Question 1

Since 1950, human resource spending has doubled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As part of the New Deal agenda, the federal government

Accepted Answer

A) made loans to states and localities to aid the poor. 
B) cut interest rates. 
C) invested billions in banks. 
D) acquired several investment banks. 
E) made loans directly to poor people. 
A) made loans to states and localities to aid the poor. 
B) cut interest rates. 
C) invested billions in banks. 
D) acquired several investment banks. 
E) made loans directly to poor people.

Question 3

You must be over 65 years old to be eligible for Supplemental Security Income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

____________________ policy is a major focus of American politics.

Accepted Answer

A) Social 
B) Economic 
C) International 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Social 
B) Economic 
C) International 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 5

In 2000, the average life expectancy was 69.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a percentage within their own population, a larger proportion of African Americans and Hispanic Americans are poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT part of the Great Society?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Aid to the poor is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Compared to other western democracies, the United States developed social services later in part because many people here

Accepted Answer

A) had a strong belief in the responsibility of the church to support poverty programs. 
B) had a strong antipathy to socialist programs. 
C) believed this was a land of rugged individualism. 
D) failed to see the poverty around them. 
E) None of the above 
A) had a strong belief in the responsibility of the church to support poverty programs. 
B) had a strong antipathy to socialist programs. 
C) believed this was a land of rugged individualism. 
D) failed to see the poverty around them. 
E) None of the above

Question 10

The program that provides insurance for all reasonable hospital, medical, and prescription drug insurance to individuals who are also entitled to Social Security is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid 
B) Medicare 
C) Social Security 
D) FDIC insurance 
E) Supplemental security income 
A) Medicaid 
B) Medicare 
C) Social Security 
D) FDIC insurance 
E) Supplemental security income

Question 11

In 2008, women exceeded the number of men who received bachelor's degrees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first 100 days of 1933 produced the most significant list of legislation ever passed in U.S.history, including the creation of the

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FER
A) . 
B) Center for Disease Control (CD
C) . 
C) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEM
A) . 
D) Works Progress Administration (WP
A) . 
E) None of the above 
A) Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FER
A) . 
B) Center for Disease Control (CD
C) . 
C) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEM
A) . 
D) Works Progress Administration (WP
A) . 
E) None of the above

Question 13

Most public assistance programs are means-tested entitlement programs which mean that applicants must prove their poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Head Start is a ___________ program designed to help children prepare for school.

Accepted Answer

A) state government 
B) local government 
C) federal government 
D) private 
E) biannual 
A) state government 
B) local government 
C) federal government 
D) private 
E) biannual

Question 15

Public assistance in the United States today incorporates elements of

Accepted Answer

A) job training. 
B) transportation subsidies. 
C) housing subsidies. 
D) tax credits for low-income people. 
E) All of the above 
A) job training. 
B) transportation subsidies. 
C) housing subsidies. 
D) tax credits for low-income people. 
E) All of the above

Question 16

Beneficiaries of the Social Security Act include

Accepted Answer

A) widows and widowers. 
B) children of deceased or disabled persons. 
C) retired persons. 
D) disabled workers. 
E) All of the above 
A) widows and widowers. 
B) children of deceased or disabled persons. 
C) retired persons. 
D) disabled workers. 
E) All of the above

Question 17

In providing federal assistance, the most generous states in the country tend to be located in the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following has NOT a problem associated with the rise in health care costs?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers are shifting more costs to employees 
B) Stronger health and safety regulations on job sites 
C) Increased life expectancy 
D) Physicians are given incentives to use expensive technology 
E) New technology 
A) Employers are shifting more costs to employees 
B) Stronger health and safety regulations on job sites 
C) Increased life expectancy 
D) Physicians are given incentives to use expensive technology 
E) New technology

Question 19

All employee taxes are matched by employers

Accepted Answer

A) according to a proportional plan. 
B) dollar for dollar. 
C) according to the amount of seniority each employee has. 
D) two to one. 
E) fifty cents of each dollar. 
A) according to a proportional plan. 
B) dollar for dollar. 
C) according to the amount of seniority each employee has. 
D) two to one. 
E) fifty cents of each dollar.

Question 20

The most visible health care official in government is the surveyor general.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Making Social Policy

Since 1950, human resource spending has doubled.

As part of the New Deal agenda, the federal government

You must be over 65 years old to be eligible for Supplemental Security Income.

____________________ policy is a major focus of American politics.

In 2000, the average life expectancy was 69.

As a percentage within their own population, a larger proportion of African Americans and Hispanic Americans are poor.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Great Society?

Aid to the poor is called

Compared to other western democracies, the United States developed social services later in part because many people here

The program that provides insurance for all reasonable hospital, medical, and prescription drug insurance to individuals who are also entitled to Social Security is known as what?

In 2008, women exceeded the number of men who received bachelor's degrees.

The first 100 days of 1933 produced the most significant list of legislation ever passed in U.S.history, including the creation of the

Most public assistance programs are means-tested entitlement programs which mean that applicants must prove their poverty.

Head Start is a ___________ program designed to help children prepare for school.

Public assistance in the United States today incorporates elements of

Beneficiaries of the Social Security Act include

In providing federal assistance, the most generous states in the country tend to be located in the

Which of the following has NOT a problem associated with the rise in health care costs?

All employee taxes are matched by employers

The most visible health care official in government is the surveyor general.

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