Question 1

In 2011, approximately ____ of households were food insecure at some point during the year.

Accepted Answer

A) 2% 
B) 5% 
C) 11% 
D) 15% 
A) 2% 
B) 5% 
C) 11% 
D) 15%

Question 2

The federal minimum wage is ______ an hour.

Accepted Answer

A) $5.85 
B) $6.35 
C) $7.25 
D) $15.00 
A) $5.85 
B) $6.35 
C) $7.25 
D) $15.00

Question 3

In industrialized countries, national poverty lines are sometimes based on the median household income of a country's population.According to this _____ poverty measure, members of a household are considered poor if their household income is less than 50 percent of the median household income in that country.

Accepted Answer

A) standardized 
B) absolute 
C) comparative 
D) relative 
A) standardized 
B) absolute 
C) comparative 
D) relative

Question 4

Which of the following families is most likely to be poor?

Accepted Answer

A) a married-couple family 
B) female-householder, no spouse present 
C) male-householder, no spouse present 
D) an elderly married couple 
A) a married-couple family 
B) female-householder, no spouse present 
C) male-householder, no spouse present 
D) an elderly married couple

Question 5

High-interest or adjustable-rate mortgages that require little money down and are issued to borrowers with poor or limited credit are called​

Accepted Answer

A) ​subprime mortgages. 
B) ​EZ mortgages. 
C) ​Affordable Loan Program mortgages. 
D) ​blue chip mortgages. 
A) ​subprime mortgages. 
B) ​EZ mortgages. 
C) ​Affordable Loan Program mortgages. 
D) ​blue chip mortgages.

Question 6

Research findings show that businesses that pay their employees a living wage have

Accepted Answer

A) higher worker turnover. 
B) higher training costs. 
C) lower productivity. 
D) a stronger consumer market. 
A) higher worker turnover. 
B) higher training costs. 
C) lower productivity. 
D) a stronger consumer market.

Question 7

_______ lifts more children out of poverty than any other U.S.government program.

Accepted Answer

A) Supplemental Security Income 
B) TANF 
C) The Earned Income Tax Credit 
D) Child support enforcement 
A) Supplemental Security Income 
B) TANF 
C) The Earned Income Tax Credit 
D) Child support enforcement

Question 8

Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line are considered to be in

Accepted Answer

A) challenging poverty. 
B) lower poverty. 
C) multidimensional poverty. 
D) deep poverty. 
A) challenging poverty. 
B) lower poverty. 
C) multidimensional poverty. 
D) deep poverty.

Question 9

What portion of the world's population lives in extreme poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 percent 
B) 1 in 5 
C) over half 
D) nearly 70 percent 
A) 1 percent 
B) 1 in 5 
C) over half 
D) nearly 70 percent

Question 10

All of the following are true of people who receive TANF EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) most people who receive TANF do not work and do not want to work. 
B) nearly a quarter of adult TANF recipients work for pay. 
C) most TANF recipients are children. 
D) most adult TANF recipients would rather support themselves than rely on public assistance. 
A) most people who receive TANF do not work and do not want to work. 
B) nearly a quarter of adult TANF recipients work for pay. 
C) most TANF recipients are children. 
D) most adult TANF recipients would rather support themselves than rely on public assistance.

Question 11

The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose political candidates. 
B) ​provides campaign funds for low income political candidates. 
C) ​strictly regulates that no political candidate is allowed to spend more on the campaign than the opposition. 
D) ​creates a public interest group for immigrant issues. 
A) ​allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose political candidates. 
B) ​provides campaign funds for low income political candidates. 
C) ​strictly regulates that no political candidate is allowed to spend more on the campaign than the opposition. 
D) ​creates a public interest group for immigrant issues.

Question 12

Which of the following is a "means-tested program?"

Accepted Answer

A) government public assistance programs for the poor 
B) state achievement tests to graduate high school 
C) subprime mortgage 
D) prisons 
A) government public assistance programs for the poor 
B) state achievement tests to graduate high school 
C) subprime mortgage 
D) prisons

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a form of educational assistance to low income families?

Accepted Answer

A) the State Scholarship Program 
B) Pell Grants 
C) federal college work-study program 
D) guaranteed student loan program 
A) the State Scholarship Program 
B) Pell Grants 
C) federal college work-study program 
D) guaranteed student loan program

Question 14

Individuals who spend at least 27 weeks per year in the labor force but whose income falls below the official poverty level are called​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the working poor. 
B) ​the near poor. 
C) ​the underemployed. 
D) ​the living waged. 
A) ​the working poor. 
B) ​the near poor. 
C) ​the underemployed. 
D) ​the living waged.

Question 15

What is the new name for the Food Stamp Program?

Accepted Answer

A) Section 8 
B) TANF 
C) SSI 
D) SNAP 
A) Section 8 
B) TANF 
C) SSI 
D) SNAP

Question 16

Explain how the world "free-market" economic reform policies have affected global poverty.

Accepted Answer

The implementation of free-market econom

Question 17

With all of the U.S.government programs and community food pantries, virtually all poor children in the United States receive food assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as "welfare reform," that established

Accepted Answer

A) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C) . 
B) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
C) the U.S.Food Stamp Program. 
D) the U.S.School Lunch Program. 
A) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C) . 
B) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 
C) the U.S.Food Stamp Program. 
D) the U.S.School Lunch Program.

Question 19

In 2010, the average household income for whites was _________ the average for black and Hispanic households.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​slightly less than 
B) ​about equal to 
C) ​slightly more than 
D) ​about twice 
A) ​slightly less than 
B) ​about equal to 
C) ​slightly more than 
D) ​about twice

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of corporate welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) a large corporation donates money to a homeless shelter 
B) severance pay and unemployment insurance 
C) low-interest government loans, subsidies, and tax breaks to corporations 
D) employee assistance programs 
A) a large corporation donates money to a homeless shelter 
B) severance pay and unemployment insurance 
C) low-interest government loans, subsidies, and tax breaks to corporations 
D) employee assistance programs

In 2011, approximately ____ of households were food insecure at some point during the year.

The federal minimum wage is ______ an hour.

Which of the following families is most likely to be poor?

High-interest or adjustable-rate mortgages that require little money down and are issued to borrowers with poor or limited credit are called

Research findings show that businesses that pay their employees a living wage have

_______ lifts more children out of poverty than any other U.S.government program.

Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line are considered to be in

What portion of the world's population lives in extreme poverty?

All of the following are true of people who receive TANF EXCEPT

The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission

Which of the following is a "means-tested program?"

Which of the following is NOT a form of educational assistance to low income families?

Individuals who spend at least 27 weeks per year in the labor force but whose income falls below the official poverty level are called

What is the new name for the Food Stamp Program?

Explain how the world "free-market" economic reform policies have affected global poverty.

With all of the U.S.government programs and community food pantries, virtually all poor children in the United States receive food assistance.

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as "welfare reform," that established

In 2010, the average household income for whites was _________ the average for black and Hispanic households.

Which of the following is an example of corporate welfare?

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

In 2011, approximately ____ of households were food insecure at some point during the year.

The federal minimum wage is ______ an hour.

Which of the following families is most likely to be poor?

High-interest or adjustable-rate mortgages that require little money down and are issued to borrowers with poor or limited credit are called​

Research findings show that businesses that pay their employees a living wage have

_______ lifts more children out of poverty than any other U.S.government program.

Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line are considered to be in

What portion of the world's population lives in extreme poverty?

All of the following are true of people who receive TANF EXCEPT

The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission ​

Which of the following is a "means-tested program?"

Which of the following is NOT a form of educational assistance to low income families?

Individuals who spend at least 27 weeks per year in the labor force but whose income falls below the official poverty level are called​

What is the new name for the Food Stamp Program?

Explain how the world "free-market" economic reform policies have affected global poverty.

With all of the U.S.government programs and community food pantries, virtually all poor children in the United States receive food assistance.

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as "welfare reform," that established

In 2010, the average household income for whites was _________ the average for black and Hispanic households.​

Which of the following is an example of corporate welfare?

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

High-interest or adjustable-rate mortgages that require little money down and are issued to borrowers with poor or limited credit are called

The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission

Individuals who spend at least 27 weeks per year in the labor force but whose income falls below the official poverty level are called

In 2010, the average household income for whites was _________ the average for black and Hispanic households.