Question 1

Compare the goals of the New Deal and the Great Society. Discuss the degree to which the two were trying to accomplish different objectives.

Accepted Answer

The New Deal and the Great Society were

Question 2

What does the feminization of poverty refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more likely than men to fight for the impoverished. 
B)  Women are less likely to live in poverty. 
C)  There is a growing trend toward poverty among women. 
D)  The entrance of women into the business world is a reason for lessening poverty rates. 
E)  Women view poverty differently than men view it. 
A)  Women are more likely than men to fight for the impoverished. 
B)  Women are less likely to live in poverty. 
C)  There is a growing trend toward poverty among women. 
D)  The entrance of women into the business world is a reason for lessening poverty rates. 
E)  Women view poverty differently than men view it.

Question 3

Identify and explain the stages of the policymaking process.

Accepted Answer

The policymaking process can be broken d

Question 4

Discuss the history of immigration restriction in the United States. Explain what motives were behind immigration policy, and evaluate how that has changed over the years.

Accepted Answer

The history of immigration restriction i

Question 5

Which federal health insurance program covers U.S. residents age 65 and older and is paid for by a tax on wages and salaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  TANF 
B)  Medicare 
C)  Medicaid 
D)  Social Security 
E)  Affordable Care Act 
A)  TANF 
B)  Medicare 
C)  Medicaid 
D)  Social Security 
E)  Affordable Care Act

Question 6

Which of the following is a major cause of the feminization of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women do not have marketable work skills. 
B)  Most federal welfare programs are geared toward men. 
C)  Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment removed many welfare programs created specifically for women. 
D)  Many women are forced to leave the full-time work force to become heads of household. 
E)  On average, women have less education than men. 
A)  Women do not have marketable work skills. 
B)  Most federal welfare programs are geared toward men. 
C)  Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment removed many welfare programs created specifically for women. 
D)  Many women are forced to leave the full-time work force to become heads of household. 
E)  On average, women have less education than men.

Question 7

Describe the New Deal and how it was brought about by the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

The New Deal was a series of programs an

Question 8

Which of the following is the federal health-care program that covers U.S. residents over the age of 65?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affordable Care Act 
B)  Social Security 
C)  Medicaid 
D)  Medicare 
E)  S-CHIP 
A)  Affordable Care Act 
B)  Social Security 
C)  Medicaid 
D)  Medicare 
E)  S-CHIP

Question 9

In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration implemented a new nationwide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obamacation 
B)  Obamacares 
C)  Common Core 
D)  New World Education 
E)  World Class Schools 
A)  Obamacation 
B)  Obamacares 
C)  Common Core 
D)  New World Education 
E)  World Class Schools

Question 10

Discuss the proposals for keeping Social Security solvent. Explain which one you think would be most effective in insuring Social Security's solvency.

Accepted Answer

There are several proposals for keeping

Question 11

Explain the principles underlying the American health-care system and the issues facing the system.

Accepted Answer

The American health-care system is based

Question 12

Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are what type of program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charitable program 
B)  Social welfare program 
C)  Disability program 
D)  Subsistence program 
E)  Discretionary spending 
A)  Charitable program 
B)  Social welfare program 
C)  Disability program 
D)  Subsistence program 
E)  Discretionary spending

Question 13

Who, other than the poor, are recipients of public assistance, and what types of assistance do they receive?

Accepted Answer

Public assistance programs are designed

Question 14

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are examples of what type of program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Targeted 
B)  Welfare 
C)  Discretionary 
D)  Entitlement 
E)  Constituent 
A)  Targeted 
B)  Welfare 
C)  Discretionary 
D)  Entitlement 
E)  Constituent

Question 15

The New Deal occurred under which of the following presidents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt 
B)  Woodrow Wilson 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Bill Clinton 
A)  Theodore Roosevelt 
B)  Woodrow Wilson 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Bill Clinton

Question 16

Compare the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. To what degree are the programs focused on the same goal?

Accepted Answer

The National Defense Education Act of 19

Question 17

Responsibilities for schooling reside primarily in which level of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  National 
B)  Judicial 
C)  Federal 
D)  Appellate 
E)  State and local 
A)  National 
B)  Judicial 
C)  Federal 
D)  Appellate 
E)  State and local

Question 18

Which of the following would be true of how Medicaid and Medicare work?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would cover the exact same number of people in each state. 
B)  The criteria for Medicare eligibility would be the same in each state, but the criteria for Medicaid could vary from state to state. 
C)  The criteria for Medicaid eligibility would be the same in each state, but the criteria for Medicare could vary from state to state. 
D)  The criteria for who would be covered by each program would be consistent between states. 
E)  The criteria for both could vary from state to state. 
A)  They would cover the exact same number of people in each state. 
B)  The criteria for Medicare eligibility would be the same in each state, but the criteria for Medicaid could vary from state to state. 
C)  The criteria for Medicaid eligibility would be the same in each state, but the criteria for Medicare could vary from state to state. 
D)  The criteria for who would be covered by each program would be consistent between states. 
E)  The criteria for both could vary from state to state.

Question 19

Which of the following was an important part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security 
B)  Affordable Care Act 
C)  Clean Water Act 
D)  Economic Opportunity Act 
E)  Works Progress Act 
A)  Social Security 
B)  Affordable Care Act 
C)  Clean Water Act 
D)  Economic Opportunity Act 
E)  Works Progress Act

Question 20

Which policy goal was the National Defense Education Act of 1958 meant to achieve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encouraging social and economic equality 
B)  Enhancing national security 
C)  Increasing American global economic competitiveness 
D)  Holding states and local districts accountable for success 
E)  Forcing states to focus on the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic 
A)  Encouraging social and economic equality 
B)  Enhancing national security 
C)  Increasing American global economic competitiveness 
D)  Holding states and local districts accountable for success 
E)  Forcing states to focus on the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic

Compare the goals of the New Deal and the Great Society. Discuss the degree to which the two were trying to accomplish different objectives.

What does the feminization of poverty refer to?

Identify and explain the stages of the policymaking process.

Discuss the history of immigration restriction in the United States. Explain what motives were behind immigration policy, and evaluate how that has changed over the years.

Which federal health insurance program covers U.S. residents age 65 and older and is paid for by a tax on wages and salaries?

Which of the following is a major cause of the feminization of poverty?

Describe the New Deal and how it was brought about by the Great Depression.

Which of the following is the federal health-care program that covers U.S. residents over the age of 65?

In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration implemented a new nationwide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as what?

Discuss the proposals for keeping Social Security solvent. Explain which one you think would be most effective in insuring Social Security's solvency.

Explain the principles underlying the American health-care system and the issues facing the system.

Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are what type of program?

Who, other than the poor, are recipients of public assistance, and what types of assistance do they receive?

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are examples of what type of program?

The New Deal occurred under which of the following presidents?

Compare the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. To what degree are the programs focused on the same goal?

Responsibilities for schooling reside primarily in which level of government?

Which of the following would be true of how Medicaid and Medicare work?

Which of the following was an important part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?

Which policy goal was the National Defense Education Act of 1958 meant to achieve?

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Filters

Exam 18: Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Compare the goals of the New Deal and the Great Society. Discuss the degree to which the two were trying to accomplish different objectives.

What does the feminization of poverty refer to?

Identify and explain the stages of the policymaking process.

Discuss the history of immigration restriction in the United States. Explain what motives were behind immigration policy, and evaluate how that has changed over the years.

Which federal health insurance program covers U.S. residents age 65 and older and is paid for by a tax on wages and salaries?

Which of the following is a major cause of the feminization of poverty?

Describe the New Deal and how it was brought about by the Great Depression.

Which of the following is the federal health-care program that covers U.S. residents over the age of 65?

In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration implemented a new nationwide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as what?

Discuss the proposals for keeping Social Security solvent. Explain which one you think would be most effective in insuring Social Security's solvency.

Explain the principles underlying the American health-care system and the issues facing the system.

Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are what type of program?

Who, other than the poor, are recipients of public assistance, and what types of assistance do they receive?

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are examples of what type of program?

The New Deal occurred under which of the following presidents?

Compare the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. To what degree are the programs focused on the same goal?

Responsibilities for schooling reside primarily in which level of government?

Which of the following would be true of how Medicaid and Medicare work?

Which of the following was an important part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?

Which policy goal was the National Defense Education Act of 1958 meant to achieve?

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Filters