Question 1

The Poor Law codified several statutes into one law.It did NOT include

Accepted Answer

A) Requiring children to go the school 
B) Care for the dependent poor 
C) Putting able-bodied to work 
D) Established civic responsibility 
A) Requiring children to go the school 
B) Care for the dependent poor 
C) Putting able-bodied to work 
D) Established civic responsibility

Question 2

The "feminization of poverty" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) Women making less money than men for the same work 
B) Single female-headed households 
C) Women having less education than men 
D) Women working in traditional female occupations 
A) Women making less money than men for the same work 
B) Single female-headed households 
C) Women having less education than men 
D) Women working in traditional female occupations

Question 3

The settlement house movement spawned several institutions and services except for

Accepted Answer

A) National Urban League 
B) The Girl Scouts 
C) NAACP 
D) Day care 
E) Public Parks 
A) National Urban League 
B) The Girl Scouts 
C) NAACP 
D) Day care 
E) Public Parks

Question 4

Conservatives argue that government welfare programs cannot cure poverty because

Accepted Answer

A) Encourages people to remain poor 
B) Breaks up families 
C) Cheating and fraud is rampant 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Encourages people to remain poor 
B) Breaks up families 
C) Cheating and fraud is rampant 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 5

Other countries that use means testing to define poverty include

Accepted Answer

A) Sweden 
B) France 
C) The Netherlands 
D) all of the above 
A) Sweden 
B) France 
C) The Netherlands 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Consensus are generally pleased with TANF because

Accepted Answer

A) it kicks slackers out of the program 
B) keep low the cost of cash public assistance to mothers and children 
C) keeps the federal government in control of the program 
D) make states use their own funding for the program 
A) it kicks slackers out of the program 
B) keep low the cost of cash public assistance to mothers and children 
C) keeps the federal government in control of the program 
D) make states use their own funding for the program

Question 7

Critics argue that the minimum wage needs to be raised because low-skill,minimum wages jobs do not provide workers enough for their family to cover following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) Health benefits 
B) Transportation 
C) Housing 
D) Food 
A) Health benefits 
B) Transportation 
C) Housing 
D) Food

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a primary feature of the new welfare program (PRWORA)enacted in 1996?

Accepted Answer

A) Block grant 
B) Five year time limit 
C) Every single mother is eligible to receive benefits 
D) Welfare-to-work emphasis 
A) Block grant 
B) Five year time limit 
C) Every single mother is eligible to receive benefits 
D) Welfare-to-work emphasis

Question 9

Which in-kind public assistance program helps the largest number of persons?

Accepted Answer

A) housing vouchers 
B) food stamps 
C) Women's, Infants, & Children program 
D) home weatherization 
A) housing vouchers 
B) food stamps 
C) Women's, Infants, & Children program 
D) home weatherization

Question 10

Which of the following programs is NOT means-tested?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
B) Supplemental Security Income 
C) Social Security 
D) Medicaid 
E) Food Stamps 
A) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
B) Supplemental Security Income 
C) Social Security 
D) Medicaid 
E) Food Stamps

Question 11

Despite public opinion,fraud and corruption in public assistance programs is no more or less of a problem than is found in most other government programs or private business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"Income Support" includes which of the following forms of government financial help for individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) TANF 
C) unemployment insurance 
D) SSI 
E) all of the above 
A) Social Security 
B) TANF 
C) unemployment insurance 
D) SSI 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Liberals believe that external factors cause poverty rather than individual behavior.These factors include:

Accepted Answer

A) Racial discrimination 
B) Lack of opportunities 
C) Job training 
D) low wage jobs 
E) A,B and D F.All of the above 
A) Racial discrimination 
B) Lack of opportunities 
C) Job training 
D) low wage jobs 
E) A,B and D F.All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following are responsible for the "feminization of poverty"?

Accepted Answer

A) High divorce rates 
B) Large number of single mother households 
C) Lack of adequate childcare facilities 
D) All of the above 
A) High divorce rates 
B) Large number of single mother households 
C) Lack of adequate childcare facilities 
D) All of the above

Question 15

Social Security was originally designed as a ________________ program.

Accepted Answer

A) Welfare 
B) Health insurance 
C) Educational 
D) Retirement 
A) Welfare 
B) Health insurance 
C) Educational 
D) Retirement

Question 16

The likelihood of being in poverty is NOT correlated with

Accepted Answer

A) Part time employment 
B) College Degree 
C) Being Elderly 
D) Living in the south 
A) Part time employment 
B) College Degree 
C) Being Elderly 
D) Living in the south

Question 17

The majority of all adults currently living below the poverty line:

Accepted Answer

A) are lazy and dependent upon the welfare system 
B) live in single, male-headed households 
C) work full- or part-time 
D) are unemployable because of their substance addictions 
A) are lazy and dependent upon the welfare system 
B) live in single, male-headed households 
C) work full- or part-time 
D) are unemployable because of their substance addictions

Question 18

Job training programs do NOT provide:

Accepted Answer

A) help for non-workers to attain marketable skills 
B) college scholarships 
C) retraining of dislocated workers 
D) funding for training of welfare recipients 
A) help for non-workers to attain marketable skills 
B) college scholarships 
C) retraining of dislocated workers 
D) funding for training of welfare recipients

Question 19

A definition of poverty that requires determining a minimum level of nutrition,shelter,clothing and health is known as

Accepted Answer

A) an absolute definition 
B) a relative definition 
C) a psychological definition 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) an absolute definition 
B) a relative definition 
C) a psychological definition 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 20

Public Assistance programs include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) Unemployment Insurance 
C) TANF 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) Social Security 
B) Unemployment Insurance 
C) TANF 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

The Poor Law codified several statutes into one law.It did NOT include

The "feminization of poverty" refers to

The settlement house movement spawned several institutions and services except for

Conservatives argue that government welfare programs cannot cure poverty because

Other countries that use means testing to define poverty include

Consensus are generally pleased with TANF because

Critics argue that the minimum wage needs to be raised because low-skill,minimum wages jobs do not provide workers enough for their family to cover following EXCEPT for

Which of the following is NOT a primary feature of the new welfare program (PRWORA)enacted in 1996?

Which in-kind public assistance program helps the largest number of persons?

Which of the following programs is NOT means-tested?

Despite public opinion,fraud and corruption in public assistance programs is no more or less of a problem than is found in most other government programs or private business.

"Income Support" includes which of the following forms of government financial help for individuals?

Liberals believe that external factors cause poverty rather than individual behavior.These factors include:

Which of the following are responsible for the "feminization of poverty"?

Social Security was originally designed as a ________________ program.

The likelihood of being in poverty is NOT correlated with

The majority of all adults currently living below the poverty line:

Job training programs do NOT provide:

A definition of poverty that requires determining a minimum level of nutrition,shelter,clothing and health is known as

Public Assistance programs include which of the following?

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Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

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Exam 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

The Poor Law codified several statutes into one law.It did NOT include

The "feminization of poverty" refers to

The settlement house movement spawned several institutions and services except for

Conservatives argue that government welfare programs cannot cure poverty because

Other countries that use means testing to define poverty include

Consensus are generally pleased with TANF because

Critics argue that the minimum wage needs to be raised because low-skill,minimum wages jobs do not provide workers enough for their family to cover following EXCEPT for

Which of the following is NOT a primary feature of the new welfare program (PRWORA)enacted in 1996?

Which in-kind public assistance program helps the largest number of persons?

Which of the following programs is NOT means-tested?

Despite public opinion,fraud and corruption in public assistance programs is no more or less of a problem than is found in most other government programs or private business.

"Income Support" includes which of the following forms of government financial help for individuals?

Liberals believe that external factors cause poverty rather than individual behavior.These factors include:

Which of the following are responsible for the "feminization of poverty"?

Social Security was originally designed as a ________________ program.

The likelihood of being in poverty is NOT correlated with

The majority of all adults currently living below the poverty line:

Job training programs do NOT provide:

A definition of poverty that requires determining a minimum level of nutrition,shelter,clothing and health is known as

Public Assistance programs include which of the following?

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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