Question 1

Which of the following was NOT included in the congressional plans for health care reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of new state-based insurance exchanges 
B)  a provision requiring uninsured individuals to purchase health insurance 
C)  insurance regulation that prohibits insurers from denying benefits for a variety of reasons such as preexisting conditions 
D)  an expansion of the public programs Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
E)  a public option allowing individuals to acquire medical coverage directly from the government 
A)  the creation of new state-based insurance exchanges 
B)  a provision requiring uninsured individuals to purchase health insurance 
C)  insurance regulation that prohibits insurers from denying benefits for a variety of reasons such as preexisting conditions 
D)  an expansion of the public programs Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
E)  a public option allowing individuals to acquire medical coverage directly from the government

Question 2

Describe how government officials have attempted to redistribute resources more equitably in the United States. Which programs have been the most successful? Which have had less effective outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Government officials in the United State

Question 3

AARP has a membership of approximately ________ members.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  750,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  9 million 
E)  40 million 
A)  10,000 
B)  750,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  9 million 
E)  40 million

Question 4

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

Accepted Answer

A)  financing approved by Congress during each session. 
B)  rate of inflation. 
C)  relationship between the level of the federal deficit compared to the nation's gross national product. 
D)  changing needs of each recipient. 
E)  unemployment rate. 
A)  financing approved by Congress during each session. 
B)  rate of inflation. 
C)  relationship between the level of the federal deficit compared to the nation's gross national product. 
D)  changing needs of each recipient. 
E)  unemployment rate.

Question 5

The goals of American social policy are

Accepted Answer

A)  popular and receive wide support. 
B)  often controversial. 
C)  determined not by popular opinion but by the Constitution. 
D)  often changed drastically from administration to administration. 
E)  similar to those of social programs of other countries. 
A)  popular and receive wide support. 
B)  often controversial. 
C)  determined not by popular opinion but by the Constitution. 
D)  often changed drastically from administration to administration. 
E)  similar to those of social programs of other countries.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of nineteenth-century "indoor relief "?

Accepted Answer

A)  the police station 
B)  job placement services 
C)  subsidized schools and training centers 
D)  passes to hotels 
E)  cash payments 
A)  the police station 
B)  job placement services 
C)  subsidized schools and training centers 
D)  passes to hotels 
E)  cash payments

Question 7

Which of the following social policies is currently the most costly to the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security 
B)  food stamps 
C)  public housing assistance 
D)  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
E)  Medicare 
A)  Social Security 
B)  food stamps 
C)  public housing assistance 
D)  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
E)  Medicare

Question 8

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fear that the Soviets were winning the Cold War through better technology 
B)  low levels of literacy in America's inner cities 
C)  the return of veterans at the end of World War II 
D)  the Great Depression 
E)  the fear that the Japanese were outperforming American students in math and science 
A)  the fear that the Soviets were winning the Cold War through better technology 
B)  low levels of literacy in America's inner cities 
C)  the return of veterans at the end of World War II 
D)  the Great Depression 
E)  the fear that the Japanese were outperforming American students in math and science

Question 9

The U.S. Public Health Service was founded in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1798 
B)  1866 
C)  1936 
D)  1942 
E)  1968 
A)  1798 
B)  1866 
C)  1936 
D)  1942 
E)  1968

Question 10

The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program is administered

Accepted Answer

A)  by the federal government. 
B)  by the states, with uniform benefit levels set by the federal government. 
C)  by the states, with benefit levels varying between states. 
D)  through private agencies with governmental contracts. 
E)  by the federal government, with benefit levels varying between states. 
A)  by the federal government. 
B)  by the states, with uniform benefit levels set by the federal government. 
C)  by the states, with benefit levels varying between states. 
D)  through private agencies with governmental contracts. 
E)  by the federal government, with benefit levels varying between states.

Question 11

The "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the requirement that Medicare cover all individuals living in the United States by 2014. 
B)  a tax credit that is given to all people who are unemployed and do not have health insurance coverage. 
C)  the requirement that uninsured individuals purchase health insurance. 
D)  the requirement that health insurance companies accept all applicants, regardless of preexisting conditions. 
E)  a system of health care where the government owns and operates all medical facilities. 
A)  the requirement that Medicare cover all individuals living in the United States by 2014. 
B)  a tax credit that is given to all people who are unemployed and do not have health insurance coverage. 
C)  the requirement that uninsured individuals purchase health insurance. 
D)  the requirement that health insurance companies accept all applicants, regardless of preexisting conditions. 
E)  a system of health care where the government owns and operates all medical facilities.

Question 12

Which of the following programs most benefits the working poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  earned income tax credits 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
D)  subsidized student loans 
E)  Social Security 
A)  earned income tax credits 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
D)  subsidized student loans 
E)  Social Security

Question 13

Since the welfare reforms of 1996, what is the primary reason for receiving federal cash assistance if one is nonworking and able-bodied?

Accepted Answer

A)  The recipient is caring for children. 
B)  The recipient is going to school or in a job-training program. 
C)  The recipient has been means tested. 
D)  The recipient has been considered deserving. 
E)  The recipient is actively looking for a job. 
A)  The recipient is caring for children. 
B)  The recipient is going to school or in a job-training program. 
C)  The recipient has been means tested. 
D)  The recipient has been considered deserving. 
E)  The recipient is actively looking for a job.

Question 14

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid 
B)  Medicare 
C)  food stamps 
D)  Supplemental Security Income 
E)  Social Security 
A)  Medicaid 
B)  Medicare 
C)  food stamps 
D)  Supplemental Security Income 
E)  Social Security

Question 15

Spending on medical programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has proven difficult to control because

Accepted Answer

A)  spending on Social Security has declined so significantly. 
B)  state and local governments have refused to contribute to the costs of administering these programs. 
C)  these programs are indexed to grow at two times the rate of inflation. 
D)  of the growing number of people eligible and because of rising health care costs. 
E)  recipients of these programs frequently abuse them. 
A)  spending on Social Security has declined so significantly. 
B)  state and local governments have refused to contribute to the costs of administering these programs. 
C)  these programs are indexed to grow at two times the rate of inflation. 
D)  of the growing number of people eligible and because of rising health care costs. 
E)  recipients of these programs frequently abuse them.

Question 16

One reason that the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

Accepted Answer

A)  voters passed initiatives in many states that required an increase in benefits. 
B)  a number of court decisions determined that benefits must be increased at a level greater than that of inflation each year. 
C)  Congress passed a number of laws that dramatically expanded the number of people who were eligible and the overall amount of in-kind benefits that would be provided to eligible people. 
D)  court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for lack of eligibility. 
E)  state governments refused to administer the program unless the federal government spent more on benefits. 
A)  voters passed initiatives in many states that required an increase in benefits. 
B)  a number of court decisions determined that benefits must be increased at a level greater than that of inflation each year. 
C)  Congress passed a number of laws that dramatically expanded the number of people who were eligible and the overall amount of in-kind benefits that would be provided to eligible people. 
D)  court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for lack of eligibility. 
E)  state governments refused to administer the program unless the federal government spent more on benefits.

Question 17

Describe some of the earliest forms of welfare. Why has social welfare been so controversial for much of American history? What event did the most to transform American attitudes toward poverty relief, and why?

Accepted Answer

Some of the earliest forms of welfare in

Question 18

Social Security is a good example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  outdoor relief 
B)  indoor relief 
C)  a contributory program 
D)  a noncontributory program 
E)  a means-tested program 
A)  outdoor relief 
B)  indoor relief 
C)  a contributory program 
D)  a noncontributory program 
E)  a means-tested program

Question 19

Charter schools are best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  the first schools built in any local district. 
B)  schools that a district uses as the median by which to judge test scores. 
C)  private schools that are funded with tax vouchers. 
D)  public schools that are free to design special curricula. 
E)  private schools run by large corporations. 
A)  the first schools built in any local district. 
B)  schools that a district uses as the median by which to judge test scores. 
C)  private schools that are funded with tax vouchers. 
D)  public schools that are free to design special curricula. 
E)  private schools run by large corporations.

Question 20

Which of the following groups receives the least benefits from government's social policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the middle class 
B)  children 
C)  the elderly 
D)  the wealthy 
E)  minorities 
A)  the middle class 
B)  children 
C)  the elderly 
D)  the wealthy 
E)  minorities

Which of the following was NOT included in the congressional plans for health care reform?

Describe how government officials have attempted to redistribute resources more equitably in the United States. Which programs have been the most successful? Which have had less effective outcomes?

AARP has a membership of approximately ________ members.

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

The goals of American social policy are

Which of the following is an example of nineteenth-century "indoor relief "?

Which of the following social policies is currently the most costly to the government?

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

The U.S. Public Health Service was founded in ________.

The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program is administered

The "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act refers to

Which of the following programs most benefits the working poor?

Since the welfare reforms of 1996, what is the primary reason for receiving federal cash assistance if one is nonworking and able-bodied?

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

Spending on medical programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has proven difficult to control because

One reason that the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

Describe some of the earliest forms of welfare. Why has social welfare been so controversial for much of American history? What event did the most to transform American attitudes toward poverty relief, and why?

Social Security is a good example of ________.

Charter schools are best described as

Which of the following groups receives the least benefits from government's social policies?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

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Exam 17: Social Policy

Which of the following was NOT included in the congressional plans for health care reform?

Describe how government officials have attempted to redistribute resources more equitably in the United States. Which programs have been the most successful? Which have had less effective outcomes?

AARP has a membership of approximately ________ members.

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

The goals of American social policy are

Which of the following is an example of nineteenth-century "indoor relief "?

Which of the following social policies is currently the most costly to the government?

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

The U.S. Public Health Service was founded in ________.

The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program is administered

The "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act refers to

Which of the following programs most benefits the working poor?

Since the welfare reforms of 1996, what is the primary reason for receiving federal cash assistance if one is nonworking and able-bodied?

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

Spending on medical programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has proven difficult to control because

One reason that the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

Describe some of the earliest forms of welfare. Why has social welfare been so controversial for much of American history? What event did the most to transform American attitudes toward poverty relief, and why?

Social Security is a good example of ________.

Charter schools are best described as

Which of the following groups receives the least benefits from government's social policies?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters