Question 1

Which of the following programs provides an in-kind benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) Medicaid 
C) veterans' benefits payments 
D) Supplemental Security Income 
A) Social Security 
B) Medicaid 
C) veterans' benefits payments 
D) Supplemental Security Income

Question 2

The power to raise or lower the tax rate is part of

Accepted Answer

A) fiscal policy. 
B) monetary policy. 
C) the contracting power. 
D) budgetary policy. 
A) fiscal policy. 
B) monetary policy. 
C) the contracting power. 
D) budgetary policy.

Question 3

The TANF benefits provided by state governments

Accepted Answer

A) are the same in every state and are slightly above the federal poverty line. 
B) vary widely across states but are required to be slightly above the federal poverty line. 
C) vary widely across states but are always below the federal poverty line. 
D) are the same in every state and are always below the federal poverty line. 
A) are the same in every state and are slightly above the federal poverty line. 
B) vary widely across states but are required to be slightly above the federal poverty line. 
C) vary widely across states but are always below the federal poverty line. 
D) are the same in every state and are always below the federal poverty line.

Question 4

In most states,unemployment benefits last for a maximum of ________ weeks.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 26 
C) 36 
D) 52 
A) 4 
B) 26 
C) 36 
D) 52

Question 5

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 aimed to promote equality of opportunity with which
Two provisions?

Accepted Answer

A) a provision that mandated a standardized national test to evaluate all K-12 students and a provision that provided scholarships for students in failing public schools to attend private schools 
B) a provision that required schools to show positive test results for all subcategories of children and a provision that allowed parents of children in failing schools to transfer their children to better schools 
C) a provision that mandated a standardized national test to evaluate all K-12 students and a provision that created federally run "scholarship academies" for low-income students that scored highly on the national tests 
D) a provision that outlawed all standardized testing in K-12 schools and a provision that mandated busing to integrate racially homogenous schools 
A) a provision that mandated a standardized national test to evaluate all K-12 students and a provision that provided scholarships for students in failing public schools to attend private schools 
B) a provision that required schools to show positive test results for all subcategories of children and a provision that allowed parents of children in failing schools to transfer their children to better schools 
C) a provision that mandated a standardized national test to evaluate all K-12 students and a provision that created federally run "scholarship academies" for low-income students that scored highly on the national tests 
D) a provision that outlawed all standardized testing in K-12 schools and a provision that mandated busing to integrate racially homogenous schools

Question 6

A five-dollar fine for a parking violation is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) criminal penalty. 
B) civil penalty. 
C) subsidy. 
D) tax expenditure. 
A) criminal penalty. 
B) civil penalty. 
C) subsidy. 
D) tax expenditure.

Question 7

The housing bubble prior to 2007 was driven primarily by

Accepted Answer

A) the large population growth stemming from legal and illegal immigration between
1990 and 2005. 
B) the increased demand for housing that resulted from a dramatic loosening of lending standards. 
C) innovations in construction technology that allowed for new homes to be built at drastically reduced costs. 
D) the federal government's decision to quadruple the mortgage interest deduction in 2003. 
A) the large population growth stemming from legal and illegal immigration between
1990 and 2005. 
B) the increased demand for housing that resulted from a dramatic loosening of lending standards. 
C) innovations in construction technology that allowed for new homes to be built at drastically reduced costs. 
D) the federal government's decision to quadruple the mortgage interest deduction in 2003.

Question 8

Starting in 2014,a provision in the Affordable Care Act

Accepted Answer

A) eliminated Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year. 
B) lowered Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
0)9 percent. 
C) lowered Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
5)4 percent. 
D) increased Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
0)9 percent. 
A) eliminated Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year. 
B) lowered Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
0)9 percent. 
C) lowered Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
5)4 percent. 
D) increased Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
0)9 percent.

Question 9

The periodic adjustment of benefits or wages that takes into account the increased cost of
Living is called

Accepted Answer

A) means testing. 
B) indexing. 
C) graphing. 
D) economic tabulating. 
A) means testing. 
B) indexing. 
C) graphing. 
D) economic tabulating.

Question 10

The best way for Federal Reserve Board officials to help boost a stagnant economy is to

Accepted Answer

A) raise interest rates so that banks can earn more money on the loans they provide to individuals and businesses. 
B) lower interest rates so that banks can provide more loans at cheaper rates to individuals and businesses. 
C) take money out of circulation so that the dollar becomes more valuable. 
D) raise the reserve requirement,restricting the amount of cash and negotiable securities banks must have on hand. 
A) raise interest rates so that banks can earn more money on the loans they provide to individuals and businesses. 
B) lower interest rates so that banks can provide more loans at cheaper rates to individuals and businesses. 
C) take money out of circulation so that the dollar becomes more valuable. 
D) raise the reserve requirement,restricting the amount of cash and negotiable securities banks must have on hand.

Question 11

Part of the reason why welfare programs became so unpopular between the 1960s and
The 1990s was that

Accepted Answer

A) many Americans came to believe that welfare recipients did not want to work. 
B) the programs were completely taken over by the federal government rather than having input from state and local governments. 
C) the programs were completely taken over by state and local governments rather than having input from the federal government. 
D) federal judges frequently ruled them to be unconstitutional. 
A) many Americans came to believe that welfare recipients did not want to work. 
B) the programs were completely taken over by the federal government rather than having input from state and local governments. 
C) the programs were completely taken over by state and local governments rather than having input from the federal government. 
D) federal judges frequently ruled them to be unconstitutional.

Question 12

Most unemployed workers receive approximately ________ percent of their previous wages
Through unemployment insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 75 
C) 50 
D) 25 
A) 100 
B) 75 
C) 50 
D) 25

Question 13

When did the American welfare state begin?

Accepted Answer

A) 1890s 
B) 1920s 
C) 1930s 
D) 1960s 
A) 1890s 
B) 1920s 
C) 1930s 
D) 1960s

Question 14

The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

Accepted Answer

A) increased use of noncash assistance. 
B) increased benefits. 
C) decreased use of means testing. 
D) decreased use of job-training programs. 
A) increased use of noncash assistance. 
B) increased benefits. 
C) decreased use of means testing. 
D) decreased use of job-training programs.

Question 15

A way to reduce the disparities in wealth between the rich and poor is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) entitlement program. 
B) tariff. 
C) regressive tax policy. 
D) policy of redistribution. 
A) entitlement program. 
B) tariff. 
C) regressive tax policy. 
D) policy of redistribution.

Question 16

The fact that taxpayers can deduct the amount they paid in interest on a home mortgage from
The income they report on their tax returns is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) an entitlement program. 
B) a contributory program. 
C) an earned income tax credit. 
D) a tax expenditure. 
A) an entitlement program. 
B) a contributory program. 
C) an earned income tax credit. 
D) a tax expenditure.

Question 17

Which of the following groups receives the FEWEST benefits from government's social policies?

Accepted Answer

A) the middle class 
B) children and the working poor 
C) the elderly 
D) the wealthy 
A) the middle class 
B) children and the working poor 
C) the elderly 
D) the wealthy

Question 18

Social Security provides a vital role for younger people by providing

Accepted Answer

A) survivor benefits to those whose parents die or become disabled. 
B) unemployment compensation for those who lose their jobs. 
C) health care benefits to those whose jobs do not provide it. 
D) food stamps for those who fall under the poverty line. 
A) survivor benefits to those whose parents die or become disabled. 
B) unemployment compensation for those who lose their jobs. 
C) health care benefits to those whose jobs do not provide it. 
D) food stamps for those who fall under the poverty line.

Question 19

What does it mean to say that Americans are "philosophical conservatives and operational liberals"?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans disapprove of activist government in the abstract but are generally supportive of specific government programs. 
B) Americans are very patriotic but are also very critical of the history of the country. 
C) Americans are very skeptical of most change but society keeps changing at a rapid rate. 
D) Americans are very religious but favor a "wall" separating church and state. 
A) Americans disapprove of activist government in the abstract but are generally supportive of specific government programs. 
B) Americans are very patriotic but are also very critical of the history of the country. 
C) Americans are very skeptical of most change but society keeps changing at a rapid rate. 
D) Americans are very religious but favor a "wall" separating church and state.

Question 20

Tax expenditures

Accepted Answer

A) were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2015. 
B) have no impact on the revenue coming in to the national treasury each year. 
C) cost the national treasury over $1.2 trillion in foregone revenues each year. 
D) contribute over $1.2 trillion in revenue to the national treasury each year. 
A) were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2015. 
B) have no impact on the revenue coming in to the national treasury each year. 
C) cost the national treasury over $1.2 trillion in foregone revenues each year. 
D) contribute over $1.2 trillion in revenue to the national treasury each year.

Which of the following programs provides an in-kind benefit?

The power to raise or lower the tax rate is part of

The TANF benefits provided by state governments

In most states,unemployment benefits last for a maximum of ________ weeks.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 aimed to promote equality of opportunity with which Two provisions?

A five-dollar fine for a parking violation is an example of a

The housing bubble prior to 2007 was driven primarily by

Starting in 2014,a provision in the Affordable Care Act

The periodic adjustment of benefits or wages that takes into account the increased cost of Living is called

The best way for Federal Reserve Board officials to help boost a stagnant economy is to

Part of the reason why welfare programs became so unpopular between the 1960s and The 1990s was that

Most unemployed workers receive approximately ________ percent of their previous wages Through unemployment insurance.

When did the American welfare state begin?

The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

A way to reduce the disparities in wealth between the rich and poor is called a(n)

The fact that taxpayers can deduct the amount they paid in interest on a home mortgage from The income they report on their tax returns is an example of

Which of the following groups receives the FEWEST benefits from government's social policies?

Social Security provides a vital role for younger people by providing

What does it mean to say that Americans are "philosophical conservatives and operational liberals"?

Tax expenditures

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

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Exam 13: Domestic Policy

Which of the following programs provides an in-kind benefit?

The power to raise or lower the tax rate is part of

The TANF benefits provided by state governments

In most states,unemployment benefits last for a maximum of ________ weeks.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 aimed to promote equality of opportunity with which Two provisions?

A five-dollar fine for a parking violation is an example of a

The housing bubble prior to 2007 was driven primarily by

Starting in 2014,a provision in the Affordable Care Act

The periodic adjustment of benefits or wages that takes into account the increased cost of Living is called

The best way for Federal Reserve Board officials to help boost a stagnant economy is to

Part of the reason why welfare programs became so unpopular between the 1960s and The 1990s was that

Most unemployed workers receive approximately ________ percent of their previous wages Through unemployment insurance.

When did the American welfare state begin?

The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

A way to reduce the disparities in wealth between the rich and poor is called a(n)

The fact that taxpayers can deduct the amount they paid in interest on a home mortgage from The income they report on their tax returns is an example of

Which of the following groups receives the FEWEST benefits from government's social policies?

Social Security provides a vital role for younger people by providing

What does it mean to say that Americans are "philosophical conservatives and operational liberals"?

Tax expenditures

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Foreign Policy

Filters