Question 1

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has a membership of approximately ________ members.

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000 
B) 2 million 
C) 10 million 
D) 38 million 
A) 100,000 
B) 2 million 
C) 10 million 
D) 38 million

Question 2

In the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) the state-based insurance exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act were a violation of the Constitution's Tenth Amendment. 
B) state governments could opt out of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion without fear of losing their existing Medicaid funds. 
C) the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. 
D) "closely held" corporations were exempt from provisions of federal law that violated their owners' religious beliefs. 
A) the state-based insurance exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act were a violation of the Constitution's Tenth Amendment. 
B) state governments could opt out of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion without fear of losing their existing Medicaid funds. 
C) the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. 
D) "closely held" corporations were exempt from provisions of federal law that violated their owners' religious beliefs.

Question 3

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union launching the world's first satellite 
B) the Civil War 
C) the return of veterans at the end of World War II 
D) the Great Depression 
A) the Soviet Union launching the world's first satellite 
B) the Civil War 
C) the return of veterans at the end of World War II 
D) the Great Depression

Question 4

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 a(n)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The idea of ________ was at the heart of George W.Bush's 2005 plan for Social Security reform.

Accepted Answer

A) termination 
B) private accounts 
C) universal access 
D) benefit reduction 
A) termination 
B) private accounts 
C) universal access 
D) benefit reduction

Question 6

Between 2007 and 2018, the number of Americans receiving food stamps

Accepted Answer

A) remained relatively unchanged. 
B) increased by nearly 20 million. 
C) decreased by nearly 20 million. 
D) decreased by nearly 40 million. 
A) remained relatively unchanged. 
B) increased by nearly 20 million. 
C) decreased by nearly 20 million. 
D) decreased by nearly 40 million.

Question 7

Social Security was established in

Accepted Answer

A) 1929. 
B) 1930. 
C) 1935. 
D) 1965. 
A) 1929. 
B) 1930. 
C) 1935. 
D) 1965.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) 2020. 
B) 2034. 
C) 2049. 
D) 2074. 
A) 2020. 
B) 2034. 
C) 2049. 
D) 2074.

Question 9

The MOST significant education policy developed by the federal government in the nineteenth century was the

Accepted Answer

A) creation of compulsory elementary school education. 
B) establishment of land-grant colleges. 
C) creation of the GI Bill. 
D) development of a standard national elementary school curriculum. 
A) creation of compulsory elementary school education. 
B) establishment of land-grant colleges. 
C) creation of the GI Bill. 
D) development of a standard national elementary school curriculum.

Question 10

What was the "outdoor relief" distributed by private charities?

Accepted Answer

A) a place to sleep at night 
B) a temporary job 
C) money 
D) bread lines and soup kitchens 
A) a place to sleep at night 
B) a temporary job 
C) money 
D) bread lines and soup kitchens

Question 11

Which of the following groups receives the LEAST 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 12

Which of the following programs provide the MOST benefits the working poor?

Accepted Answer

A) Earned Income Tax Credit 
B) Medicare 
C) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
D) subsidized student loans 
A) Earned Income Tax Credit 
B) Medicare 
C) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
D) subsidized student loans

Question 13

Which of the following played an important role in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) the military 
B) the federal government 
C) churches and religious organizations 
D) the United Nations 
A) the military 
B) the federal government 
C) churches and religious organizations 
D) the United Nations

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has a membership of approximately ________ members.

In the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court ruled that

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

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 a(n)

The idea of ________ was at the heart of George W.Bush's 2005 plan for Social Security reform.

Between 2007 and 2018, the number of Americans receiving food stamps

Social Security was established in

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

The MOST significant education policy developed by the federal government in the nineteenth century was the

What was the "outdoor relief" distributed by private charities?

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

Which of the following programs provide the MOST benefits the working poor?

Which of the following played an important role in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century?

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Exam 17: Social Policy

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has a membership of approximately ________ members.

In the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court ruled that

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

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 a(n)

The idea of ________ was at the heart of George W.Bush's 2005 plan for Social Security reform.

Between 2007 and 2018, the number of Americans receiving food stamps

Social Security was established in

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

The MOST significant education policy developed by the federal government in the nineteenth century was the

What was the "outdoor relief" distributed by private charities?

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

Which of the following programs provide the MOST benefits the working poor?

Which of the following played an important role in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century?

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