Question 1

How does an entitlement differ from a right?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike an entitlement, a right cannot be taken away by an act of Congress. 
B) Unlike a right, an entitlement can be revoked without the due process of law. 
C) Entitlements and rights are the same thing. 
D) Entitlements are only for older Americans; rights apply to all citizens. 
A) Unlike an entitlement, a right cannot be taken away by an act of Congress. 
B) Unlike a right, an entitlement can be revoked without the due process of law. 
C) Entitlements and rights are the same thing. 
D) Entitlements are only for older Americans; rights apply to all citizens. A

Question 2

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 C

Question 3

________ is the single-largest medical insurance program in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) PhP 
B) Anthem 
C) Cigna 
D) Medicaid 
A) PhP 
B) Anthem 
C) Cigna 
D) Medicaid D

Question 4

Which of the following would be a good example of a government program that provides an "indexed" social benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) a federally run program that provides small business owners who hire a military veteran with a cash payment of $2,500 for every six months of the program's operation 
B) a local government program that provides low-income families with a benefits card that can be used to purchase $5,000 of groceries during every year of the program's operation 
C) a federally run program that provides $750 to low-income families in the first year of implementation and that increases payments by 1.5 percent in each subsequent year of the program's operation 
D) a state government program that provides $750 every year to low-income families for every month of the program's operation 
A) a federally run program that provides small business owners who hire a military veteran with a cash payment of $2,500 for every six months of the program's operation 
B) a local government program that provides low-income families with a benefits card that can be used to purchase $5,000 of groceries during every year of the program's operation 
C) a federally run program that provides $750 to low-income families in the first year of implementation and that increases payments by 1.5 percent in each subsequent year of the program's operation 
D) a state government program that provides $750 every year to low-income families for every month of the program's operation

Question 5

Part of the reason welfare programs became so unpopular 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 6

During the past three decades, the level of federal payroll tax has ________, and the level of federal corporate taxes has ________.

Accepted Answer

A) risen; risen 
B) fallen; fallen 
C) risen; fallen 
D) stayed the same; stayed the same 
A) risen; risen 
B) fallen; fallen 
C) risen; fallen 
D) stayed the same; stayed the same

Question 7

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 8

Goldberg v.Kelly (1970)

Accepted Answer

A) established the right of noncitizens to receive public assistance. 
B) held that public assistance benefits could not be revoked without due process of law. 
C) held that unequal welfare benefits were a violation of the equal protection clause. 
D) held that the government could revoke assistance benefits without cause. 
A) established the right of noncitizens to receive public assistance. 
B) held that public assistance benefits could not be revoked without due process of law. 
C) held that unequal welfare benefits were a violation of the equal protection clause. 
D) held that the government could revoke assistance benefits without cause.

Question 9

The Social Security Trust Fund, the special government account from which Social Security payments are made, is projected to experience a shortfall in the future because

Accepted Answer

A) there will be fewer young workers paying into the system relative to the number of retirees receiving Social Security benefits. 
B) the size of the benefits given to retirees is legally required to double every 15 years. 
C) Congress passed a tax reform law in 2017 that eliminated the revenue used to fund retirement benefits. 
D) the federal government is replacing Social Security with a new retirement system based on private 401k accounts. 
A) there will be fewer young workers paying into the system relative to the number of retirees receiving Social Security benefits. 
B) the size of the benefits given to retirees is legally required to double every 15 years. 
C) Congress passed a tax reform law in 2017 that eliminated the revenue used to fund retirement benefits. 
D) the federal government is replacing Social Security with a new retirement system based on private 401k accounts.

Question 10

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 patriotic but are also critical of the history of the country. 
C) Americans are skeptical of most change, but society keeps changing at a rapid rate. 
D) Americans are 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 patriotic but are also critical of the history of the country. 
C) Americans are skeptical of most change, but society keeps changing at a rapid rate. 
D) Americans are religious but favor a "wall" separating church and state.

Question 11

The movement for mothers' pensions began in

Accepted Answer

A) Vermont in 1917. 
B) Massachusetts in 1914. 
C) California in 1909. 
D) Illinois in 1911. 
A) Vermont in 1917. 
B) Massachusetts in 1914. 
C) California in 1909. 
D) Illinois in 1911.

Question 12

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits provided by state governments ________ the federal poverty line.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The federal government's spending on AFDC fell after the mid-1970s because

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court's decision in Goldberg v.Kelly prohibited more than 15 percent of the budget from being spent on welfare. 
B) unlike Social Security, the program was not indexed to inflation. 
C) fewer and fewer people needed the benefits provided by the program. 
D) the program's cost-of-living adjustments were linked to real gross domestic product rather than to inflation. 
A) the Supreme Court's decision in Goldberg v.Kelly prohibited more than 15 percent of the budget from being spent on welfare. 
B) unlike Social Security, the program was not indexed to inflation. 
C) fewer and fewer people needed the benefits provided by the program. 
D) the program's cost-of-living adjustments were linked to real gross domestic product rather than to inflation.

Question 14

In 2018, each individual's required contribution to Medicare was ________ percent of all earnings.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1.45 
C) 6.2 
D) 7.65 
A) 0 
B) 1.45 
C) 6.2 
D) 7.65

Question 15

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the

Accepted Answer

A) main lobbying organizations of doctors. 
B) federal agencies in charge of monitoring outbreaks of disease and implementing prevention measures. 
C) federal agencies in charge of implementing the Affordable Care Act's "individual mandate." 
D) federal agencies in charge of biomedical research. 
A) main lobbying organizations of doctors. 
B) federal agencies in charge of monitoring outbreaks of disease and implementing prevention measures. 
C) federal agencies in charge of implementing the Affordable Care Act's "individual mandate." 
D) federal agencies in charge of biomedical research.

Question 16

The "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the requirement that Medicare cover all individuals living in the United States by 2014. 
B) a tax credit that is given to all people who are unemployed and do not have health insurance coverage. 
C) the requirement that uninsured individuals purchase health insurance. 
D) the requirement that health insurance companies accept all applicants, regardless of preexisting conditions. 
A) the requirement that Medicare cover all individuals living in the United States by 2014. 
B) a tax credit that is given to all people who are unemployed and do not have health insurance coverage. 
C) the requirement that uninsured individuals purchase health insurance. 
D) the requirement that health insurance companies accept all applicants, regardless of preexisting conditions.

Question 17

Discuss political scientist John Kingdon's three-"stream" model of the policy-making process.In addition to defining what each "stream" refers to and how each plays into policy making, illustrate how Kingdon's model might explain the social policy response to the challenges posed by rising employment rates among women in recent decades.

Accepted Answer

There are two components to this questio

Question 18

The central thrust of federal housing policy has been to

Accepted Answer

A) promote home ownership. 
B) reduce homelessness. 
C) provide low-cost rental units for the poor. 
D) provide uniform housing safety standards. 
A) promote home ownership. 
B) reduce homelessness. 
C) provide low-cost rental units for the poor. 
D) provide uniform housing safety standards.

Question 19

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

Accepted Answer

A) financing approved by Congress during each session. 
B) rate of inflation. 
C) relationship between the level of the federal deficit compared to the nation's gross national product. 
D) changing needs of each recipient. 
A) financing approved by Congress during each session. 
B) rate of inflation. 
C) relationship between the level of the federal deficit compared to the nation's gross national product. 
D) changing needs of each recipient.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of nineteenth-century "indoor relief"?

Accepted Answer

A) shelter provided at the police station 
B) job placement services 
C) subsidized schools and training centers 
D) passes to hotels 
A) shelter provided at the police station 
B) job placement services 
C) subsidized schools and training centers 
D) passes to hotels

How does an entitlement differ from a right?

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

________ is the single-largest medical insurance program in the United States.

Which of the following would be a good example of a government program that provides an "indexed" social benefit?

Part of the reason welfare programs became so unpopular was that

During the past three decades, the level of federal payroll tax has , and the level of federal corporate taxes has .

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

Goldberg v.Kelly (1970)

The Social Security Trust Fund, the special government account from which Social Security payments are made, is projected to experience a shortfall in the future because

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

The movement for mothers' pensions began in

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits provided by state governments ________ the federal poverty line.

The federal government's spending on AFDC fell after the mid-1970s because

In 2018, each individual's required contribution to Medicare was ________ percent of all earnings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the

The "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act refers to

The central thrust of federal housing policy has been to

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

Which of the following is an example of nineteenth-century "indoor relief"?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

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Exam 17: Social Policy

How does an entitlement differ from a right?

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

________ is the single-largest medical insurance program in the United States.

Which of the following would be a good example of a government program that provides an "indexed" social benefit?

Part of the reason welfare programs became so unpopular was that

During the past three decades, the level of federal payroll tax has ________, and the level of federal corporate taxes has ________.

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

Goldberg v.Kelly (1970)

The Social Security Trust Fund, the special government account from which Social Security payments are made, is projected to experience a shortfall in the future because

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

The movement for mothers' pensions began in

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits provided by state governments ________ the federal poverty line.

The federal government's spending on AFDC fell after the mid-1970s because

In 2018, each individual's required contribution to Medicare was ________ percent of all earnings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the

The "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act refers to

The central thrust of federal housing policy has been to

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

Which of the following is an example of nineteenth-century "indoor relief"?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

During the past three decades, the level of federal payroll tax has , and the level of federal corporate taxes has .