Question 1

Radicals argue that welfare for the rich is distributed

Accepted Answer

A)  through hidden tax loopholes 
B)  special favors from Congress 
C)  Investment credits 
D)  loans and loan guarantees 
A)  through hidden tax loopholes 
B)  special favors from Congress 
C)  Investment credits 
D)  loans and loan guarantees

Question 2

Horizontal inequities refer to the fact that welfare programs have substantial work disincentives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Rates of participation among those eligible for public assistance programs are higher in the United States than Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security is looked upon favorably by most of the population. 
B)  Social Security has helped to reduce poverty rates among the aged during the last thirty years. 
C)  One problem in Social Security is the rapidly escalating cost of the program. 
D)  One problem in Social Security is the failure of benefits to keep up with the rate of inflation. 
A)  Social Security is looked upon favorably by most of the population. 
B)  Social Security has helped to reduce poverty rates among the aged during the last thirty years. 
C)  One problem in Social Security is the rapidly escalating cost of the program. 
D)  One problem in Social Security is the failure of benefits to keep up with the rate of inflation.

Question 5

Social Security accounts for the largest single item of federal spending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Social Security tax is regressive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

The Earned Income Tax Credit moves the largest proportion of working Americans above the poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

The majority of persons below the poverty line are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Black 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  White 
D)  Native American 
A)  Black 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  White 
D)  Native American

Question 11

Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  more people over age 65 
B)  people are living longer 
C)  Social Security is not indexed to the cost of living 
D)  all of the above 
E)  (a) and (b) only 
A)  more people over age 65 
B)  people are living longer 
C)  Social Security is not indexed to the cost of living 
D)  all of the above 
E)  (a) and (b) only

Question 12

The poverty rate is the highest among

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites 
B)  African-Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Whites 
B)  African-Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  Chinese

Question 13

The ____________ has authority over most housing programs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of Housing and Urban Development 
B)  Social Security Administration 
C)  Medicare 
D)  Department of the Interior 
A)  Department of Housing and Urban Development 
B)  Social Security Administration 
C)  Medicare 
D)  Department of the Interior

Question 14

Congress has acted and resolved social security financial instability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Great Society initiated major new social insurance programs

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The 1601 Poor Law was based on which two ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poor needed to take responsibility for their situation 
B)  some poor people were deserving of help and others were not 
C)  poverty is rooted in economic problems, not individual failings 
D)  A and B 
E)  B and C 
A)  The poor needed to take responsibility for their situation 
B)  some poor people were deserving of help and others were not 
C)  poverty is rooted in economic problems, not individual failings 
D)  A and B 
E)  B and C

Question 17

19th Century America adopted market based economics and laissez-faire philosophy from what country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Germany 
C)  Portugal 
D)  England 
A)  Spain 
B)  Germany 
C)  Portugal 
D)  England

Question 18

According to radicals, capitalism necessitate poverty because poverty is necessary in a capitalist society

Accepted Answer

A)  Keeps wages low 
B)  Because of the class system 
C)  provides large pool of surplus labor to menial and dirty task 
D)  (a) and (c) only 
A)  Keeps wages low 
B)  Because of the class system 
C)  provides large pool of surplus labor to menial and dirty task 
D)  (a) and (c) only

Question 19

Which federal Act set the stage for future relationships between the federal government and States in the provision of social welfare policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mothers pension laws 
B)  Sheppard-Towne Act of 1918 
C)  Social Security Act of 1935 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Mothers pension laws 
B)  Sheppard-Towne Act of 1918 
C)  Social Security Act of 1935 
D)  None of the above

Question 20

What is NOT an example of income support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subsidies to farmers 
B)  Government grants 
C)  Loan guarantees 
D)  Sole source contracting 
A)  Subsidies to farmers 
B)  Government grants 
C)  Loan guarantees 
D)  Sole source contracting

Radicals argue that welfare for the rich is distributed

Horizontal inequities refer to the fact that welfare programs have substantial work disincentives.

Rates of participation among those eligible for public assistance programs are higher in the United States than Europe.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Social Security accounts for the largest single item of federal spending.

The Social Security tax is regressive.

Which of the following programs is NOT means-tested?

The Earned Income Tax Credit moves the largest proportion of working Americans above the poverty line.

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

The majority of persons below the poverty line are:

Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?

The poverty rate is the highest among

The ____________ has authority over most housing programs in the United States.

Congress has acted and resolved social security financial instability.

The Great Society initiated major new social insurance programs

The 1601 Poor Law was based on which two ideas?

19^th Century America adopted market based economics and laissez-faire philosophy from what country?

According to radicals, capitalism necessitate poverty because poverty is necessary in a capitalist society

Which federal Act set the stage for future relationships between the federal government and States in the provision of social welfare policy?

What is NOT an example of income support?

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Radicals argue that welfare for the rich is distributed

Horizontal inequities refer to the fact that welfare programs have substantial work disincentives.

Rates of participation among those eligible for public assistance programs are higher in the United States than Europe.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Social Security accounts for the largest single item of federal spending.

The Social Security tax is regressive.

Which of the following programs is NOT means-tested?

The Earned Income Tax Credit moves the largest proportion of working Americans above the poverty line.

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

The majority of persons below the poverty line are:

Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?

The poverty rate is the highest among

The ____________ has authority over most housing programs in the United States.

Congress has acted and resolved social security financial instability.

The Great Society initiated major new social insurance programs

The 1601 Poor Law was based on which two ideas?

19th Century America adopted market based economics and laissez-faire philosophy from what country?

According to radicals, capitalism necessitate poverty because poverty is necessary in a capitalist society

Which federal Act set the stage for future relationships between the federal government and States in the provision of social welfare policy?

What is NOT an example of income support?

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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19^th Century America adopted market based economics and laissez-faire philosophy from what country?