Question 1

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 2

They believe government programs encourage families to breakup or not to form by increasing benefits for additional children

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious right 
B)  Conservatives and neo-cons 
C)  Libertarians 
D)  Liberals and progressives 
A)  Religious right 
B)  Conservatives and neo-cons 
C)  Libertarians 
D)  Liberals and progressives

Question 3

Which of the following are among the "quick fixes" for Social Security?

Accepted Answer

A)  privatizing part of SS 
B)  raising the wage base 
C)  raising the payroll tax rate 
D)  investing part of the trust fund in the stock market 
E)  (b) and (c) only 
A)  privatizing part of SS 
B)  raising the wage base 
C)  raising the payroll tax rate 
D)  investing part of the trust fund in the stock market 
E)  (b) and (c) only

Question 4

Expenditures for federal employment programs have:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The expansion of the welfare state was due to several factors

Accepted Answer

A)  liberalization of Aid to family with Dependent Children 
B)  establishment of Food Stamp Program 
C)  Establishment of Social Security Income 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  liberalization of Aid to family with Dependent Children 
B)  establishment of Food Stamp Program 
C)  Establishment of Social Security Income 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Income support programs have the goal of helping meet the basic needs of citizens for food, clothing, and income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the plight of American children 
B)  inadequate benefits 
C)  punitive measures 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the plight of American children 
B)  inadequate benefits 
C)  punitive measures 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

The official SSA poverty definition results in what approximate poverty percentage of the population in the early 2000s?

Accepted Answer

A)  6% 
B)  9% 
C)  13% 
D)  16% 
E)  25% 
A)  6% 
B)  9% 
C)  13% 
D)  16% 
E)  25%

Question 10

Social Security is financed by a ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  property tax 
B)  payroll tax 
C)  state tax 
D)  sales tax 
E)  none of the above 
A)  property tax 
B)  payroll tax 
C)  state tax 
D)  sales tax 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

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 12

An absolute definition of poverty is concerned with meeting the essential needs of the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

The settlement house movement of the early 1900s spawned which of these organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The National Red Cross 
B)  NAACP and National Urban League 
C)  Hull House and Henry Street settlement houses 
D)  Suffragettes 
A)  The National Red Cross 
B)  NAACP and National Urban League 
C)  Hull House and Henry Street settlement houses 
D)  Suffragettes

Question 15

The EITC is the largest federal mean-tested cash benefit program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Racial discrimination against minorities and sex discrimination against women are not important cause of poverty according to liberal theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

After 1973, poverty was much more directly responsive to changes in the macro-economy than it was before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

The modern State supports the income standards of living of the wealthy and middle class even more than it does the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not a reason for the rapid increase in Social Security expenditures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost of Living Adjustment 
B)  Increasing number of retirees 
C)  Decline in Social Security tax levied against employers and employees. 
D)  Rise in the number of workers retiring early. 
A)  Cost of Living Adjustment 
B)  Increasing number of retirees 
C)  Decline in Social Security tax levied against employers and employees. 
D)  Rise in the number of workers retiring early.

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

They believe government programs encourage families to breakup or not to form by increasing benefits for additional children

Which of the following are among the "quick fixes" for Social Security?

Expenditures for federal employment programs have:

The expansion of the welfare state was due to several factors

Income support programs have the goal of helping meet the basic needs of citizens for food, clothing, and income.

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

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

The official SSA poverty definition results in what approximate poverty percentage of the population in the early 2000s?

Social Security is financed by a ___________

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

An absolute definition of poverty is concerned with meeting the essential needs of the individual.

Job training programs do NOT provide

The settlement house movement of the early 1900s spawned which of these organizations?

The EITC is the largest federal mean-tested cash benefit program.

Racial discrimination against minorities and sex discrimination against women are not important cause of poverty according to liberal theory.

After 1973, poverty was much more directly responsive to changes in the macro-economy than it was before.

Consensus are generally pleased with TANF because

The modern State supports the income standards of living of the wealthy and middle class even more than it does the poor.

Which of the following is not a reason for the rapid increase in Social Security expenditures?

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Exam 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

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

They believe government programs encourage families to breakup or not to form by increasing benefits for additional children

Which of the following are among the "quick fixes" for Social Security?

Expenditures for federal employment programs have:

The expansion of the welfare state was due to several factors

Income support programs have the goal of helping meet the basic needs of citizens for food, clothing, and income.

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

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

The official SSA poverty definition results in what approximate poverty percentage of the population in the early 2000s?

Social Security is financed by a ___________

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

An absolute definition of poverty is concerned with meeting the essential needs of the individual.

Job training programs do NOT provide

The settlement house movement of the early 1900s spawned which of these organizations?

The EITC is the largest federal mean-tested cash benefit program.

Racial discrimination against minorities and sex discrimination against women are not important cause of poverty according to liberal theory.

After 1973, poverty was much more directly responsive to changes in the macro-economy than it was before.

Consensus are generally pleased with TANF because

The modern State supports the income standards of living of the wealthy and middle class even more than it does the poor.

Which of the following is not a reason for the rapid increase in Social Security expenditures?

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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