Exam 17: Making Social Policy

Senior citizens are likely to be concerned about potential cuts to the medical program known as ___________.

Social Security benefit levels have ___________ since the program was created.

___________ programs are welfare programs like Medicaid that provide assistance to those who lack financial resources.

One reason for the increase in health care costs is that people now live longer than they did in the past.

What changes were made by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996? What exceptions are allowed under the new rules,and what message does this act give to citizens affected by it?

Describe the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare.

The Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare,deals primarily with what policy area?

Why are playgrounds important in communities? What areas can benefit from playgrounds?

What future challenges does the United States face in providing for its citizens' health,education,and welfare? How can citizens influence social policy to help to meet these challenges?

Social Security is aimed at what group of people?

What events in the twentieth century led to the expansion of social policy? What were the major policy initiatives,and what problems were they designed to address?

Medicare is designed to help the __________ population.

What is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)? How does it work? Has it been an effective social policy?

What has been the effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)?

Which of the following could be considered an example of "corporate welfare"?

President Lyndon Johnson avoided addressing problems of poverty.

At the time it was passed,which of the following was supported by the same women's groups that had just won ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment?

Why did the federal government become increasingly involved in education in the 1990s and beyond?

When considered by absolute numbers,and not as a percentage within their own group,most poor people fall into which category?

Although the federal government does not have primary responsibility for policing,it is responsible for law enforcement in some areas.