Question 1

Medicaid is automatically available to all recipients of TANF.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Multidimensional Poverty Index includes a dimension measuring "life satisfaction."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Recent years have seen almost universal access to basic sanitation (clean water, toilets)around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 resulted largely from a sharp decrease in inflated housing values and ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Obamacare. 
B) ​subprime mortgages. 
C) ​the stock market crash. 
D) ​government housing subsidies. 
A) ​Obamacare. 
B) ​subprime mortgages. 
C) ​the stock market crash. 
D) ​government housing subsidies.

Question 5

"Near poor" refers to Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Occupy Wall Street movement often refers to the "99%" meaning​

Accepted Answer

A) ​regular hard-working Americans. 
B) ​the majority of people in Congress. 
C) ​that most of our income should go untaxed. 
D) ​the vast majority of people in banking and finance are criminals. 
A) ​regular hard-working Americans. 
B) ​the majority of people in Congress. 
C) ​that most of our income should go untaxed. 
D) ​the vast majority of people in banking and finance are criminals.

Question 7

Advocates for the poor point out that economic development

Accepted Answer

A) always reduces poverty. 
B) has no impact on poverty. 
C) does not always reduce poverty, but does not increase it. 
D) sometimes increases poverty. 
A) always reduces poverty. 
B) has no impact on poverty. 
C) does not always reduce poverty, but does not increase it. 
D) sometimes increases poverty.

Question 8

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to improve children's cognitive and language development and help develop needed parenting skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Extreme poverty refers to living on less than $1.25 per day.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What do the terms, wealthfare and corporate welfare mean?

Accepted Answer

The terms "wealthfare" and "corporate we

Question 11

The federal earned income tax credit (EITC)is a refundable tax credit based on a working family's income and

Accepted Answer

A) number of adults in the household. 
B) number of children. 
C) the length of time the householder has been employed. 
D) the presence of elderly or disabled family members. 
A) number of adults in the household. 
B) number of children. 
C) the length of time the householder has been employed. 
D) the presence of elderly or disabled family members.

Question 12

In 2012, the average benefit for an individual receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance was

Accepted Answer

A) $50 
B) $133 
C) $305 
D) $500 
A) $50 
B) $133 
C) $305 
D) $500

Question 13

Wealthier countries are more likely than poorer countries to be involved in civil war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A social system in which individuals get ahead and earn rewards based on their individual efforts and abilities is a​

Accepted Answer

A) ​meritocracy. 
B) ​plutocracy. 
C) ​theocracy. 
D) ​gerontocracy. 
A) ​meritocracy. 
B) ​plutocracy. 
C) ​theocracy. 
D) ​gerontocracy.

Question 15

Research suggests that more than ______ of Americans between the ages of 20 and 75 will spend at least 1 year in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) 1/5 
B) 1/4 
C) 1/3 
D) 1/2 
A) 1/5 
B) 1/4 
C) 1/3 
D) 1/2

Question 16

The top ten percent of U.S.income earners takes home more than half of the nation's income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Your text mentions all of the following as factors contributing to poverty among minorities EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) past discrimination. 
B) large numbers of children. 
C) the loss of manufacturing jobs from the inner city. 
D) the movement of whites and middle-class blacks out of the inner city. 
A) past discrimination. 
B) large numbers of children. 
C) the loss of manufacturing jobs from the inner city. 
D) the movement of whites and middle-class blacks out of the inner city.

Question 18

What are the causes of homelessness? What strategies do the homeless use to survive?

Accepted Answer

The causes of homelessness are complex a

Question 19

The rich and poor are equally vulnerable to devastation from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) States decide who is eligible for Medicaid. 
B) All people below the federal poverty line are automatically eligible for Medicaid. 
C) Eligibility for cash assistance automatically conveys eligibility for Medicaid. 
D) Medicaid is a private program while Medicare is a government program. 
A) States decide who is eligible for Medicaid. 
B) All people below the federal poverty line are automatically eligible for Medicaid. 
C) Eligibility for cash assistance automatically conveys eligibility for Medicaid. 
D) Medicaid is a private program while Medicare is a government program.

Medicaid is automatically available to all recipients of TANF.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index includes a dimension measuring "life satisfaction."

Recent years have seen almost universal access to basic sanitation (clean water, toilets)around the world.

The housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 resulted largely from a sharp decrease in inflated housing values and

"Near poor" refers to Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line.

The Occupy Wall Street movement often refers to the "99%" meaning

Advocates for the poor point out that economic development

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to improve children's cognitive and language development and help develop needed parenting skills.

Extreme poverty refers to living on less than $1.25 per day.

What do the terms, wealthfare and corporate welfare mean?

The federal earned income tax credit (EITC)is a refundable tax credit based on a working family's income and

In 2012, the average benefit for an individual receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance was

Wealthier countries are more likely than poorer countries to be involved in civil war.

A social system in which individuals get ahead and earn rewards based on their individual efforts and abilities is a

Research suggests that more than ______ of Americans between the ages of 20 and 75 will spend at least 1 year in poverty.

The top ten percent of U.S.income earners takes home more than half of the nation's income.

Your text mentions all of the following as factors contributing to poverty among minorities EXCEPT

What are the causes of homelessness? What strategies do the homeless use to survive?

The rich and poor are equally vulnerable to devastation from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes.

Which of the following statements is true?

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Exam 6: Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Medicaid is automatically available to all recipients of TANF.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index includes a dimension measuring "life satisfaction."​

Recent years have seen almost universal access to basic sanitation (clean water, toilets)around the world.

The housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 resulted largely from a sharp decrease in inflated housing values and ​

"Near poor" refers to Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line.

The Occupy Wall Street movement often refers to the "99%" meaning​

Advocates for the poor point out that economic development

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to improve children's cognitive and language development and help develop needed parenting skills.

Extreme poverty refers to living on less than $1.25 per day.​

What do the terms, wealthfare and corporate welfare mean?

The federal earned income tax credit (EITC)is a refundable tax credit based on a working family's income and

In 2012, the average benefit for an individual receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance was

Wealthier countries are more likely than poorer countries to be involved in civil war.

A social system in which individuals get ahead and earn rewards based on their individual efforts and abilities is a​

Research suggests that more than ______ of Americans between the ages of 20 and 75 will spend at least 1 year in poverty.

The top ten percent of U.S.income earners takes home more than half of the nation's income.

Your text mentions all of the following as factors contributing to poverty among minorities EXCEPT

What are the causes of homelessness? What strategies do the homeless use to survive?

The rich and poor are equally vulnerable to devastation from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes.

Which of the following statements is true?

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

The Multidimensional Poverty Index includes a dimension measuring "life satisfaction."

The housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 resulted largely from a sharp decrease in inflated housing values and

The Occupy Wall Street movement often refers to the "99%" meaning

Extreme poverty refers to living on less than $1.25 per day.

A social system in which individuals get ahead and earn rewards based on their individual efforts and abilities is a