Question 1

The average food stamp payment in 2007 was?

Accepted Answer

A) $100 
B) $300 
C) $0 
D) $215 
A) $100 
B) $300 
C) $0 
D) $215

Question 2

Voucher programs for housing

Accepted Answer

A) provide rent vouchers for existing housing stock. 
B) are under utilized with a surplus of housing stock. 
C) provide down payment assistance to purchase homes. 
D) are known as Section 8. 
A) provide rent vouchers for existing housing stock. 
B) are under utilized with a surplus of housing stock. 
C) provide down payment assistance to purchase homes. 
D) are known as Section 8.

Question 3

The Head Start program

Accepted Answer

A) has been successful in fostering better levels of school attainment. 
B) began in 1965. 
C) provides preschool activities for 4 and 5 year old disadvantaged students. 
D) does all of the above. 
A) has been successful in fostering better levels of school attainment. 
B) began in 1965. 
C) provides preschool activities for 4 and 5 year old disadvantaged students. 
D) does all of the above.

Question 4

Federal job training programs

Accepted Answer

A) help provide job market skills to those in poverty. 
B) have been overwhelmingly effective in helping those in poverty. 
C) cost very little money per person participating. 
D) do all of the above. 
A) help provide job market skills to those in poverty. 
B) have been overwhelmingly effective in helping those in poverty. 
C) cost very little money per person participating. 
D) do all of the above.

Question 5

Under TANF,at least 50% of single mother recipients and 90% of two-parent families must be working or in work preparation programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A dollar reduction in benefits as a result of a dollar income from working is a

Accepted Answer

A) 50% tax rate. 
B) 75% tax rate. 
C) 22.5% tax rate. 
D) 100% tax rate. 
A) 50% tax rate. 
B) 75% tax rate. 
C) 22.5% tax rate. 
D) 100% tax rate.

Question 7

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Accepted Answer

A) provides more income to those people on welfare. 
B) is a tax on low income workers. 
C) provides additional tax credits to low income workers. 
D) is a tax break for the wealthiest Americans. 
A) provides more income to those people on welfare. 
B) is a tax on low income workers. 
C) provides additional tax credits to low income workers. 
D) is a tax break for the wealthiest Americans.

Question 8

Under TANF,the time limit for receiving benefits during a lifetime is

Accepted Answer

A) 12 years. 
B) 13 weeks. 
C) 60 months. 
D) 5 months. 
A) 12 years. 
B) 13 weeks. 
C) 60 months. 
D) 5 months.

Question 9

Which group is not provided aid by Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A) elderly 
B) blind 
C) disabled 
D) poor 
A) elderly 
B) blind 
C) disabled 
D) poor

Question 10

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Crowding out can occur when public insurance crowds out private insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Consider a negative income tax.As discussed in your textbook,under the negative income tax,each person is entitled to a grant of G dollars per month.For every dollar the person earns,the grant is reduced by t dollars.Suppose G = 200 and t = 0.40.Consider an individual whose hourly wage is $10.There are 30 days in a month (so T is 720).Sketch the budget constraint before and after the introduction of a negative income tax.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Consider a negative income tax.As discussed in...

Question 13

The switch from AFDC to TANF took place in

Accepted Answer

A) 1937. 
B) 1986. 
C) 1996. 
D) 1998. 
A) 1937. 
B) 1986. 
C) 1996. 
D) 1998.

Question 14

Expenditures on major need-tested programs from the federal government for medical care amounted to _____ in 2004.

Accepted Answer

A) $98.1 
B) $28.8 
C) $46.9 
D) $20.0 
E) none of the above 
A) $98.1 
B) $28.8 
C) $46.9 
D) $20.0 
E) none of the above

Question 15

The gross replacement rate is

Accepted Answer

A) the proportion of pretax earnings replaced by unemployment insurance. 
B) a rate of employment in key sectors of the economy. 
C) the percentage of each paycheck that is removed for unemployment insurance. 
D) the rate that tax receipts are used to cover tax expenditures. 
E) none of the above. 
A) the proportion of pretax earnings replaced by unemployment insurance. 
B) a rate of employment in key sectors of the economy. 
C) the percentage of each paycheck that is removed for unemployment insurance. 
D) the rate that tax receipts are used to cover tax expenditures. 
E) none of the above.

The average food stamp payment in 2007 was?

Voucher programs for housing

The Head Start program

Federal job training programs

Under TANF,at least 50% of single mother recipients and 90% of two-parent families must be working or in work preparation programs.

A dollar reduction in benefits as a result of a dollar income from working is a

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Under TANF,the time limit for receiving benefits during a lifetime is

Which group is not provided aid by Medicaid?

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

Crowding out can occur when public insurance crowds out private insurance.

The switch from AFDC to TANF took place in

Expenditures on major need-tested programs from the federal government for medical care amounted to _____ in 2004.

The gross replacement rate is

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Exam 13: Expenditure Programs for the Poor

The average food stamp payment in 2007 was?

Voucher programs for housing

The Head Start program

Federal job training programs

Under TANF,at least 50% of single mother recipients and 90% of two-parent families must be working or in work preparation programs.

A dollar reduction in benefits as a result of a dollar income from working is a

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Under TANF,the time limit for receiving benefits during a lifetime is

Which group is not provided aid by Medicaid?

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

Crowding out can occur when public insurance crowds out private insurance.

The switch from AFDC to TANF took place in

Expenditures on major need-tested programs from the federal government for medical care amounted to _____ in 2004.

The gross replacement rate is

Introduction

Tools of Positive Analysis

Tools of Normative Analysis

Public Goods

Externalities

Political Economy

Education

Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Health Care Market

Government and the Market for Health Care

Social Security

Income Redistribution: Conceptual Issues

Taxation and Income Distribution

Taxation and Efficiency

Efficient and Equitable Taxation

The Personal Income Tax

Personal Taxation and Behavior

The Corporation Tax

Deficit Finance

Fundamental Tax Reform: Taxes on Consumption and Wealth

Public Finance in a Federal System

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