Question 1

Providing poor quality childcare to non-working parents former TANF mothers may lead to them having

Accepted Answer

A)  addiction 
B)  poor education 
C)  higher rates of crime 
D)  higher rates of unemployment 
A)  addiction 
B)  poor education 
C)  higher rates of crime 
D)  higher rates of unemployment

Question 2

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 3

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 4

Social insurance programs are financed by the personal income tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increasing proportion of the homeless are mentally disturbed 
B)  the long-term homeless are predominantly male 
C)  more federal housing benefits go to the upper class than to the lower middle class 
A)  an increasing proportion of the homeless are mentally disturbed 
B)  the long-term homeless are predominantly male 
C)  more federal housing benefits go to the upper class than to the lower middle class

Question 6

The "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act" included which of the following provisions?

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A)  elimination of "charitable choice" 
B)  restoration of food stamp cuts 
C)  reductions in child care support 
D)  continued transitional Medicaid for one year 
E)  all of the above 
A)  elimination of "charitable choice" 
B)  restoration of food stamp cuts 
C)  reductions in child care support 
D)  continued transitional Medicaid for one year 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

The difference in an approach to social welfare between the United States and Western Europe is that

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A)  guarantee a generous minimum standards of living 
B)  social service is a political right, not a charity 
C)  social service is available to all or most citizens 
D)  all of the above 
A)  guarantee a generous minimum standards of living 
B)  social service is a political right, not a charity 
C)  social service is available to all or most citizens 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

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 9

_______________ 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 10

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 11

Liberals emphasize that opportunities offered to the poor must be real. Programs must

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide salable skills 
B)  connect to higher rungs in the labor market 
C)  support career advancement 
D)  provide temporary menial work 
A)  Provide salable skills 
B)  connect to higher rungs in the labor market 
C)  support career advancement 
D)  provide temporary menial work

Question 12

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 13

Enrollment in TANF since the beginning of the program in 1997 has:

Accepted Answer

A)  declined sharply 
B)  declined slightly 
C)  remained the same 
D)  increased slightly 
E)  increased sharply 
A)  declined sharply 
B)  declined slightly 
C)  remained the same 
D)  increased slightly 
E)  increased sharply

Question 14

Conservatives stress which of the following as problems in traditional public assistance programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  too generous benefits 
B)  insufficient work incentives 
C)  long-term dependency 
D)  all of the above 
A)  too generous benefits 
B)  insufficient work incentives 
C)  long-term dependency 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Conservatives are opposed to big government and are concerned for the permissiveness of compelled work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Liberals and progressives claim that external forces in our economy are the main cause of poverty

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

SNAP is NOT sensitive to changes in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During the last 20 years, the gap between the richest 5% of the population and the poorest 20%

Accepted Answer

A)  widened 
B)  narrowed 
C)  remained the same 
D)  widened, then narrowed 
A)  widened 
B)  narrowed 
C)  remained the same 
D)  widened, then narrowed

Question 19

Government spending on children has become less effective against poverty in recent years, when compared with spending on the elderly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

"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

Providing poor quality childcare to non-working parents former TANF mothers may lead to them having

Conservatives view poverty as stemming from:

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

Social insurance programs are financed by the personal income tax.

Which of the following is NOT true?

The "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act" included which of the following provisions?

The difference in an approach to social welfare between the United States and Western Europe is that

The official government measure of poverty has been criticized because___________

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

The "underclass" refers to

Liberals emphasize that opportunities offered to the poor must be real. Programs must

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

Enrollment in TANF since the beginning of the program in 1997 has:

Conservatives stress which of the following as problems in traditional public assistance programs?

Conservatives are opposed to big government and are concerned for the permissiveness of compelled work.

Liberals and progressives claim that external forces in our economy are the main cause of poverty

SNAP is NOT sensitive to changes in the economy.

During the last 20 years, the gap between the richest 5% of the population and the poorest 20%

Government spending on children has become less effective against poverty in recent years, when compared with spending on the elderly.

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

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Exam 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Providing poor quality childcare to non-working parents former TANF mothers may lead to them having

Conservatives view poverty as stemming from:

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

Social insurance programs are financed by the personal income tax.

Which of the following is NOT true?

The "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act" included which of the following provisions?

The difference in an approach to social welfare between the United States and Western Europe is that

The official government measure of poverty has been criticized because___________

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

The "underclass" refers to

Liberals emphasize that opportunities offered to the poor must be real. Programs must

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

Enrollment in TANF since the beginning of the program in 1997 has:

Conservatives stress which of the following as problems in traditional public assistance programs?

Conservatives are opposed to big government and are concerned for the permissiveness of compelled work.

Liberals and progressives claim that external forces in our economy are the main cause of poverty

SNAP is NOT sensitive to changes in the economy.

During the last 20 years, the gap between the richest 5% of the population and the poorest 20%

Government spending on children has become less effective against poverty in recent years, when compared with spending on the elderly.

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

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: Historic Change

Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Legal and Social Equality: the Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Foreign 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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