Question 1

When examining numbers of individuals receiving aid under AFDC versus TANF,it appears the TANF program has been a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) political flop. 
B) success. 
C) economic failure. 
D) asset in giving more people welfare. 
A) political flop. 
B) success. 
C) economic failure. 
D) asset in giving more people welfare.

Question 2

Who are America's poor? Are there any differences across the states when it comes to poverty? Compare the public policies that your state offers its disadvantaged residents with those of a neighboring state.How are they similar? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

America's poor are a diverse group of in

Question 3

In 1997,the federal government began providing $24 billion in federal matching funds over a period of five years to the states to encourage

Accepted Answer

A) State Children's Health Insurance Programs. 
B) Medicaid reform. 
C) disaster relief funds. 
D) private health insurance plans. 
A) State Children's Health Insurance Programs. 
B) Medicaid reform. 
C) disaster relief funds. 
D) private health insurance plans.

Question 4

Which 1935 federal law created several domestic welfare programs,including Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security Act 
B) Welfare Reform Act 
C) National Welfare Protection Act 
D) Aid to Families Act 
A) Social Security Act 
B) Welfare Reform Act 
C) National Welfare Protection Act 
D) Aid to Families Act

Question 5

When a state or community adopts or emulates another jurisdiction's policies,it is known as

Accepted Answer

A) policy emulation. 
B) copy-and-share politics. 
C) policy diffusion. 
D) imitation politics. 
A) policy emulation. 
B) copy-and-share politics. 
C) policy diffusion. 
D) imitation politics.

Question 6

The 2009 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act benefits millions of college-age students by

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A) requiring them to purchase health insurance or forgo treatment. 
B) allowing them to delay having to register for "death panels." 
C) granting them discounted admission to health care franchises. 
D) permitting individuals younger than 26 to remain on their parents' insurance plans. 
A) requiring them to purchase health insurance or forgo treatment. 
B) allowing them to delay having to register for "death panels." 
C) granting them discounted admission to health care franchises. 
D) permitting individuals younger than 26 to remain on their parents' insurance plans.

Question 7

Which of the following types of programs is not means tested and is created by government to socialize risk?

Accepted Answer

A) Public assistance 
B) Social insurance 
C) Assistance insurance 
D) Social work 
A) Public assistance 
B) Social insurance 
C) Assistance insurance 
D) Social work

Question 8

Political scientist Jack Walker developed a public policy model called the "S­curve." What does the "S­curve" represent?

Accepted Answer

A) The average recipient's length of time on welfare 
B) The average age of those receiving Medicaid across the states 
C) The average income of people receiving welfare across the states 
D) The diffusion of public policies across the states 
A) The average recipient's length of time on welfare 
B) The average age of those receiving Medicaid across the states 
C) The average income of people receiving welfare across the states 
D) The diffusion of public policies across the states

Question 9

Social Security is what kind of program?

Accepted Answer

A) Ad hoc 
B) Welfare 
C) Entitlement 
D) Means-tested 
A) Ad hoc 
B) Welfare 
C) Entitlement 
D) Means-tested

Question 10

Which of the following groups accounts for most of the uninsured in America?

Accepted Answer

A) Elderly 
B) African Americans 
C) Low income workers 
D) Hispanics 
A) Elderly 
B) African Americans 
C) Low income workers 
D) Hispanics

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true regarding welfare policy making and experimentation?

Accepted Answer

A) States have been coined as "laboratories of democracy" in order to experiment with different policies without risk to the entire nation. 
B) The competition and experimentation among states and localities often leads to best practices in the provisions of public policy. 
C) Allowing states and localities to experiment with public policies can help foster and develop a set of best practices for other jurisdictions to emulate. 
D) Competition may lead to a race to the top,with states and localities trying to add social welfare and health care benefits to attract more people to their location. 
A) States have been coined as "laboratories of democracy" in order to experiment with different policies without risk to the entire nation. 
B) The competition and experimentation among states and localities often leads to best practices in the provisions of public policy. 
C) Allowing states and localities to experiment with public policies can help foster and develop a set of best practices for other jurisdictions to emulate. 
D) Competition may lead to a race to the top,with states and localities trying to add social welfare and health care benefits to attract more people to their location.

Question 12

According to data from the U.S.Census,roughly what percent of the country lived below the poverty line in 2009?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 percent 
B) 14 percent 
C) 21 percent 
D) 28 percent 
A) 7 percent 
B) 14 percent 
C) 21 percent 
D) 28 percent

Question 13

Workers earning minimum wage (or even more)are known as the

Accepted Answer

A) working poor. 
B) disadvantaged citizens. 
C) uneducated workforce. 
D) line-workers. 
A) working poor. 
B) disadvantaged citizens. 
C) uneducated workforce. 
D) line-workers.

Question 14

Discuss the effect of the New Deal on America's welfare system.Are there any programs from the New Deal era that still impact America's welfare system today? If so,how have they changed over time?

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The New Deal had a significant impact on

When examining numbers of individuals receiving aid under AFDC versus TANF,it appears the TANF program has been a(n)

Who are America's poor? Are there any differences across the states when it comes to poverty? Compare the public policies that your state offers its disadvantaged residents with those of a neighboring state.How are they similar? How are they different?

In 1997,the federal government began providing $24 billion in federal matching funds over a period of five years to the states to encourage

Which 1935 federal law created several domestic welfare programs,including Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

When a state or community adopts or emulates another jurisdiction's policies,it is known as

The 2009 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act benefits millions of college-age students by

Which of the following types of programs is not means tested and is created by government to socialize risk?

Political scientist Jack Walker developed a public policy model called the "Scurve." What does the "Scurve" represent?

Social Security is what kind of program?

Which of the following groups accounts for most of the uninsured in America?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding welfare policy making and experimentation?

According to data from the U.S.Census,roughly what percent of the country lived below the poverty line in 2009?

Workers earning minimum wage (or even more)are known as the

Discuss the effect of the New Deal on America's welfare system.Are there any programs from the New Deal era that still impact America's welfare system today? If so,how have they changed over time?

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

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Exam 14: Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

When examining numbers of individuals receiving aid under AFDC versus TANF,it appears the TANF program has been a(n)

Who are America's poor? Are there any differences across the states when it comes to poverty? Compare the public policies that your state offers its disadvantaged residents with those of a neighboring state.How are they similar? How are they different?

In 1997,the federal government began providing $24 billion in federal matching funds over a period of five years to the states to encourage

Which 1935 federal law created several domestic welfare programs,including Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

When a state or community adopts or emulates another jurisdiction's policies,it is known as

The 2009 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act benefits millions of college-age students by

Which of the following types of programs is not means tested and is created by government to socialize risk?

Political scientist Jack Walker developed a public policy model called the "S­curve." What does the "S­curve" represent?

Social Security is what kind of program?

Which of the following groups accounts for most of the uninsured in America?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding welfare policy making and experimentation?

According to data from the U.S.Census,roughly what percent of the country lived below the poverty line in 2009?

Workers earning minimum wage (or even more)are known as the

Discuss the effect of the New Deal on America's welfare system.Are there any programs from the New Deal era that still impact America's welfare system today? If so,how have they changed over time?

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Education Policy

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Political scientist Jack Walker developed a public policy model called the "Scurve." What does the "Scurve" represent?