Question 1

Deregulation of the mortgage industry in 1999 helped produce the housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 by

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A) driving housing prices down by preventing too many qualified people from obtaining the mortgages needed to purchase homes. 
B) allowing many new mortgage companies to form, offering "predatory" loans that people could not afford to repay. 
C) making foreclosures almost impossible under the law and allowing many people to stop paying their mortgages with no monetary penalties. 
D) eliminating most mortgage companies and forcing potential homeowners to pay cash for their homes. 
A) driving housing prices down by preventing too many qualified people from obtaining the mortgages needed to purchase homes. 
B) allowing many new mortgage companies to form, offering "predatory" loans that people could not afford to repay. 
C) making foreclosures almost impossible under the law and allowing many people to stop paying their mortgages with no monetary penalties. 
D) eliminating most mortgage companies and forcing potential homeowners to pay cash for their homes.

Question 2

Since the welfare reforms of 1996, the primary reason for receiving federal cash assistance if one is nonworking and able-bodied is that the recipient

Accepted Answer

A) is caring for children. 
B) has been means tested. 
C) has been considered deserving. 
D) is actively looking for a job. 
A) is caring for children. 
B) has been means tested. 
C) has been considered deserving. 
D) is actively looking for a job.

Question 3

The goal of Social Security is to

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A) provide health insurance for the elderly and the disabled. 
B) ensure a basic income to all workers once they retire. 
C) guarantee affordable housing for the elderly and the disabled. 
D) cover the basic living expenses of Americans who are permanently or temporarily unemployed. 
A) provide health insurance for the elderly and the disabled. 
B) ensure a basic income to all workers once they retire. 
C) guarantee affordable housing for the elderly and the disabled. 
D) cover the basic living expenses of Americans who are permanently or temporarily unemployed.

Question 4

What are the three "streams" in political scientist John Kingdon's model of the policy-making process?

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A) language, legislators, and laws 
B) budgets, ballots, and battlegrounds 
C) problems, policies, and politics 
D) grievances, groups, and governments 
A) language, legislators, and laws 
B) budgets, ballots, and battlegrounds 
C) problems, policies, and politics 
D) grievances, groups, and governments

Question 5

Spending on medical programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has proven difficult to control because

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A) spending on Social Security has declined so significantly. 
B) state and local governments have refused to contribute to the costs of administering these programs. 
C) these programs are indexed to grow at two times the rate of inflation. 
D) of the growing number of people eligible, and because of rising health care costs. 
A) spending on Social Security has declined so significantly. 
B) state and local governments have refused to contribute to the costs of administering these programs. 
C) these programs are indexed to grow at two times the rate of inflation. 
D) of the growing number of people eligible, and because of rising health care costs.

Question 6

Describe some of the earliest forms of welfare to help the poor and discuss the differences between the so-called deserving and undeserving poor and so-called indoor and outdoor relief.Why have attempts by government to alleviate poverty been so controversial for much of American history? What event did the most to transform American attitudes toward poverty relief, and why?

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 7

Social Security plays 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 8

Because there is no provision for long-term care in the United States, ________ has become the de facto program financing nursing home residents when they have exhausted their
Savings.

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) Medicare 
C) Medicaid 
D) the Affordable Care Act 
A) Social Security 
B) Medicare 
C) Medicaid 
D) the Affordable Care Act

Question 9

Which of the following statements about advanced industrialized nations and health care is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Every advanced industrialized nation in the world provides universal access to health care for its citizens. 
B) The United States and France are the only advanced industrial nations without universal access to health care for their citizens. 
C) The United States, Canada, and Finland are the only advanced industrial nations without universal access to health care for their citizens. 
D) The United States is the only advanced industrial nation without universal access to health care for its citizens. 
A) Every advanced industrialized nation in the world provides universal access to health care for its citizens. 
B) The United States and France are the only advanced industrial nations without universal access to health care for their citizens. 
C) The United States, Canada, and Finland are the only advanced industrial nations without universal access to health care for their citizens. 
D) The United States is the only advanced industrial nation without universal access to health care for its citizens.

Question 10

Charter schools are best described as

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A) schools that a district uses as the median by which to judge test scores. 
B) private schools that are funded with tax vouchers. 
C) public schools that are free to design special curricula. 
D) private schools run by large corporations. 
A) schools that a district uses as the median by which to judge test scores. 
B) private schools that are funded with tax vouchers. 
C) public schools that are free to design special curricula. 
D) private schools run by large corporations.

Question 11

Noncitizen legal immigrants are

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A) eligible to receive Medicaid benefits as soon as they arrive in the United States. 
B) required to reside in the United States for 15 years before they can receive Medicaid benefits. 
C) required to reside in the United States for five years before they can receive Medicaid benefits. 
D) never allowed to receive Medicaid benefits. 
A) eligible to receive Medicaid benefits as soon as they arrive in the United States. 
B) required to reside in the United States for 15 years before they can receive Medicaid benefits. 
C) required to reside in the United States for five years before they can receive Medicaid benefits. 
D) never allowed to receive Medicaid benefits.

Question 12

President ________ vowed "to end welfare as we know it."

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) George H.W.Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) George H.W.Bush 
D) Bill Clinton

Question 13

The 1996 welfare reforms

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A) have done little to eliminate welfare dependency. 
B) have reduced the number of people on welfare but have done little to reduce poverty. 
C) have led to an increase in the number of welfare recipients. 
D) did not change anything. 
A) have done little to eliminate welfare dependency. 
B) have reduced the number of people on welfare but have done little to reduce poverty. 
C) have led to an increase in the number of welfare recipients. 
D) did not change anything.

Question 14

Currently, the average monthly Social Security payment is approximately ________ per month.

Accepted Answer

A) $325 
B) $757 
C) $1,400 
D) $2,175 
A) $325 
B) $757 
C) $1,400 
D) $2,175

Question 15

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted major changes to the health care system after its passage in 2010.Describe the three main features of the ACA as Congress passed it, and discuss how the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of various features of the ACA.

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There are two components to this questio

Question 16

The first federal government assistance in education came in

Accepted Answer

A) 1785, when the federal government set aside land for public schools. 
B) 1812, when Congress established public schools in Washington, D.C. 
C) 1944, with the GI Bill. 
D) 2001, with the No Child Left Behind Act. 
A) 1785, when the federal government set aside land for public schools. 
B) 1812, when Congress established public schools in Washington, D.C. 
C) 1944, with the GI Bill. 
D) 2001, with the No Child Left Behind Act.

Question 17

Which of the following groups is more than twice as likely as other Americans to be below the poverty line?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans 
B) children 
C) the elderly 
D) single mothers 
A) African Americans 
B) children 
C) the elderly 
D) single mothers

Question 18

The average monthly benefit for "food stamps" for a family of three is about

Accepted Answer

A) $150. 
B) $400. 
C) $900. 
D) $1,200. 
A) $150. 
B) $400. 
C) $900. 
D) $1,200.

Question 19

The Every Student Succeeds law enacted by Congress in 2015 returned control for school performance to ________ testing results by race and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) the federal government and outlawed any attempts by state governments to disaggregate 
B) the federal government but created a new requirement that schools disaggregate 
C) state governments but maintained the federal requirement that schools provide 
D) state governments but outlawed the federal requirement that schools provide 
A) the federal government and outlawed any attempts by state governments to disaggregate 
B) the federal government but created a new requirement that schools disaggregate 
C) state governments but maintained the federal requirement that schools provide 
D) state governments but outlawed the federal requirement that schools provide

Question 20

The federal government spends far more on

Accepted Answer

A) programs for education than on programs for the elderly and poor children. 
B) programs for the elderly than on programs for veterans and on unemployment insurance benefits. 
C) programs for poor children than on programs for the elderly and on unemployment insurance benefits. 
D) unemployment insurance benefits than on programs for the elderly and poor children. 
A) programs for education than on programs for the elderly and poor children. 
B) programs for the elderly than on programs for veterans and on unemployment insurance benefits. 
C) programs for poor children than on programs for the elderly and on unemployment insurance benefits. 
D) unemployment insurance benefits than on programs for the elderly and poor children.

Deregulation of the mortgage industry in 1999 helped produce the housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 by

Since the welfare reforms of 1996, the primary reason for receiving federal cash assistance if one is nonworking and able-bodied is that the recipient

The goal of Social Security is to

What are the three "streams" in political scientist John Kingdon's model of the policy-making process?

Spending on medical programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has proven difficult to control because

Social Security plays a vital role for younger people by providing

Because there is no provision for long-term care in the United States, ________ has become the de facto program financing nursing home residents when they have exhausted their Savings.

Which of the following statements about advanced industrialized nations and health care is MOST accurate?

Charter schools are best described as

Noncitizen legal immigrants are

President ________ vowed "to end welfare as we know it."

The 1996 welfare reforms

Currently, the average monthly Social Security payment is approximately ________ per month.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted major changes to the health care system after its passage in 2010.Describe the three main features of the ACA as Congress passed it, and discuss how the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of various features of the ACA.

The first federal government assistance in education came in

Which of the following groups is more than twice as likely as other Americans to be below the poverty line?

The average monthly benefit for "food stamps" for a family of three is about

The Every Student Succeeds law enacted by Congress in 2015 returned control for school performance to ________ testing results by race and ethnicity.

The federal government spends far more on

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Exam 17: Social Policy

Deregulation of the mortgage industry in 1999 helped produce the housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 by

Since the welfare reforms of 1996, the primary reason for receiving federal cash assistance if one is nonworking and able-bodied is that the recipient

The goal of Social Security is to

What are the three "streams" in political scientist John Kingdon's model of the policy-making process?

Spending on medical programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has proven difficult to control because

Social Security plays a vital role for younger people by providing

Because there is no provision for long-term care in the United States, ________ has become the de facto program financing nursing home residents when they have exhausted their Savings.

Which of the following statements about advanced industrialized nations and health care is MOST accurate?

Charter schools are best described as

Noncitizen legal immigrants are

President ________ vowed "to end welfare as we know it."

The 1996 welfare reforms

Currently, the average monthly Social Security payment is approximately ________ per month.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted major changes to the health care system after its passage in 2010.Describe the three main features of the ACA as Congress passed it, and discuss how the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of various features of the ACA.

The first federal government assistance in education came in

Which of the following groups is more than twice as likely as other Americans to be below the poverty line?

The average monthly benefit for "food stamps" for a family of three is about

The Every Student Succeeds law enacted by Congress in 2015 returned control for school performance to ________ testing results by race and ethnicity.

The federal government spends far more on

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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