 
E) the United States 
A) Canada 
B) Great Britain 
C) France 
D) Germany 
E) the United States

Question 3

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 4

Of the following countries,which has the lowest educational performance,as based on standardized tests?

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A) Canada 
B) Britain 
C) Germany 
D) Japan 
E) United States 
A) Canada 
B) Britain 
C) Germany 
D) Japan 
E) United States

Question 5

A tax where the marginal tax rate increases as income rises is a(n)

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A) progressive income tax. 
B) inflationary income tax. 
C) regressive income tax. 
D) capital gains tax. 
E) entitlement-based income tax. 
A) progressive income tax. 
B) inflationary income tax. 
C) regressive income tax. 
D) capital gains tax. 
E) entitlement-based income tax.

Question 6

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

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Public assistance programs are funded th

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 War on Poverty in the 1960s. 
B) seeks to give children the tools to succeed by the time they reach kindergarten. 
C) currently only enrolls less than half of eligible children. 
D) is fully funded at the present time. 
E) is designed to assist preschool children. 
A) began as part of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty in the 1960s. 
B) seeks to give children the tools to succeed by the time they reach kindergarten. 
C) currently only enrolls less than half of eligible children. 
D) is fully funded at the present time. 
E) is designed to assist preschool children.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of American unions in the 1950s?

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A) The right to unionize was severely restricted by two important Supreme Court rulings. 
B) Unionized workers saw their wages fall below the wages of their non-union counterparts. 
C) Unions and union workers gained control of all major industries. 
D) Union demands prevented the United States from benefitting from the manufacturing boom that had followed the end of World War II. 
E) A third of America's workers were unionized. 
A) The right to unionize was severely restricted by two important Supreme Court rulings. 
B) Unionized workers saw their wages fall below the wages of their non-union counterparts. 
C) Unions and union workers gained control of all major industries. 
D) Union demands prevented the United States from benefitting from the manufacturing boom that had followed the end of World War II. 
E) A third of America's workers were unionized.

Question 9

Today,most union members work as

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A) teachers and farm laborers. 
B) farm laborers. 
C) factory laborers. 
D) teachers,police,and civil servants. 
E) transportation workers. 
A) teachers and farm laborers. 
B) farm laborers. 
C) factory laborers. 
D) teachers,police,and civil servants. 
E) transportation workers.

Question 10

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 11

The widespread use of means testing in the United States tends to match what cultural trait of Americans?

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A) individualism 
B) cruelty 
C) preference for jobs in the service sector 
D) a disinterest in reducing poverty 
E) mistrust of foreign influences 
A) individualism 
B) cruelty 
C) preference for jobs in the service sector 
D) a disinterest in reducing poverty 
E) mistrust of foreign influences

Question 12

Public assistance programs are funded through

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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 13

What are the two broad groups that welfare programs fall into?

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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 14

In which of the following ways has the student loan issue changed since the 1970s?

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A) Colleges have shifted much of their costs to students,making student loans bigger and more common. 
B) States have helped keep public college costs down by providing low-interest student loans. 
C) The federal government has essentially stopped offering Pell grants,which has increased use of private student loans. 
D) The student loan issue has not changed much,as it still requires massive borrowing by most college students. 
E) Student loan debt has decreased and is now exceeded by credit card debt. 
A) Colleges have shifted much of their costs to students,making student loans bigger and more common. 
B) States have helped keep public college costs down by providing low-interest student loans. 
C) The federal government has essentially stopped offering Pell grants,which has increased use of private student loans. 
D) The student loan issue has not changed much,as it still requires massive borrowing by most college students. 
E) Student loan debt has decreased and is now exceeded by credit card debt.

Question 15

The number of families receiving assistance under TANF had dropped by ________ within five years of 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 16

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 17

Medicare was enacted in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1938 
B) 1947 
C) 1965 
D) 1997 
E) 2010 
A) 1938 
B) 1947 
C) 1965 
D) 1997 
E) 2010

Question 18

U.S.job growth since the 1970s has mostly occurred in which area(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) services 
B) manufacturing 
C) agriculture 
D) construction and agriculture 
E) the service sector 
A) services 
B) manufacturing 
C) agriculture 
D) construction and agriculture 
E) the service sector

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) Rural women have a lower poverty rate than rural men. 
B) In the 1960s,most Americans believed that government had no business trying to alleviate poverty. 
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) Rural women have a lower poverty rate than rural men. 
B) In the 1960s,most Americans believed that government had no business trying to alleviate poverty. 
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 20

Medicare

Accepted Answer

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.

In contrast with Medicare,the Medicaid program is

Which of the following Western democracies has the highest poverty rate?

Charter schools

Of the following countries,which has the lowest educational performance,as based on standardized tests?

A tax where the marginal tax rate increases as income rises is a(n)

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

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

Which of the following is true of American unions in the 1950s?

Today,most union members work as

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

The widespread use of means testing in the United States tends to match what cultural trait of Americans?

Public assistance programs are funded through

What are the two broad groups that welfare programs fall into?

In which of the following ways has the student loan issue changed since the 1970s?

The number of families receiving assistance under TANF had dropped by ________ within five years of its enactment.

The Supreme Court has ruled that

Medicare was enacted in ________.

U.S.job growth since the 1970s has mostly occurred in which area(s)?

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

Medicare

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In contrast with Medicare,the Medicaid program is

Which of the following Western democracies has the highest poverty rate?

Charter schools

Of the following countries,which has the lowest educational performance,as based on standardized tests?

A tax where the marginal tax rate increases as income rises is a(n)

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

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

Which of the following is true of American unions in the 1950s?

Today,most union members work as

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

The widespread use of means testing in the United States tends to match what cultural trait of Americans?

Public assistance programs are funded through

What are the two broad groups that welfare programs fall into?

In which of the following ways has the student loan issue changed since the 1970s?

The number of families receiving assistance under TANF had dropped by ________ within five years of its enactment.

The Supreme Court has ruled that

Medicare was enacted in ________.

U.S.job growth since the 1970s has mostly occurred in which area(s)?

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

Medicare

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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