Question 1

Which of the following could be seen as evidence in support of the passage of the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare?

Accepted Answer

A) Private insurance companies are adequate to provide health care coverage to nearly all Americans. 
B) Uninsured Americans have access to health care because hospitals are required to treat patients with life-threatening conditions. 
C) Health care costs rose substantially over the past few decades,and now appear to have stabilized. 
D) Health care costs have remained stable over the past few decades. 
A) Private insurance companies are adequate to provide health care coverage to nearly all Americans. 
B) Uninsured Americans have access to health care because hospitals are required to treat patients with life-threatening conditions. 
C) Health care costs rose substantially over the past few decades,and now appear to have stabilized. 
D) Health care costs have remained stable over the past few decades.

Question 2

What is the public assistance program that provides health care to the poor?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Food Stamp program 
D) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Food Stamp program 
D) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Question 3

Contributors to health care costs in the United States are an aging population and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) individual mandates 
B) employer mandates 
C) chronic disease 
D) the number of births 
A) individual mandates 
B) employer mandates 
C) chronic disease 
D) the number of births

Question 4

Entitlement programs are designed to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) get the poor out of poverty 
B) help ensure equality in public school funding 
C) help provide income to low-earning households 
D) provide benefits to all qualifying individuals 
A) get the poor out of poverty 
B) help ensure equality in public school funding 
C) help provide income to low-earning households 
D) provide benefits to all qualifying individuals

Question 5

Which of the following is necessary information to determine eligibility for a means-tested program?

Accepted Answer

A) the number of years a person has worked before retirement 
B) the number of years a person has been on Social Security 
C) the number of years a person has been in the military 
D) the income level of the person in question 
A) the number of years a person has worked before retirement 
B) the number of years a person has been on Social Security 
C) the number of years a person has been in the military 
D) the income level of the person in question

Question 6

A comparison of health care costs in the United States with those of other industrialized nations would reveal what?

Accepted Answer

A) that the United States has lower health care costs because its people are healthier 
B) that other industrialized nations have lower health care costs 
C) that other industrialized nations have higher health care costs because their people are less healthy 
D) that health care costs are less influenced by private insurance in the United States than in other industrialized nations 
A) that the United States has lower health care costs because its people are healthier 
B) that other industrialized nations have lower health care costs 
C) that other industrialized nations have higher health care costs because their people are less healthy 
D) that health care costs are less influenced by private insurance in the United States than in other industrialized nations

Question 7

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)was replaced with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
B) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
C) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  
D) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
A) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
B) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
C) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  
D) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Question 8

Which of the following best explains the reason for continued public support for Social Security?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security provides funds to only those people whose income falls below a certain level when they retire. 
B) Social Security provides funds to retirees who paid in to the system,and it serves as a safety net to reduce poverty among seniors. 
C) Social Security provides options for seniors to invest in private markets to supplement retirement income. 
D) Social Security provides health care coverage to all seniors when they retire. 
A) Social Security provides funds to only those people whose income falls below a certain level when they retire. 
B) Social Security provides funds to retirees who paid in to the system,and it serves as a safety net to reduce poverty among seniors. 
C) Social Security provides options for seniors to invest in private markets to supplement retirement income. 
D) Social Security provides health care coverage to all seniors when they retire.

Question 9

In the Social Security system,what is the name for the number of recipients as a percentage of the number of contributing workers?

Accepted Answer

A) dependency ratio 
B) COLAs 
C) welfare reform 
D) generational compact 
A) dependency ratio 
B) COLAs 
C) welfare reform 
D) generational compact

Question 10

Which of the following provides evidence for why universal health care has not been adopted in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Liberals want insurance provided by private companies only. 
B) Conservatives oppose what they consider socialized medicine. 
C) Nearly all Americans currently have health insurance. 
D) Many Americans currently lack health insurance. 
A) Liberals want insurance provided by private companies only. 
B) Conservatives oppose what they consider socialized medicine. 
C) Nearly all Americans currently have health insurance. 
D) Many Americans currently lack health insurance.

Question 11

According to the text,where does the United States rank in infant mortality rates when compared to other advanced democracies?

Accepted Answer

A) most infant deaths per births 
B) second highest,behind Greece 
C) fourth highest,behind Italy 
D) tenth highest,behind Spain 
A) most infant deaths per births 
B) second highest,behind Greece 
C) fourth highest,behind Italy 
D) tenth highest,behind Spain

Question 12

Based on Figure 17.2,which non-means-tested social welfare program in the United States takes up the largest share of the federal budget?

Accepted Answer

A) Food Stamps 
B) Social Security 
C) Medicare 
D) Medicaid 
A) Food Stamps 
B) Social Security 
C) Medicare 
D) Medicaid

Question 13

Which of these is the most politically powerful age group in the population-a group that,because of high voter turnout,constitutes more than one-third of the voters on Election Day?

Accepted Answer

A) 18-21 
B) teens 
C) 22-28 
D) senior citizens 
A) 18-21 
B) teens 
C) 22-28 
D) senior citizens

Question 14

If all citizens who are 65 years and older are eligible for Medicare,but only some citizens are eligible for Medicaid because they lack certain resources,which of the following is also true?

Accepted Answer

A) Both Medicare and Medicaid are principally retirement programs. 
B) Both Medicare and Medicaid are means-tested programs. 
C) Medicare is an entitlement program,but Medicaid is a means-tested program. 
D) Medicare is a means-tested program,but Medicaid is an entitlement program. 
A) Both Medicare and Medicaid are principally retirement programs. 
B) Both Medicare and Medicaid are means-tested programs. 
C) Medicare is an entitlement program,but Medicaid is a means-tested program. 
D) Medicare is a means-tested program,but Medicaid is an entitlement program.

Question 15

The Earned Income Tax Credit does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) assists the working poor by providing a larger refund than taxpayers paid in during the previous year 
B) provides additional deductions for investment income 
C) increases the tax rate for investment income 
D) exempts income from home sales 
A) assists the working poor by providing a larger refund than taxpayers paid in during the previous year 
B) provides additional deductions for investment income 
C) increases the tax rate for investment income 
D) exempts income from home sales

Question 16

The Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare,involved a federal takeover of the insurance industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Senior citizens are likely to be concerned about potential cuts to the medical program known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Senior citizens are likely to be concerned...

Question 18

There is a direct and obvious correlation between the percentage of GDP spent on health care and life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Under which of the following conditions would increasing the age at which people become eligible for Medicare make sense?

Accepted Answer

A) if life expectancy decreases 
B) if life expectancy increases 
C) if Medicaid expands to include a greater number of people 
D) if the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare,is repealed 
A) if life expectancy decreases 
B) if life expectancy increases 
C) if Medicaid expands to include a greater number of people 
D) if the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare,is repealed

Question 20

A senior citizen who is deemed to have a disability due to alcohol or drug addiction would qualify for monetary benefits through which federal program?

Accepted Answer

A) SSI 
B) TANF 
C) SNAP 
D) EITC 
A) SSI 
B) TANF 
C) SNAP 
D) EITC

Which of the following could be seen as evidence in support of the passage of the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare?

What is the public assistance program that provides health care to the poor?

Contributors to health care costs in the United States are an aging population and __________.

Entitlement programs are designed to do which of the following?

Which of the following is necessary information to determine eligibility for a means-tested program?

A comparison of health care costs in the United States with those of other industrialized nations would reveal what?

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)was replaced with __________.

Which of the following best explains the reason for continued public support for Social Security?

In the Social Security system,what is the name for the number of recipients as a percentage of the number of contributing workers?

Which of the following provides evidence for why universal health care has not been adopted in the United States?

According to the text,where does the United States rank in infant mortality rates when compared to other advanced democracies?

Based on Figure 17.2,which non-means-tested social welfare program in the United States takes up the largest share of the federal budget?

Which of these is the most politically powerful age group in the population-a group that,because of high voter turnout,constitutes more than one-third of the voters on Election Day?

If all citizens who are 65 years and older are eligible for Medicare,but only some citizens are eligible for Medicaid because they lack certain resources,which of the following is also true?

The Earned Income Tax Credit does which of the following?

The Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare,involved a federal takeover of the insurance industry.

Senior citizens are likely to be concerned about potential cuts to the medical program known as ___________.

There is a direct and obvious correlation between the percentage of GDP spent on health care and life expectancy.

Under which of the following conditions would increasing the age at which people become eligible for Medicare make sense?

A senior citizen who is deemed to have a disability due to alcohol or drug addiction would qualify for monetary benefits through which federal program?

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Exam 17: Politics and Social Welfare

Which of the following could be seen as evidence in support of the passage of the Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare?

What is the public assistance program that provides health care to the poor?

Contributors to health care costs in the United States are an aging population and __________.

Entitlement programs are designed to do which of the following?

Which of the following is necessary information to determine eligibility for a means-tested program?

A comparison of health care costs in the United States with those of other industrialized nations would reveal what?

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)was replaced with __________.

Which of the following best explains the reason for continued public support for Social Security?

In the Social Security system,what is the name for the number of recipients as a percentage of the number of contributing workers?

Which of the following provides evidence for why universal health care has not been adopted in the United States?

According to the text,where does the United States rank in infant mortality rates when compared to other advanced democracies?

Based on Figure 17.2,which non-means-tested social welfare program in the United States takes up the largest share of the federal budget?

Which of these is the most politically powerful age group in the population-a group that,because of high voter turnout,constitutes more than one-third of the voters on Election Day?

If all citizens who are 65 years and older are eligible for Medicare,but only some citizens are eligible for Medicaid because they lack certain resources,which of the following is also true?

The Earned Income Tax Credit does which of the following?

The Affordable Care Act,colloquially known as Obamacare,involved a federal takeover of the insurance industry.

Senior citizens are likely to be concerned about potential cuts to the medical program known as ___________.

There is a direct and obvious correlation between the percentage of GDP spent on health care and life expectancy.

Under which of the following conditions would increasing the age at which people become eligible for Medicare make sense?

A senior citizen who is deemed to have a disability due to alcohol or drug addiction would qualify for monetary benefits through which federal program?

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The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power

Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power

Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics

Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

Political Parties: Organizing Politics

Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs

Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill

The President: White House Politics

The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics

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