Question 1

The federal government enforces its laws primarily through the

Accepted Answer

A) House of Representatives. 
B) Department of Homeland Security. 
C) Drug Enforcement Agency. 
D) Department of Justice. 
E) None of the above 
A) House of Representatives. 
B) Department of Homeland Security. 
C) Drug Enforcement Agency. 
D) Department of Justice. 
E) None of the above D

Question 2

Public assistance in the United States today incorporates elements of job training, transportation subsidies, housing subsidies, but not tax credits for low-income people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Social security is financed from general taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Compared to other Western democracies, the United States developed social services later, in part because many people here had a strong belief in the responsibility of the church to support poverty programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The social safety net is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) as programs such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens. 
B) programs such as Medicaid and welfare under which applicants must meet eligibility requirements based on need. 
C) the many programs that the federal government provides to protect Americans against economic and social misfortune. 
D) aid to the poor. 
E) programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government, usually in the form of payroll taxes. 
A) as programs such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens. 
B) programs such as Medicaid and welfare under which applicants must meet eligibility requirements based on need. 
C) the many programs that the federal government provides to protect Americans against economic and social misfortune. 
D) aid to the poor. 
E) programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government, usually in the form of payroll taxes.

Question 6

The Department of Homeland Security was created during whose presidency?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

President Roosevelt is responsible for the New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government, usually in the form of payroll taxes, are called

Accepted Answer

A) entitlements. 
B) means-tested entitlements. 
C) the social safety net. 
D) public assistance. 
E) social insurance. 
A) entitlements. 
B) means-tested entitlements. 
C) the social safety net. 
D) public assistance. 
E) social insurance.

Question 9

Most western governments expanded their social programs long before the U.S.did because

Accepted Answer

A) they had more need of them. 
B) they believed that people could not support themselves. 
C) the U.S.believed that needy people were not working hard enough. 
D) the U.S.had almost no needy people. 
E) most of the western governments had no charities in place. 
A) they had more need of them. 
B) they believed that people could not support themselves. 
C) the U.S.believed that needy people were not working hard enough. 
D) the U.S.had almost no needy people. 
E) most of the western governments had no charities in place.

Question 10

Medicaid is a public assistance program that provides health care to the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In providing federal assistance, the least generous states are in the

Accepted Answer

A) South. 
B) Northeast. 
C) West. 
D) North 
E) Midwest. 
A) South. 
B) Northeast. 
C) West. 
D) North 
E) Midwest.

Question 12

The Department of Homeland Security was created during George W.Bush's administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The social safety net is defined as the many programs that the federal government provides to protect Americans against economic and social misfortune.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the 2001 USA PATRIOT Act?

Accepted Answer

A) The Act allows the use of "roving wiretaps." 
B) It allows detention of non-citizens for up to seven days without being charged with a crime 
C) The Act gives the authority to conduct secret investigations of suspected terrorists. 
D) It allows the suspension of habeas corpus for U.S.citizens. 
E) All of the above are provisions of the Act 
A) The Act allows the use of "roving wiretaps." 
B) It allows detention of non-citizens for up to seven days without being charged with a crime 
C) The Act gives the authority to conduct secret investigations of suspected terrorists. 
D) It allows the suspension of habeas corpus for U.S.citizens. 
E) All of the above are provisions of the Act

Question 15

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, Medicare benefits will be cut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The many programs that the federal government provides to protect Americans against economic and social misfortune are called the social safety net.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The surgeon general is the head of the Public Health Service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act reflects a ______ year effort to expand the social safety net.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
E) 50 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
E) 50

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a federal agency promoting health care?

Accepted Answer

A) PHS 
B) FDA 
C) CDC 
D) NIH 
E) EPA 
A) PHS 
B) FDA 
C) CDC 
D) NIH 
E) EPA

Question 20

Programs such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens are called

Accepted Answer

A) entitlements. 
B) means-tested entitlements. 
C) social safety nets. 
D) public assistance. 
E) social insurance. 
A) entitlements. 
B) means-tested entitlements. 
C) social safety nets. 
D) public assistance. 
E) social insurance.

Exam 19: Making Social Policy

The federal government enforces its laws primarily through the

Public assistance in the United States today incorporates elements of job training, transportation subsidies, housing subsidies, but not tax credits for low-income people.

Social security is financed from general taxes.

Compared to other Western democracies, the United States developed social services later, in part because many people here had a strong belief in the responsibility of the church to support poverty programs.

The social safety net is defined as

The Department of Homeland Security was created during whose presidency?

President Roosevelt is responsible for the New Deal.

Programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government, usually in the form of payroll taxes, are called

Most western governments expanded their social programs long before the U.S.did because

Medicaid is a public assistance program that provides health care to the poor.

In providing federal assistance, the least generous states are in the

The Department of Homeland Security was created during George W.Bush's administration.

The social safety net is defined as the many programs that the federal government provides to protect Americans against economic and social misfortune.

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the 2001 USA PATRIOT Act?

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, Medicare benefits will be cut.

The many programs that the federal government provides to protect Americans against economic and social misfortune are called the social safety net.

The surgeon general is the head of the Public Health Service.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act reflects a ______ year effort to expand the social safety net.

Which of the following is NOT a federal agency promoting health care?

Programs such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens are called

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