Question 1

Poor Americans had strong incentives to establish their eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits in the 1970s because AFDC recipients

Accepted Answer

A) were exempted from the military draft. 
B) were immediately enrolled in Medicare. 
C) received a waiver on sales taxes. 
D) automatically received Medicaid and food stamps. 
A) were exempted from the military draft. 
B) were immediately enrolled in Medicare. 
C) received a waiver on sales taxes. 
D) automatically received Medicaid and food stamps.

Question 2

After the 2004 election, President George W.Bush announced that ________ would be the centerpiece of his domestic policy.

Accepted Answer

A) tax reform 
B) education 
C) Social Security reform 
D) the war on terrorism 
A) tax reform 
B) education 
C) Social Security reform 
D) the war on terrorism

Question 3

Unemployment insurance is a ________ program that is funded by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) noncontributory; federal and state governments 
B) noncontributory; state governments only 
C) contributory; federal and state governments 
D) contributory; state governments only 
A) noncontributory; federal and state governments 
B) noncontributory; state governments only 
C) contributory; federal and state governments 
D) contributory; state governments only

Question 4

About ________ percent of the current federal budget is spent on entitlement programs.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 35 
C) 65 
D) 80 
A) 20 
B) 35 
C) 65 
D) 80

Question 5

The three MOST important federal programs to assist the working poor are

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security, Medicare, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. 
B) the home mortgage deduction, the state and local tax deduction, and the deduction for charitable contributions. 
C) the Affordable Care Act, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 
D) Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and the Troubled Assets Relief Program. 
A) Social Security, Medicare, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. 
B) the home mortgage deduction, the state and local tax deduction, and the deduction for charitable contributions. 
C) the Affordable Care Act, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 
D) Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

Question 6

The National Defense Education Act

Accepted Answer

A) eliminated affirmative action programs in university admissions. 
B) increased federal funding for K-12 education programs focused on engineering. 
C) awarded college scholarships to low-income students who scored highly in math and science exams. 
D) offered low-interest loans to college students. 
A) eliminated affirmative action programs in university admissions. 
B) increased federal funding for K-12 education programs focused on engineering. 
C) awarded college scholarships to low-income students who scored highly in math and science exams. 
D) offered low-interest loans to college students.

Question 7

The Great Depression changed American attitudes about welfare by

Accepted Answer

A) showing that the government could efficiently distribute public assistance. 
B) demonstrating that the government could choose between the deserving and undeserving poor in a more objective manner than private charities. 
C) revealing that poverty could be caused by a flawed economic system, not just by personal irresponsibility. 
D) showing that government was not as capable of taking care of the poor as private charities. 
A) showing that the government could efficiently distribute public assistance. 
B) demonstrating that the government could choose between the deserving and undeserving poor in a more objective manner than private charities. 
C) revealing that poverty could be caused by a flawed economic system, not just by personal irresponsibility. 
D) showing that government was not as capable of taking care of the poor as private charities.

Question 8

The U.S.Public Health Service was founded in

Accepted Answer

A) 1798. 
B) 1866. 
C) 1936. 
D) 1942. 
A) 1798. 
B) 1866. 
C) 1936. 
D) 1942.

Question 9

What were the two primary ways that the orientation of federal housing policy changed during the 1980s and 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) ending mortgage interest deductions for homeowners and instituting higher caps for rent-controlled apartments 
B) ending mortgage interest deductions for homeowners and instituting lower caps for rent-controlled apartments 
C) housing assistance for low-income Americans shifted toward housing vouchers, and high-rise public housing units were replaced with new mixed-income units. 
D) housing assistance for low-income Americans shifting away from housing vouchers, and mixed-income units were replacing with high-rise public housing units. 
A) ending mortgage interest deductions for homeowners and instituting higher caps for rent-controlled apartments 
B) ending mortgage interest deductions for homeowners and instituting lower caps for rent-controlled apartments 
C) housing assistance for low-income Americans shifted toward housing vouchers, and high-rise public housing units were replaced with new mixed-income units. 
D) housing assistance for low-income Americans shifting away from housing vouchers, and mixed-income units were replacing with high-rise public housing units.

Question 10

Social Security is a good example of

Accepted Answer

A) outdoor relief. 
B) indoor relief. 
C) a contributory program. 
D) a noncontributory program. 
A) outdoor relief. 
B) indoor relief. 
C) a contributory program. 
D) a noncontributory program.

Question 11

The main fear concerning the consequences of outdoor relief was that it

Accepted Answer

A) perpetuated poverty. 
B) was not cost-effective. 
C) involved the state too much. 
D) was unconstitutional. 
A) perpetuated poverty. 
B) was not cost-effective. 
C) involved the state too much. 
D) was unconstitutional.

Question 12

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 13

One reason that the AFDC program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

Accepted Answer

A) voters passed initiatives in many states that required an increase in benefits. 
B) a number of court decisions determined that benefits must be increased at a level greater than that of inflation each year. 
C) Congress passed a number of laws that dramatically expanded the number of people who were eligible and the overall amount of in-kind benefits that would be provided to eligible people. 
D) court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for lack of eligibility. 
A) voters passed initiatives in many states that required an increase in benefits. 
B) a number of court decisions determined that benefits must be increased at a level greater than that of inflation each year. 
C) Congress passed a number of laws that dramatically expanded the number of people who were eligible and the overall amount of in-kind benefits that would be provided to eligible people. 
D) court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for lack of eligibility.

Question 14

Between 1959 and 2015, the percentage of elderly Americans living in poverty went from about ________ percent to about ________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A) 50; 35 
B) 35; 9 
C) 65; 25 
D) 40; 30 
A) 50; 35 
B) 35; 9 
C) 65; 25 
D) 40; 30

Question 15

In a case addressing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care's Medicaid expansion, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress

Accepted Answer

A) does have the power to take existing Medicaid funds away from states if they do not comply with the expansion requirements. 
B) does not have the power to take existing Medicaid funds away from states if they do not comply with the expansion requirements. 
C) can only take existing Medicaid funds away from a state if the state provides universal health care to its citizens. 
D) can only take existing Medicaid funds away from a state if the state is found to have high infant mortality rates. 
A) does have the power to take existing Medicaid funds away from states if they do not comply with the expansion requirements. 
B) does not have the power to take existing Medicaid funds away from states if they do not comply with the expansion requirements. 
C) can only take existing Medicaid funds away from a state if the state provides universal health care to its citizens. 
D) can only take existing Medicaid funds away from a state if the state is found to have high infant mortality rates.

Question 16

Which of the following is a program of forced savings?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid 
B) Medicare 
C) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
D) food stamps 
A) Medicaid 
B) Medicare 
C) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
D) food stamps

Question 17

According to political scientist John Kingdon's model of the policy-making process, what must happen to open a "window of opportunity" in which policy change is possible?

Accepted Answer

A) The issue must be on the political agenda for at least a year, the two major political parties must have different views on the issue, and one party must be in control of all three branches of government. 
B) Two-thirds of major news outlets must report on a political issue, two-thirds of the public must support a specific policy related to the issue, and two-thirds of policy makers must be willing to campaign on the issue. 
C) Interest groups must mobilize their memberships, politicians must listen to their constituents, and stakeholders must compromise. 
D) A social condition must be defined as a "problem," there must be viable policy alternatives to solving the problem, and the political environment must be conducive to implementing a solution. 
A) The issue must be on the political agenda for at least a year, the two major political parties must have different views on the issue, and one party must be in control of all three branches of government. 
B) Two-thirds of major news outlets must report on a political issue, two-thirds of the public must support a specific policy related to the issue, and two-thirds of policy makers must be willing to campaign on the issue. 
C) Interest groups must mobilize their memberships, politicians must listen to their constituents, and stakeholders must compromise. 
D) A social condition must be defined as a "problem," there must be viable policy alternatives to solving the problem, and the political environment must be conducive to implementing a solution.

Question 18

Medicare was established in

Accepted Answer

A) 1888. 
B) 1933. 
C) 1942. 
D) 1965. 
A) 1888. 
B) 1933. 
C) 1942. 
D) 1965.

Question 19

It is difficult to lobby for the interests of poor children because

Accepted Answer

A) there are no longer enough poor children to make a difference. 
B) children cannot vote. 
C) there are no interest groups devoted to poor children. 
D) American political values tend to discount the needs of youth. 
A) there are no longer enough poor children to make a difference. 
B) children cannot vote. 
C) there are no interest groups devoted to poor children. 
D) American political values tend to discount the needs of youth.

Question 20

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the

Accepted Answer

A) main lobbying organization of doctors. 
B) main lobbying organization of patients. 
C) federal agency in charge of monitoring outbreaks of disease and implementing prevention measures. 
D) federal agency in charge of biomedical research. 
A) main lobbying organization of doctors. 
B) main lobbying organization of patients. 
C) federal agency in charge of monitoring outbreaks of disease and implementing prevention measures. 
D) federal agency in charge of biomedical research.

Poor Americans had strong incentives to establish their eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits in the 1970s because AFDC recipients

After the 2004 election, President George W.Bush announced that ________ would be the centerpiece of his domestic policy.

Unemployment insurance is a program that is funded by the .

About ________ percent of the current federal budget is spent on entitlement programs.

The three MOST important federal programs to assist the working poor are

The National Defense Education Act

The Great Depression changed American attitudes about welfare by

The U.S.Public Health Service was founded in

What were the two primary ways that the orientation of federal housing policy changed during the 1980s and 1990s?

Social Security is a good example of

The main fear concerning the consequences of outdoor relief was that it

The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

One reason that the AFDC program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

Between 1959 and 2015, the percentage of elderly Americans living in poverty went from about percent to about percent.

In a case addressing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care's Medicaid expansion, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress

Which of the following is a program of forced savings?

According to political scientist John Kingdon's model of the policy-making process, what must happen to open a "window of opportunity" in which policy change is possible?

Medicare was established in

It is difficult to lobby for the interests of poor children because

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the

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Exam 17: Social Policy

Poor Americans had strong incentives to establish their eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits in the 1970s because AFDC recipients

After the 2004 election, President George W.Bush announced that ________ would be the centerpiece of his domestic policy.

Unemployment insurance is a ________ program that is funded by the ________.

About ________ percent of the current federal budget is spent on entitlement programs.

The three MOST important federal programs to assist the working poor are

The National Defense Education Act

The Great Depression changed American attitudes about welfare by

The U.S.Public Health Service was founded in

What were the two primary ways that the orientation of federal housing policy changed during the 1980s and 1990s?

Social Security is a good example of

The main fear concerning the consequences of outdoor relief was that it

The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

One reason that the AFDC program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

Between 1959 and 2015, the percentage of elderly Americans living in poverty went from about ________ percent to about ________ percent.

In a case addressing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care's Medicaid expansion, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress

Which of the following is a program of forced savings?

According to political scientist John Kingdon's model of the policy-making process, what must happen to open a "window of opportunity" in which policy change is possible?

Medicare was established in

It is difficult to lobby for the interests of poor children because

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the

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

Unemployment insurance is a program that is funded by the .

Between 1959 and 2015, the percentage of elderly Americans living in poverty went from about percent to about percent.