Question 1

Which federal Act set the stage for future relationships between the federal government and States in the provision of social welfare policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Mothers pension laws 
B) Sheppard-Towne Act of 1918 
C) Social Security Act of 1935 
D) None of the above 
A) Mothers pension laws 
B) Sheppard-Towne Act of 1918 
C) Social Security Act of 1935 
D) None of the above

Question 2

The "underclass" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) Blacks and Hispanics 
B) a large portion of welfare recipients 
C) people dependent upon public assistance and living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty and social decay 
D) the criminal element in society 
E) none of the above 
A) Blacks and Hispanics 
B) a large portion of welfare recipients 
C) people dependent upon public assistance and living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty and social decay 
D) the criminal element in society 
E) none of the above

Question 3

Republicans in Congress supported a TANF re-authorization with which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced work requirements 
B) reducing dependency 
C) elimination of grants to help states foster marriage 
D) all of the above 
A) reduced work requirements 
B) reducing dependency 
C) elimination of grants to help states foster marriage 
D) all of the above

Question 4

"There must be a poverty class in order to encourage the upper class and middle class to strive harder" is a view held by

Accepted Answer

A) Conservatives 
B) Radicals 
C) Liberals 
D) Independents 
A) Conservatives 
B) Radicals 
C) Liberals 
D) Independents

Question 5

The official government measure of poverty has been criticized because___________

Accepted Answer

A) it does not take into account regional variations in the cost of living 
B) the change in actual cost of food and other items are not taken into account 
C) the multiplier is artificially low 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) it does not take into account regional variations in the cost of living 
B) the change in actual cost of food and other items are not taken into account 
C) the multiplier is artificially low 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Why do stereotypes and negative opinion of public assistance programs and its participants persist despite proven success?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do stereotypes and negative opinion of...

Question 7

Which country has the largest income gap between the rich and the poor?

Accepted Answer

A) England 
B) France 
C) United States 
D) Germany 
A) England 
B) France 
C) United States 
D) Germany

Question 8

_______________ of all SSI beneficiaries are disabled adults between 18-64 years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) one-third 
B) over half 
C) 25 percent 
D) the vast majority 
E) ten percent 
A) one-third 
B) over half 
C) 25 percent 
D) the vast majority 
E) ten percent

Question 9

Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) more people over age 65 
B) people are living longer 
C) Social Security is not indexed to the cost of living 
D) all of the above 
E) (a) and (b) only 
A) more people over age 65 
B) people are living longer 
C) Social Security is not indexed to the cost of living 
D) all of the above 
E) (a) and (b) only

Question 10

Those who feel that poverty is involuntary and related to lack of opportunity are people with ___________ views.

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) free market 
D) radical 
A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) free market 
D) radical

Question 11

The poverty line has been identified as three times the "thrifty food plan budget" since 1955.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The 1601 Poor Law was based on which two ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) The poor needed to take responsibility for their situation 
B) some poor people were deserving of help and others were not 
C) poverty is rooted in economic problems, not individual failings 
D) A and B 
E) B and C 
A) The poor needed to take responsibility for their situation 
B) some poor people were deserving of help and others were not 
C) poverty is rooted in economic problems, not individual failings 
D) A and B 
E) B and C

Question 13

Radicals argue that welfare for the rich is distributed

Accepted Answer

A) through hidden tax loopholes 
B) special favors from Congress 
C) Investment credits 
D) loans and loan guarantees 
A) through hidden tax loopholes 
B) special favors from Congress 
C) Investment credits 
D) loans and loan guarantees

Question 14

Arguments against privatization of Social Security include:

Accepted Answer

A) It carries the risk of poor management 
B) It has high transition costs 
C) It would make worse the "two class" system among the elderly 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) It carries the risk of poor management 
B) It has high transition costs 
C) It would make worse the "two class" system among the elderly 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 15

Assistance to the poor comes in the form of in-kind assistance.For example

Accepted Answer

A) free books 
B) family planning 
C) marital counseling 
D) all of the above 
E) (b) and (c) only 
A) free books 
B) family planning 
C) marital counseling 
D) all of the above 
E) (b) and (c) only

Question 16

Expenditures for federal employment programs have:

Accepted Answer

A) risen 
B) declined 
C) stayed constant 
A) risen 
B) declined 
C) stayed constant

Question 17

TANF is a block grant from the federal government to the states for welfare programs.Under TANF,states are allowed to define the criterion for qualification for assistance.These requirements did not include

Accepted Answer

A) Requiring marriage 
B) Sterilization 
C) Time limits 
D) Welfare to work 
A) Requiring marriage 
B) Sterilization 
C) Time limits 
D) Welfare to work

Question 18

Anti-fraud regulations has been found to contribute to high error rates due to the attempts to close loopholes,which increases the complexity of the programs resulting in more mistakes by program employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Conservatives view poverty as stemming from:

Accepted Answer

A) absence of opportunities in the free-enterprise system. 
B) the lack of educational opportunities in the United States. 
C) largely voluntary choices made by individuals 
D) no available work training programs. 
A) absence of opportunities in the free-enterprise system. 
B) the lack of educational opportunities in the United States. 
C) largely voluntary choices made by individuals 
D) no available work training programs.

Question 20

How is poverty defined in the United States difference from other developed nations?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of assistance application versus income of population 
B) By abstract measure versus relative measure 
C) economic need versus minimal level of income 
D) none of the above 
A) The number of assistance application versus income of population 
B) By abstract measure versus relative measure 
C) economic need versus minimal level of income 
D) none of the above

Which federal Act set the stage for future relationships between the federal government and States in the provision of social welfare policy?

The "underclass" refers to

Republicans in Congress supported a TANF re-authorization with which of the following features?

"There must be a poverty class in order to encourage the upper class and middle class to strive harder" is a view held by

The official government measure of poverty has been criticized because___________

Why do stereotypes and negative opinion of public assistance programs and its participants persist despite proven success?

Which country has the largest income gap between the rich and the poor?

_______________ of all SSI beneficiaries are disabled adults between 18-64 years of age.

Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?

Those who feel that poverty is involuntary and related to lack of opportunity are people with ___________ views.

The poverty line has been identified as three times the "thrifty food plan budget" since 1955.

The 1601 Poor Law was based on which two ideas?

Radicals argue that welfare for the rich is distributed

Arguments against privatization of Social Security include:

Assistance to the poor comes in the form of in-kind assistance.For example

Expenditures for federal employment programs have:

TANF is a block grant from the federal government to the states for welfare programs.Under TANF,states are allowed to define the criterion for qualification for assistance.These requirements did not include

Anti-fraud regulations has been found to contribute to high error rates due to the attempts to close loopholes,which increases the complexity of the programs resulting in more mistakes by program employees.

Conservatives view poverty as stemming from:

How is poverty defined in the United States difference from other developed nations?

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Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

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Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

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Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against Oppression and Bigotry

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Exam 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Which federal Act set the stage for future relationships between the federal government and States in the provision of social welfare policy?

The "underclass" refers to

Republicans in Congress supported a TANF re-authorization with which of the following features?

"There must be a poverty class in order to encourage the upper class and middle class to strive harder" is a view held by

The official government measure of poverty has been criticized because___________

Why do stereotypes and negative opinion of public assistance programs and its participants persist despite proven success?

Which country has the largest income gap between the rich and the poor?

_______________ of all SSI beneficiaries are disabled adults between 18-64 years of age.

Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?

Those who feel that poverty is involuntary and related to lack of opportunity are people with ___________ views.

The poverty line has been identified as three times the "thrifty food plan budget" since 1955.

The 1601 Poor Law was based on which two ideas?

Radicals argue that welfare for the rich is distributed

Arguments against privatization of Social Security include:

Assistance to the poor comes in the form of in-kind assistance.For example

Expenditures for federal employment programs have:

TANF is a block grant from the federal government to the states for welfare programs.Under TANF,states are allowed to define the criterion for qualification for assistance.These requirements did not include

Anti-fraud regulations has been found to contribute to high error rates due to the attempts to close loopholes,which increases the complexity of the programs resulting in more mistakes by program employees.

Conservatives view poverty as stemming from:

How is poverty defined in the United States difference from other developed nations?

Public Policy: An Introduction

Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: The Barely Open Door

Foreign and Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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