Question 1

What is the approximate level of persistent poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  16 percent 
D)  21 percent 
A)  6 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  16 percent 
D)  21 percent A

Question 2

Deinstitutionalization accounts for most of those that are homeless today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Social Security and Medicare are the two largest entitlement programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Entitlements are benefits that are not means-tested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The latent poor are those who would fall below the poverty level if government assistance was withheld.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

About what proportion of those on welfare have three or more children?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  two-thirds 
A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  two-thirds

Question 7

FICA is the means by which Social Security is funded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Individuals who have lost their jobs might look to which of the following programs for relief until they find a new job?

Accepted Answer

A)  OASDI 
B)  Head Start 
C)  SSI 
D)  unemployment compensation 
A)  OASDI 
B)  Head Start 
C)  SSI 
D)  unemployment compensation

Question 9

About half the homeless are

Accepted Answer

A)  single women. 
B)  individual children. 
C)  mentally ill. 
D)  substance abusers. 
A)  single women. 
B)  individual children. 
C)  mentally ill. 
D)  substance abusers.

Question 10

Representing senior citizens, group.

Accepted Answer

A)  OASDI 
B)  TANF 
C)  AARP 
D)  AFDC 
A)  OASDI 
B)  TANF 
C)  AARP 
D)  AFDC

Question 11

Social Security is essentially

Accepted Answer

A)  an entitlement. 
B)  insurance. 
C)  means-tested. 
D)  a health program. 
A)  an entitlement. 
B)  insurance. 
C)  means-tested. 
D)  a health program.

Question 12

Which of these is NOT true of the Earned Income Tax Credit?

Accepted Answer

A)  means-tested 
B)  for workers and their families 
C)  automatically issues a refund to those who qualify 
D)  is considered a negative income tax. 
A)  means-tested 
B)  for workers and their families 
C)  automatically issues a refund to those who qualify 
D)  is considered a negative income tax.

Question 13

Which of these DOES NOT apply to Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A)  means-tested 
B)  supplies health services 
C)  social insurance 
D)  only for the elderly 
A)  means-tested 
B)  supplies health services 
C)  social insurance 
D)  only for the elderly

Question 14

Medicaid is a means-tested program that provides health services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Social Security is a generational compact because

Accepted Answer

A)  every generation is dependent on the preceding one. 
B)  each generation pays for the preceding one. 
C)  every generation pays for the next. 
D)  the span between generations is growing. 
A)  every generation is dependent on the preceding one. 
B)  each generation pays for the preceding one. 
C)  every generation pays for the next. 
D)  the span between generations is growing.

Question 16

Human capital theory relates to the problem of poverty in theorizing that the poor

Accepted Answer

A)  have little to offer in the job market. 
B)  are poor because of economic disruptions. 
C)  will remain poor. 
D)  should not receive entitlements. 
A)  have little to offer in the job market. 
B)  are poor because of economic disruptions. 
C)  will remain poor. 
D)  should not receive entitlements.

Question 17

Most of the major entitlement programs in the United States were established under the leadership of president

Accepted Answer

A)  Kennedy and Johnson. 
B)  Carter and Reagan. 
C)  Clinton and George H.W. Bush. 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt and Johnson. 
A)  Kennedy and Johnson. 
B)  Carter and Reagan. 
C)  Clinton and George H.W. Bush. 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt and Johnson.

Question 18

Currently, the dependency ration is

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  ten 
C)  one 
D)  seven 
A)  three 
B)  ten 
C)  one 
D)  seven

Question 19

Conservatives criticize the official definition of poverty because it does not count assets such as homes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The 2011 poverty line for a family of four was about

Accepted Answer

A)  $16,000. 
B)  $19,000. 
C)  $22,000. 
D)  $27,000. 
A)  $16,000. 
B)  $19,000. 
C)  $22,000. 
D)  $27,000.

What is the approximate level of persistent poverty?

Deinstitutionalization accounts for most of those that are homeless today.

Social Security and Medicare are the two largest entitlement programs.

Entitlements are benefits that are not means-tested.

The latent poor are those who would fall below the poverty level if government assistance was withheld.

About what proportion of those on welfare have three or more children?

FICA is the means by which Social Security is funded.

Individuals who have lost their jobs might look to which of the following programs for relief until they find a new job?

About half the homeless are

Representing senior citizens, group.

Social Security is essentially

Which of these is NOT true of the Earned Income Tax Credit?

Which of these DOES NOT apply to Medicaid?

Medicaid is a means-tested program that provides health services.

Social Security is a generational compact because

Human capital theory relates to the problem of poverty in theorizing that the poor

Most of the major entitlement programs in the United States were established under the leadership of president

Currently, the dependency ration is

Conservatives criticize the official definition of poverty because it does not count assets such as homes.

The 2011 poverty line for a family of four was about

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What is the approximate level of persistent poverty?

Deinstitutionalization accounts for most of those that are homeless today.

Social Security and Medicare are the two largest entitlement programs.

Entitlements are benefits that are not means-tested.

The latent poor are those who would fall below the poverty level if government assistance was withheld.

About what proportion of those on welfare have three or more children?

FICA is the means by which Social Security is funded.

Individuals who have lost their jobs might look to which of the following programs for relief until they find a new job?

About half the homeless are

Representing senior citizens, group.

Social Security is essentially

Which of these is NOT true of the Earned Income Tax Credit?

Which of these DOES NOT apply to Medicaid?

Medicaid is a means-tested program that provides health services.

Social Security is a generational compact because

Human capital theory relates to the problem of poverty in theorizing that the poor

Most of the major entitlement programs in the United States were established under the leadership of president

Currently, the dependency ration is

Conservatives criticize the official definition of poverty because it does not count assets such as homes.

The 2011 poverty line for a family of four was about

Policy Analysis

Models of Politics

The Policymaking Process

Policy Evaluation

Federalism and State Policies

Criminal Justice

Health Care

Education

Economic Policy

Tax Policy

International Trade and Immigration

Energy and the Environment

Civil Rights

Defense Policy

Homeland Security

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