Question 1

Social welfare policy in the United States today has been significantly shaped by the

Accepted Answer

A) Progressive era and World War I. 
B) Civil War and the Progressive era. 
C) Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Great Society. 
D) Jacksonian Revolution and the Civil War. 
E) Era of Good Feelings. 
A) Progressive era and World War I. 
B) Civil War and the Progressive era. 
C) Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Great Society. 
D) Jacksonian Revolution and the Civil War. 
E) Era of Good Feelings.

Question 2

A government policy that discourages particular behavior,such as a tax on pollution,is also known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) incentive. 
B) disincentive. 
C) compromise. 
D) regulation. 
E) permissive. 
A) incentive. 
B) disincentive. 
C) compromise. 
D) regulation. 
E) permissive.

Question 3

A citizen who donates money to a favored charity is taking advantage of a​

Accepted Answer

A) ​distributive policy. 
B) ​regulation. 
C) ​tax deduction. 
D) redistributional policy. 
E) ​​tax expenditure. 
A) ​distributive policy. 
B) ​regulation. 
C) ​tax deduction. 
D) redistributional policy. 
E) ​​tax expenditure.

Question 4

As of 2012,roughly ___________ percent of Americans had no health insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) 2.2 
B) 9.7 
C) 15.4 
D) 23.1 
E) 31.2 
A) 2.2 
B) 9.7 
C) 15.4 
D) 23.1 
E) 31.2

Question 5

Which of the following events did not spur greater interest in federal aid to education?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union's launch of the Sputnik satellite 
B) Lyndon Johnson's Great Society 
C) The discovery by state governors in the 1970s about the link between schools and their states' economic fortunes 
D) The publication of A Nation of Risk 
E) All of these choices spurred greater interest in federal aid to education. 
A) The Soviet Union's launch of the Sputnik satellite 
B) Lyndon Johnson's Great Society 
C) The discovery by state governors in the 1970s about the link between schools and their states' economic fortunes 
D) The publication of A Nation of Risk 
E) All of these choices spurred greater interest in federal aid to education.

Question 6

Which of the following represents the largest percentage of those benefitting from Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A) Those over sixty-five years of age 
B) Those who are blind and disabled 
C) Adults 
D) Children under the age of twenty-one 
E) Government employees 
A) Those over sixty-five years of age 
B) Those who are blind and disabled 
C) Adults 
D) Children under the age of twenty-one 
E) Government employees

Question 7

In 1972,Congress passed legislation including

Accepted Answer

A) cutting Social Security benefits for existing retirees. 
B) the repeal of Social Security. 
C) the repeal of Medicare. 
D) combining Social Security and Medicare, to accomplish greater efficiency. 
E) automatic increases in Social Security payments. 
A) cutting Social Security benefits for existing retirees. 
B) the repeal of Social Security. 
C) the repeal of Medicare. 
D) combining Social Security and Medicare, to accomplish greater efficiency. 
E) automatic increases in Social Security payments.

Question 8

Most industries prefer not to be regulated,but when regulation becomes inevitable,they usually prefer that it come

Accepted Answer

A) in the form of both state and national regulations. 
B) from the states so that it will be adapted to local conditions. 
C) from the federal government, so that it will be uniform nationwide. 
D) from cities and counties. 
E) from within affected groups. 
A) in the form of both state and national regulations. 
B) from the states so that it will be adapted to local conditions. 
C) from the federal government, so that it will be uniform nationwide. 
D) from cities and counties. 
E) from within affected groups.

Question 9

Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are called

Accepted Answer

A) charitable programs. 
B) social welfare programs. 
C) discretionary spending. 
D) disability programs. 
E) subsistence aid programs 
A) charitable programs. 
B) social welfare programs. 
C) discretionary spending. 
D) disability programs. 
E) subsistence aid programs

Question 10

The concept of an "illegal immigrant" emerged in 1924 when the United States passed immigration legislation favoring immigration from __________ and limiting immigration from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) eastern Europe and Asia; Latin America 
B) western Europe; Latin America 
C) Latin America; southern and eastern Europe and Asia 
D) Latin America; Africa 
E) western Europe; eastern Europe and Asia 
A) eastern Europe and Asia; Latin America 
B) western Europe; Latin America 
C) Latin America; southern and eastern Europe and Asia 
D) Latin America; Africa 
E) western Europe; eastern Europe and Asia

Question 11

Social Security is referred to as a pay-as-you-go system,meaning that

Accepted Answer

A) the U.S. government borrows the proceeds to pay recipients. 
B) the system must be reappropriated by Congress each year. 
C) today's workers support today's program beneficiaries. 
D) all workers in effect pay for their own retirement by a mandatory process of savings. 
E) any surpluses from the Social Security system go back into the government's general revenue. 
A) the U.S. government borrows the proceeds to pay recipients. 
B) the system must be reappropriated by Congress each year. 
C) today's workers support today's program beneficiaries. 
D) all workers in effect pay for their own retirement by a mandatory process of savings. 
E) any surpluses from the Social Security system go back into the government's general revenue.

Question 12

The national DREAM Act would

Accepted Answer

A) provide federal college tuition aid to illegal immigrants who are accepted to colleges and universities. 
B) allow illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children to become eligible for legalized status. 
C) make illegal immigrants legally eligible for private health insurance. 
D) allow the children of illegal immigrants U.S. citizenship if they were born on U. S. soil. 
E) All of these choices are true. 
A) provide federal college tuition aid to illegal immigrants who are accepted to colleges and universities. 
B) allow illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children to become eligible for legalized status. 
C) make illegal immigrants legally eligible for private health insurance. 
D) allow the children of illegal immigrants U.S. citizenship if they were born on U. S. soil. 
E) All of these choices are true.

Question 13

President __________ proposed that individual workers be allowed to invest their own Social Security payroll taxes in the stock market.

Accepted Answer

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
B) Lyndon B. Johnson 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush 
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
B) Lyndon B. Johnson 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush

Question 14

One major criticism of issue networks is that

Accepted Answer

A) there is no guarantee that all relevant interests are represented within them. 
B) individuals move rapidly among several different policy subsystems. 
C) members of the subsystem lack expertise in their fields. 
D) the number of groups involved in each subsystem is declining. 
E) members of one group often hinder policymaking by attempting to defeat another group's policy. 
A) there is no guarantee that all relevant interests are represented within them. 
B) individuals move rapidly among several different policy subsystems. 
C) members of the subsystem lack expertise in their fields. 
D) the number of groups involved in each subsystem is declining. 
E) members of one group often hinder policymaking by attempting to defeat another group's policy.

Question 15

​In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act,the Obama administration implemented a new nation-wide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as

Accepted Answer

A) ​Obamacation. 
B) ​New World Education. 
C) ​World-Class Schools. 
D) ​Common Core. 
E) ​Universal Standards. 
A) ​Obamacation. 
B) ​New World Education. 
C) ​World-Class Schools. 
D) ​Common Core. 
E) ​Universal Standards.

Question 16

Which of the following comprise the largest portion of the impoverished?

Accepted Answer

A) The elderly 
B) Recent retirees 
C) Caucasians without high school diplomas 
D) Farmers 
E) Persons under eighteen years old 
A) The elderly 
B) Recent retirees 
C) Caucasians without high school diplomas 
D) Farmers 
E) Persons under eighteen years old

Question 17

Approximately ____ percent of GDP was spent on health care in 2012.

Accepted Answer

A) 45.7 
B) 30.2 
C) 17.2 
D) 9.5 
E) 3.1 
A) 45.7 
B) 30.2 
C) 17.2 
D) 9.5 
E) 3.1

Question 18

President __________ passed the Medicare drug program expanding welfare benefits for seniors.

Accepted Answer

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
B) Lyndon B. Johnson 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush 
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
B) Lyndon B. Johnson 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush

Question 19

Some provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act provided federal assistance to the states for job training through

Accepted Answer

A) college work-study programs. 
B) management training for young corporate executives trying to succeed. 
C) job training for seniors eligible for Social Security. 
D) leaders of non-profit organizations. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) college work-study programs. 
B) management training for young corporate executives trying to succeed. 
C) job training for seniors eligible for Social Security. 
D) leaders of non-profit organizations. 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 20

Benefits to which every eligible person has a legal right and that the government cannot deny are called

Accepted Answer

A) means-tested benefits. 
B) public assistance. 
C) social security. 
D) entitlements. 
E) guaranteed policies. 
A) means-tested benefits. 
B) public assistance. 
C) social security. 
D) entitlements. 
E) guaranteed policies.

Social welfare policy in the United States today has been significantly shaped by the

A government policy that discourages particular behavior,such as a tax on pollution,is also known as a(n)

A citizen who donates money to a favored charity is taking advantage of a

As of 2012,roughly ___________ percent of Americans had no health insurance.

Which of the following events did not spur greater interest in federal aid to education?

Which of the following represents the largest percentage of those benefitting from Medicaid?

In 1972,Congress passed legislation including

Most industries prefer not to be regulated,but when regulation becomes inevitable,they usually prefer that it come

Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are called

The concept of an "illegal immigrant" emerged in 1924 when the United States passed immigration legislation favoring immigration from and limiting immigration from .

Social Security is referred to as a pay-as-you-go system,meaning that

The national DREAM Act would

President __________ proposed that individual workers be allowed to invest their own Social Security payroll taxes in the stock market.

One major criticism of issue networks is that

In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act,the Obama administration implemented a new nation-wide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as

Which of the following comprise the largest portion of the impoverished?

Approximately ____ percent of GDP was spent on health care in 2012.

President __________ passed the Medicare drug program expanding welfare benefits for seniors.

Some provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act provided federal assistance to the states for job training through

Benefits to which every eligible person has a legal right and that the government cannot deny are called

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Filters

Exam 18: Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Social welfare policy in the United States today has been significantly shaped by the

A government policy that discourages particular behavior,such as a tax on pollution,is also known as a(n)

A citizen who donates money to a favored charity is taking advantage of a​

As of 2012,roughly ___________ percent of Americans had no health insurance.

Which of the following events did not spur greater interest in federal aid to education?

Which of the following represents the largest percentage of those benefitting from Medicaid?

In 1972,Congress passed legislation including

Most industries prefer not to be regulated,but when regulation becomes inevitable,they usually prefer that it come

Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are called

The concept of an "illegal immigrant" emerged in 1924 when the United States passed immigration legislation favoring immigration from __________ and limiting immigration from __________.

Social Security is referred to as a pay-as-you-go system,meaning that

The national DREAM Act would

President __________ proposed that individual workers be allowed to invest their own Social Security payroll taxes in the stock market.

One major criticism of issue networks is that

​In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act,the Obama administration implemented a new nation-wide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as

Which of the following comprise the largest portion of the impoverished?

Approximately ____ percent of GDP was spent on health care in 2012.

President __________ passed the Medicare drug program expanding welfare benefits for seniors.

Some provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act provided federal assistance to the states for job training through

Benefits to which every eligible person has a legal right and that the government cannot deny are called

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Filters

A citizen who donates money to a favored charity is taking advantage of a

The concept of an "illegal immigrant" emerged in 1924 when the United States passed immigration legislation favoring immigration from and limiting immigration from .

In an attempt to move beyond the No Child Left Behind Act,the Obama administration implemented a new nation-wide education policy focused on improving achievement in math and English language arts that has become known as