Question 1

Social insurance and public assistance are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Arguments against privatization of Social Security include:

Accepted Answer

A)  It carries the risk of poor management 
B)  It has high transition costs 
C)  It would make worse the "two class" system among the elderly 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  It carries the risk of poor management 
B)  It has high transition costs 
C)  It would make worse the "two class" system among the elderly 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Civic conservatism is the idea that social rights should be secured by meeting some social obligation such as working.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The American welfare state is much more extensive than those in Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT a criticism of the SSA definition of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its multiplier is artificially low. 
B)  It does not count in-kind benefits as income. 
C)  It does not take account of inflation. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Its multiplier is artificially low. 
B)  It does not count in-kind benefits as income. 
C)  It does not take account of inflation. 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the federal or state policy response to poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivate workers 
B)  teach personal responsibilities. 
C)  Replace lost earnings 
D)  Offset unavoidable expenses 
A)  Motivate workers 
B)  teach personal responsibilities. 
C)  Replace lost earnings 
D)  Offset unavoidable expenses

Question 7

Those who feel that poverty is involuntary and related to lack of opportunity are people with ___________ views.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative 
B)  liberal 
C)  free market 
D)  radical 
A)  conservative 
B)  liberal 
C)  free market 
D)  radical

Question 8

Which of the following are responsible for the "feminization of poverty"?

Accepted Answer

A)  High divorce rates 
B)  Large number of single mother households 
C)  Lack of adequate childcare facilities 
D)  All of the above 
A)  High divorce rates 
B)  Large number of single mother households 
C)  Lack of adequate childcare facilities 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Among the choices for Social Security reform, which of the following is NOT among the "quick fixes" discussed in lecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  raising the retirement age to 70 
B)  reducing the payroll tax from 6.2 percent to 6.0 percent 
C)  adjusting the COLA by inflation minus 1 percent 
D)  increase taxes on SS benefits of high income retirees 
A)  raising the retirement age to 70 
B)  reducing the payroll tax from 6.2 percent to 6.0 percent 
C)  adjusting the COLA by inflation minus 1 percent 
D)  increase taxes on SS benefits of high income retirees

Question 10

The tax revenue foregone by having the home mortgage interest tax deduction is seven times the size of the federal TANF block grants to the States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The EITC has been the most effective mover of person out of poverty. Its characteristics include

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage single parents to enter work force 
B)  Rewards two-parent household 
C)  It is efficient and affordable to administer 
D)  It is accurate and easy for person to determine if they qualify 
A)  Encourage single parents to enter work force 
B)  Rewards two-parent household 
C)  It is efficient and affordable to administer 
D)  It is accurate and easy for person to determine if they qualify

Question 12

Conservatives argue that traditional government welfare programs prevent and cure poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During the Great Society, the federal government for the first time undertook a broad range of subsidies for both public and higher education with benefits aimed at the disadvantaged

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Assistance to the poor comes in the form of in-kind assistance. For example

Accepted Answer

A)  free books 
B)  family planning 
C)  marital counseling 
D)  all of the above 
E)  (b) and (c) only 
A)  free books 
B)  family planning 
C)  marital counseling 
D)  all of the above 
E)  (b) and (c) only

Question 15

The distribution of income in the United States has gradually become more equal since the end of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Other countries that use means testing to define poverty include

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden 
B)  France 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Sweden 
B)  France 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

Expenditures in the Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program have reached ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  $7 billion 
B)  $17 billion 
C)  5.5 million low-income renter 
D)  2.3 million low income American 
A)  $7 billion 
B)  $17 billion 
C)  5.5 million low-income renter 
D)  2.3 million low income American

Question 18

Unemployment Insurance and Workers Compensation have meaningful redistributive properties that make them effective as anti-poverty policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Public Assistance programs include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security 
B)  Unemployment Insurance 
C)  TANF 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Social Security 
B)  Unemployment Insurance 
C)  TANF 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

During the American Revolution, there was rise in poverty due a variety of sources, Except FOR

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration 
B)  Successful trading with England 
C)  Creation of widows and orphans due to military skirmishes 
D)  Illness and plagues 
E)  Growing overcrowding in cities 
A)  Immigration 
B)  Successful trading with England 
C)  Creation of widows and orphans due to military skirmishes 
D)  Illness and plagues 
E)  Growing overcrowding in cities

Social insurance and public assistance are the same thing.

Arguments against privatization of Social Security include:

Civic conservatism is the idea that social rights should be secured by meeting some social obligation such as working.

The American welfare state is much more extensive than those in Western Europe.

Which of the following statements is NOT a criticism of the SSA definition of poverty?

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the federal or state policy response to poverty?

Those who feel that poverty is involuntary and related to lack of opportunity are people with ___________ views.

Which of the following are responsible for the "feminization of poverty"?

Among the choices for Social Security reform, which of the following is NOT among the "quick fixes" discussed in lecture?

The tax revenue foregone by having the home mortgage interest tax deduction is seven times the size of the federal TANF block grants to the States.

The EITC has been the most effective mover of person out of poverty. Its characteristics include

Conservatives argue that traditional government welfare programs prevent and cure poverty.

During the Great Society, the federal government for the first time undertook a broad range of subsidies for both public and higher education with benefits aimed at the disadvantaged

Assistance to the poor comes in the form of in-kind assistance. For example

The distribution of income in the United States has gradually become more equal since the end of World War II.

Other countries that use means testing to define poverty include

Expenditures in the Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program have reached ____________.

Unemployment Insurance and Workers Compensation have meaningful redistributive properties that make them effective as anti-poverty policies.

Public Assistance programs include which of the following?

During the American Revolution, there was rise in poverty due a variety of sources, Except FOR

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Exam 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Social insurance and public assistance are the same thing.

Arguments against privatization of Social Security include:

Civic conservatism is the idea that social rights should be secured by meeting some social obligation such as working.

The American welfare state is much more extensive than those in Western Europe.

Which of the following statements is NOT a criticism of the SSA definition of poverty?

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the federal or state policy response to poverty?

Those who feel that poverty is involuntary and related to lack of opportunity are people with ___________ views.

Which of the following are responsible for the "feminization of poverty"?

Among the choices for Social Security reform, which of the following is NOT among the "quick fixes" discussed in lecture?

The tax revenue foregone by having the home mortgage interest tax deduction is seven times the size of the federal TANF block grants to the States.

The EITC has been the most effective mover of person out of poverty. Its characteristics include

Conservatives argue that traditional government welfare programs prevent and cure poverty.

During the Great Society, the federal government for the first time undertook a broad range of subsidies for both public and higher education with benefits aimed at the disadvantaged

Assistance to the poor comes in the form of in-kind assistance. For example

The distribution of income in the United States has gradually become more equal since the end of World War II.

Other countries that use means testing to define poverty include

Expenditures in the Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program have reached ____________.

Unemployment Insurance and Workers Compensation have meaningful redistributive properties that make them effective as anti-poverty policies.

Public Assistance programs include which of the following?

During the American Revolution, there was rise in poverty due a variety of sources, Except FOR

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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