Exam 18: Social Safety Nets

Medicare is simply another name for Medicaid.

Welfare assistance is no longer a federal entitlement.

Government programs that protect the minimum standard of living of individuals and families against loss of income are called

To qualify for entitlement programs, one must take various merit exams to demonstrate eligibility.

Proponents of welfare reform believed the new welfare system would

Public assistance is unpopular in the United States largely because

An example of a program that is NOT jointly financed and administered by federal and state governments is

____________ allow people to set aside money tax free for medical expenses.

In what ways does business restrict the social welfare state in the United States?

Medicaid is funded by a special payroll tax on employees and employers.

What is the fear about the future of Social Security benefits?

Programs in which individuals contribute to an insurance trust fund by way of a payroll tax on their earnings and receive benefits based on these contributions are called

When benefits are received as a matter of right based on meeting certain eligibility requirements, they are termed ________.

Social security reform has failed to succeed in recent years.

The two types of social welfare programs in the U.S. are social insurance programs and ________ programs.

Identify the problems with solvency in the Social Security trust fund. What are some solutions to the problem? Which of these do you think is most promising? Is it likely that social security will be saved?

Many Americans worry that Social Security funds will run out before they can begin collecting benefits.

The lion's share of federal cash benefit social welfare spending is for "welfare."

According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, how successful have social insurance programs, like Social Security and Medicare, been?

Medicare was created in