Question 1

Which of the following is the best example of the shadow welfare state?

Accepted Answer

A) soup kitchens supported by local churches 
B) food stamps 
C) tax breaks 
D) cost-of-living adjustments

Question 2

In 2018, each individual's required contribution to Social Security was ________ percent of his or her first $128,400 of income.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1.45 
C) 6.2 
D) 7.65

Question 3

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provided 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to employees of firms with at least 50 workers to care for

Accepted Answer

A) newborn children (under the age of six months). 
B) the health of their biological children (under the age of 12). 
C) their own health or that of a qualifying family member. 
D) the health of their biological parents (over the age of 65).

Question 4

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Accepted Answer

A) substantially increased the federal government's role in elementary and secondary education. 
B) substantially decreased the federal government's role in elementary and secondary education. 
C) maintained the same role for the federal government in elementary and secondary education that existed between 1791 and 2001. 
D) created a new source of governmental power-the Department of Education-that is a combination of federal, state, and local authorities.

Question 5

The "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) women are more likely to be poor than men. 
B) women benefit more than men from federal government antipoverty programs. 
C) women have become less likely over time to fall below the federal poverty line. 
D) the wage gap between men and women has become much larger during the last 50 years.

Question 6

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid 
B) Medicare 
C) food stamps 
D) Supplemental Security Income

Question 7

Which of the following social policies is currently the MOST costly to the government?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) food stamps 
C) public housing assistance 
D) Medicare

Question 8

Roughly ________ percent of America's children live in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 20 
D) 40

Question 9

The idea that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to achieve their goals is called

Accepted Answer

A) in-kind benefits. 
B) equality of opportunity. 
C) outdoor relief. 
D) the contributory system.

Question 10

If groups looking to legalize marijuana for recreational use failed to change the federal government's policy toward the drug and, as a result, began lobbying state legislatures where
Legalization was popular, it would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) indexing. 
B) means testing. 
C) venue shopping. 
D) "retreating and reloading."

Question 11

Which of the following programs provides an in-kind benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) Medicaid 
C) veterans benefits payments 
D) Supplemental Security Income

Question 12

In 1862, Congress established land-grant colleges with the

Accepted Answer

A) Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 
B) GI Bill of Rights. 
C) Northwest Ordinance. 
D) Morrill Act.

Question 13

The formula by which Social Security retirement benefits are calculated is designed to

Accepted Answer

A) redistribute income from well-off to less-well-off workers. 
B) provide every worker with the an equal amount of income. 
C) redistribute income from less-well-off workers to well-off workers. 
D) proportionately reflect each individual's lifetime contribution to the system.

Question 14

Describe the differences between contributory programs, noncontributory programs, and tax expenditures and provide an example of each.What are some current concerns regarding spending for two of the largest government programs: Social Security and Medicare?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the differences between contributory programs, noncontributory...

Question 15

Approximately half of nonelderly American receive health insurance through

Accepted Answer

A) their employers. 
B) Medicare. 
C) Medicaid. 
D) the Affordable Care Act.

Question 16

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act passed by Congress in 1996 allowed states much ________ discretion in designing their cash-assistance programs to
Needy families and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) more; restricted most legal immigrants from receiving benefits 
B) less; allowed most legal immigrants to receive benefits 
C) more; allowed most legal immigrants to receive benefits 
D) less; restricted most legal immigrants from receiving benefits

Question 17

In most states, unemployment benefits last for a maximum of ________ weeks.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 26 
C) 36 
D) 52

Question 18

Before the development of the welfare state, the primary problem with private charities was that they

Accepted Answer

A) would make subjective decisions on who was deserving of aid. 
B) were unable to get the necessary government licenses to operate legally. 
C) disrupted the constitutional separation of church and state. 
D) often kept donations for their own private use.

Question 19

Groups in society that ________ receive the MOST benefits from government's social policies.

Accepted Answer

A) make up the largest percentage of the population 
B) are the most politically powerful 
C) suffer the most hardship 
D) are made up of people who cannot help themselves, like children or the elderly,

Question 20

The Affordable Care Act originally required that state governments

Accepted Answer

A) expand their Medicaid programs to cover more poor people or lose all of the Medicaid funds they receive from the federal government. 
B) eliminate their Medicaid programs or lose all of the categorical grants they receive from the federal government. 
C) expand their Medicare programs to cover citizens over the age of 50 or lose all of the Medicaid funds they receive from the federal government. 
D) expand their Medicare programs to cover citizens over the age of 40 or lose all of the Medicaid funds they receive from the federal government.

Exam 17: Social Policy

Which of the following is the best example of the shadow welfare state?

In 2018, each individual's required contribution to Social Security was ________ percent of his or her first $128,400 of income.

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provided 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to employees of firms with at least 50 workers to care for

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

The "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

Which of the following social policies is currently the MOST costly to the government?

Roughly ________ percent of America's children live in poverty.

The idea that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to achieve their goals is called

If groups looking to legalize marijuana for recreational use failed to change the federal government's policy toward the drug and, as a result, began lobbying state legislatures where Legalization was popular, it would be an example of

Which of the following programs provides an in-kind benefit?

In 1862, Congress established land-grant colleges with the

The formula by which Social Security retirement benefits are calculated is designed to

Describe the differences between contributory programs, noncontributory programs, and tax expenditures and provide an example of each.What are some current concerns regarding spending for two of the largest government programs: Social Security and Medicare?

Approximately half of nonelderly American receive health insurance through

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act passed by Congress in 1996 allowed states much discretion in designing their cash-assistance programs to Needy families and .

In most states, unemployment benefits last for a maximum of ________ weeks.

Before the development of the welfare state, the primary problem with private charities was that they

Groups in society that ________ receive the MOST benefits from government's social policies.

The Affordable Care Act originally required that state governments

Exam 17: Social Policy

Which of the following is the best example of the shadow welfare state?

In 2018, each individual's required contribution to Social Security was ________ percent of his or her first $128,400 of income.

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provided 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to employees of firms with at least 50 workers to care for

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

The "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

Which of the following social policies is currently the MOST costly to the government?

Roughly ________ percent of America's children live in poverty.

The idea that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to achieve their goals is called

If groups looking to legalize marijuana for recreational use failed to change the federal government's policy toward the drug and, as a result, began lobbying state legislatures where Legalization was popular, it would be an example of

Which of the following programs provides an in-kind benefit?

In 1862, Congress established land-grant colleges with the

The formula by which Social Security retirement benefits are calculated is designed to

Describe the differences between contributory programs, noncontributory programs, and tax expenditures and provide an example of each.What are some current concerns regarding spending for two of the largest government programs: Social Security and Medicare?

Approximately half of nonelderly American receive health insurance through

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act passed by Congress in 1996 allowed states much ________ discretion in designing their cash-assistance programs to Needy families and ________.

In most states, unemployment benefits last for a maximum of ________ weeks.

Before the development of the welfare state, the primary problem with private charities was that they

Groups in society that ________ receive the MOST benefits from government's social policies.

The Affordable Care Act originally required that state governments

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act passed by Congress in 1996 allowed states much discretion in designing their cash-assistance programs to Needy families and .