A) Was passed in 1919
B) Is the chief means by which government at the local, state, and national levels provides income security to citizens
C) Is a social insurance program offered to people living below poverty level
D) Provides partial health care benefits to the needy under Medicaid
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A) the federal government pays monthly checks to people in need at 55 years of age
B) the federal government pays monthly checks to people with disabilities who are over the age of 70
C) Payments are based on the recipient's assets and income
D) Payments are financed from social security contributions
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A) It is a contributory system
B) It is social insurance
C) Payments to beneficiaries are based on previous earnings
D) Beneficiaries are subject to a test of means to establish eligibility
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A) Is a voluntary HI plan and a compulsory SMI.
B) is for everyone aged 65 or over entitled to Social Security or railroad retirement
C) Title XVIII, an amendment to the Social Security Act, is the authority for Medicare.
D) Medicare is a compulsory HI plan and a voluntary SMI.
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A) Assumes financial responsibility only for people over the age of 65 years and people with disabilities
B) Assumes responsibility to insure virtually all American workers and their families against the loss of income from retirement and disability.
C) Is not expected or required to have a responsibility for the general welfare of people
D) Assumes financial responsibility for all American-born children under the age five years.
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A) Provides for protection of income against strikes or long periods of unemployment resulting from economic recession
B) Is a public assistance program
C) Is a non-deterrent insurance program
D) Is a life-time insurance program
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A) Primarily consists of income assistance provided to the unemployed and the homeless population.
B) Includes income and health maintenance programs for individuals who are aging, blind, or disabled;
C) Includes income and health maintenance programs for everyone in the United States without any restrictions
D) Primarily provides monetary assistance to single-parent headed families
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A) Increased AFDC payments
B) Provided assistance to families in need with children by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage
C) Was signed in 2000 by President Bush
D) Included individual entitlement
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A) Is a type of spiritual rehabilitation program
B) Stands for Old Age Surveillance Direct Health Insurance
C) Is the largest and most important of the income and health insurance programs in the United States
D) Does not provide any cash benefits under any provision
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A) Have more than doubled in their numbers since 1970
B) Have higher earnings than male-headed families
C) Have increased in number among the Caucasians and Asians
D) Receive more social security benefits than two-parent families
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