Question 1

President Lyndon B.Johnson was successful in getting Congress to enact the Great Society's social programs.Which of the following was NOT a Great Society program?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Social Security 
C) Head Start 
D) Medicaid 
E) Food stamps 
A) Medicare 
B) Social Security 
C) Head Start 
D) Medicaid 
E) Food stamps

Question 2

Social insurance is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) 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) 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 3

"Middle-class welfare" refers to aid to college students in the form of college loans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The federal government became more involved in local education with the passage of the __________________ Act in 2002.

Accepted Answer

A) Testing and Assessment 
B) Head Start Plus 
C) No Child Left Behind 
D) Fundamental Education 
E) All of the above 
A) Testing and Assessment 
B) Head Start Plus 
C) No Child Left Behind 
D) Fundamental Education 
E) All of the above

Question 5

More women than men are poor in

Accepted Answer

A) the western states. 
B) terms of absolute numbers and proportions. 
C) in absolute numbers only. 
D) by proportion only. 
E) in the southern states. 
A) the western states. 
B) terms of absolute numbers and proportions. 
C) in absolute numbers only. 
D) by proportion only. 
E) in the southern states.

Question 6

Federal domestic policy focuses on ____ broad goals

Accepted Answer

A) several 
B) nine 
C) many 
D) two 
E) three 
A) several 
B) nine 
C) many 
D) two 
E) three

Question 7

The federal government also provides what some critics label ________________ to favored industries such as agriculture and corporate bailouts to businesses such as investment banks.

Accepted Answer

A) bailout programs 
B) corporate welfare 
C) middle class welfare 
D) AFDC 
E) Food Stamps 
A) bailout programs 
B) corporate welfare 
C) middle class welfare 
D) AFDC 
E) Food Stamps

Question 8

The first financial security systems in the United States were for

Accepted Answer

A) farmers. 
B) orphans. 
C) widows. 
D) immigrants. 
E) veterans. 
A) farmers. 
B) orphans. 
C) widows. 
D) immigrants. 
E) veterans.

Question 9

The first public assistance programs were actually created in the late 1800s when states established aid programs to help

Accepted Answer

A) veterans. 
B) poor single mothers and their children. 
C) blind citizens. 
D) widows. 
E) war orphans. 
A) veterans. 
B) poor single mothers and their children. 
C) blind citizens. 
D) widows. 
E) war orphans.

Question 10

The federal government began protecting women and children against poverty with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) National School Lunch Act 
B) Earned Income Tax Credit 
C) Infancy and Maternity Protection Act 
D) Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
E) Federal Surplus Relief Corporation 
A) National School Lunch Act 
B) Earned Income Tax Credit 
C) Infancy and Maternity Protection Act 
D) Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
E) Federal Surplus Relief Corporation

Question 11

President Clinton is responsible for the Great Society initiative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first goal of federal domestic social policy is to protect citizens against social and economic problems by creating

Accepted Answer

A) a social safety net. 
B) employment for all citizens. 
C) equal salaries for government workers. 
D) affordable housing for everyone. 
E) equal outcomes based upon effort. 
A) a social safety net. 
B) employment for all citizens. 
C) equal salaries for government workers. 
D) affordable housing for everyone. 
E) equal outcomes based upon effort.

Question 13

Controlling crime is considered primarily a(n) ________________ matter.

Accepted Answer

A) ethical 
B) regional 
C) state and local 
D) religious 
E) federal 
A) ethical 
B) regional 
C) state and local 
D) religious 
E) federal

Question 14

Aid programs that are restricted to students only are called grant aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Like many other social welfare programs, the food stamps program was part of the Great Society plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an agency created by the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A) Works Progress Administration 
B) Civilian Conservation Corps 
C) Federal Emergency Relief Administration 
D) Head Start 
E) None of the above 
A) Works Progress Administration 
B) Civilian Conservation Corps 
C) Federal Emergency Relief Administration 
D) Head Start 
E) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a main provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Most Americans will be required to buy health insurance starting in 2014 and will be fined by the federal government if they do not do so. 
B) Insurance companies will be prevented from denying coverage to people for any reason, including preexisting conditions, such as high blood pressure, cancer, or
Mental illness. 
C) Insurance companies will have to extend coverage for young Americans up to 26 years of age under their parents' insurance. 
D) General Medicare benefits will be cut, but the special Medicare Advantage program for higher-income beneficiaries will be increased. 
E) Individual Americans will pay a tax on "Cadillac" insurance plans that offer broader coverage at a much higher cost. 
A) Most Americans will be required to buy health insurance starting in 2014 and will be fined by the federal government if they do not do so. 
B) Insurance companies will be prevented from denying coverage to people for any reason, including preexisting conditions, such as high blood pressure, cancer, or
Mental illness. 
C) Insurance companies will have to extend coverage for young Americans up to 26 years of age under their parents' insurance. 
D) General Medicare benefits will be cut, but the special Medicare Advantage program for higher-income beneficiaries will be increased. 
E) Individual Americans will pay a tax on "Cadillac" insurance plans that offer broader coverage at a much higher cost.

Question 18

Veterans' relief was the nation's first

Accepted Answer

A) charitable work. 
B) relief work. 
C) entitlement program. 
D) medical coverage program. 
E) act as a new government. 
A) charitable work. 
B) relief work. 
C) entitlement program. 
D) medical coverage program. 
E) act as a new government.

Question 19

The president responsible for the passage of Great Society legislation was

Accepted Answer

A) Franklin D.Roosevelt. 
B) Harry Truman. 
C) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
D) Richard Nixon. 
E) John F.Kennedy. 
A) Franklin D.Roosevelt. 
B) Harry Truman. 
C) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
D) Richard Nixon. 
E) John F.Kennedy.

Question 20

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was established to

Accepted Answer

A) aid in the care of children orphaned by natural disaster. 
B) build bridges over flooded rivers. 
C) give unemployed workers cash grants to get them through the summer. 
D) give bankers actual paper money to put in bank vaults. 
E) supply natural disaster relief to southern states. 
A) aid in the care of children orphaned by natural disaster. 
B) build bridges over flooded rivers. 
C) give unemployed workers cash grants to get them through the summer. 
D) give bankers actual paper money to put in bank vaults. 
E) supply natural disaster relief to southern states.

Exam 19: Making Social Policy

President Lyndon B.Johnson was successful in getting Congress to enact the Great Society's social programs.Which of the following was NOT a Great Society program?

Social insurance is defined as

"Middle-class welfare" refers to aid to college students in the form of college loans.

The federal government became more involved in local education with the passage of the __________________ Act in 2002.

More women than men are poor in

Federal domestic policy focuses on ____ broad goals

The federal government also provides what some critics label ________________ to favored industries such as agriculture and corporate bailouts to businesses such as investment banks.

The first financial security systems in the United States were for

The first public assistance programs were actually created in the late 1800s when states established aid programs to help

The federal government began protecting women and children against poverty with which of the following?

President Clinton is responsible for the Great Society initiative.

The first goal of federal domestic social policy is to protect citizens against social and economic problems by creating

Controlling crime is considered primarily a(n) ________________ matter.

Aid programs that are restricted to students only are called grant aid.

Like many other social welfare programs, the food stamps program was part of the Great Society plan.

Which of the following is NOT an agency created by the New Deal?

Which of the following is NOT a main provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act?

Veterans' relief was the nation's first

The president responsible for the passage of Great Society legislation was

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was established to

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