Exam 17: Making Social Policy

What kinds of health care has the government facilitated in the past? What changes led to the adoption of the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare? Why has the United States been slow to adopt universal health coverage?

Which of the following is one of the main arguments of those who oppose federal policies promoting marriage?

The Infancy and Maternity Protection Act was a precursor of what program?

Discuss health care spending in the United States.What contributes to health care costs in the United States?

Social Security was designed to meet two goals: to provide a minimum income for poor beneficiaries and to ensure that benefits bear a relationship to the amount of __________ paid by beneficiaries.

Sarah is a 27-year-old graduate student pursuing a master's degree in political science.She has never purchased health insurance for herself and,frankly,would prefer not to,given that she has enjoyed good health and would like to avoid paying insurance premiums.If she chose not to purchase insurance in 2014,what would be the likely consequence?

The first 100 days of the New Deal were remarkable for what reason?

How is the federal government involved in health care? Why is this the case?

Entitlement programs are designed to do which of the following?

Which of the following programs enjoys the most public support?

Social Security is considered an entitlement program.

What president called the Earned Income Tax Credit the "best anti-poverty,the best pro-family,the best job creation measure to come out of Congress"?

How is Medicaid funded?

What new rule was put in place with passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996?

Which of the following is an example of "middle-class welfare"?

As part of Roosevelt's New Deal,the __________ put millions of young people to work clearing trails and building roads in national forests and parks.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a social insurance program.

Under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF),federal funding for public assistance is limited to __________ years of a person's life.

Which of the following is a typical eligibility requirement for social insurance?

The food stamp program began during what event or period?