Question 1

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

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

Question 2

In 2016, each individual's required contribution to Social Security was

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A)   zero percent of his or her first $118,500 of income.
B)   1.45 percent of his or her first $118,500 of income.
C)   6.2 percent of his or her first $118, 500 of income.
D)   7.65 percent of his or her first $118,500 of income.

Question 3

The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program is administered by the

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A)   federal government.
B)   states, with uniform benefit levels set by the federal government.
C)   states, with benefit levels varying between states.
D)   federal government, with benefit levels varying between states.

Question 4

Poor Americans had strong incentives to establish their eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)  in the 1970s because AFDC recipients

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A)   were exempted from the military draft.
B)   were immediately enrolled in Medicare.
C)   received a waiver on sales taxes.
D)   automatically received Medicaid and food stamps.

Question 5

Why is it difficult to lobby for the interests of poor children?

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A)   There are no longer enough poor children to make a difference.
B)   Children cannot vote.
C)   There are no interest groups devoted to poor children.
D)   American political values tend to discount the needs of youth.

Question 6

The U.S. Public Health Service was founded in

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A)   1798.
B)   1866.
C)   1936.
D)   1942.

Question 7

In 2016, each individual's required contribution to Medicare was ________ percent of all earnings.

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   1.45
C)   6.2
D)   15

Question 8

The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

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A)   increased use of noncash assistance.
B)   increased benefits.
C)   decreased use of means testing.
D)   decreased use of job-training programs.

Question 9

What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

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A)   the fear that the Soviets were winning the Cold War through better technology
B)   low levels of literacy in America's inner cities
C)   the return of veterans at the end of World War II
D)   the Great Depression

Question 10

Which of the following is a program of forced savings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Medicaid
B)   Medicare
C)   Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
D)   food stamps

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)   the middle class
B)   children
C)   the elderly
D)   the wealthy

Question 12

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 13

Congress's 2003 Medicare reform bill

Accepted Answer

A)   added a prescription drug benefit to the package of health benefits provided to the elderly.
B)   eliminated a prescription drug benefit to the package from health benefits provided to the elderly.
C)   increased the minimum age of Medicare recipients from 65 to 75 years old.
D)   decreased the minimum age of Medicare recipients from 75 to 65 years old.

Question 14

There are considerable disparities in benefits from state to state in noncontributory programs because

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A)   many state constitutions prohibit state governments from accepting money for noncontributory programs from the federal government.
B)   state governments are given grants-in-aid from the federal government to establish and operate their own programs rather than having one uniform national program.
C)   the federal government specifies different levels of assistance to each state based on means testing and indexing.
D)   some states choose to only employ contributory programs.

Question 15

The feminization of poverty refers to the fact that

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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 over the last 50 years.

Question 16

Which of the following is a goal of American social policy?

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A)   the elimination of poverty
B)   the promotion of equality of opportunity
C)   closing the gap between rich and poor
D)   promoting economic equality

Question 17

Describe the differences between contributory and noncontributory programs and provide at least three examples of each. Which programs are the most generous and why?

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Question 18

When did the American welfare state begin?

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A)   the 1890s
B)   the 1920s
C)   the 1930s
D)   the 1960s

Question 19

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

Accepted Answer

A)   cut federal funding for school districts that performed poorly on the Department of Education's measures of student success.
B)   guaranteed that 10 percent of all federal revenue would be spent each year on elementary and secondary education.
C)   required that all school districts devote at least 200 hours of instruction to students each year using federally approved curriculum.
D)   offered federal aid for education by allocating funds to school districts with substantial numbers of children from unemployed or low-income families.

Question 20

Which of the following programs most benefits the working poor?

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A)   earned income tax credits
B)   Medicaid
C)   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
D)   subsidized student loans

Exam 13: Domestic Policy

Congress's 2003 Medicare reform bill

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Why is it difficult to lobby for the interests of poor children?

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

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Which of the following is a goal of American social policy?

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What event brought federal attention to elementary school education?

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The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program is administered by the

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In 2016, each individual's required contribution to Medicare was ________ percent of all earnings.

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

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The main change in welfare policies since 1996 is

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In 2016, each individual's required contribution to Social Security was

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Poor Americans had strong incentives to establish their eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in the 1970s because AFDC recipients

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Which of the following programs most benefits the working poor?

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

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

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Describe the differences between contributory and noncontributory programs and provide at least three examples of each. Which programs are the most generous and why?

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The U.S. Public Health Service was founded in

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