Question 1

You are a policy maker interested in reducing behavioral problems among school-age children on Native American reservations.Based on results of a study of the Cherokee Nation,which of the following proposals will you make?

Accepted Answer

A)   implement a program of alcohol and drug counseling among expectant mothers
B)   legalize gambling, and allow the tribe to retain the profits
C)   raise the minimum wage on the reservation
D)   make the work requirements for receiving welfare more stringent

Question 2

Which program shifted more of the responsibility of running welfare programs onto individual states and mandated time limits for the number of months a person can receive aid?

Accepted Answer

A)   Women, Infant, and Children Nutrition Program
B)   Economic Opportunity Act
C)   Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
D)   War on Poverty

Question 3

Which nation has one of the highest poverty rates in the advanced world?

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A)   United States
B)   Great Britain
C)   Canada
D)   France

Question 4

What percentage of American employees work for an employer that does not offer a traditional pension or retirement plan?

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A)   10 percent
B)   almost 25 percent
C)   almost 50 percent
D)   90 percent

Question 5

Income-based measurements are deceptive because they hide the real influence of:

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A)   wealth.
B)   social status.
C)   employment.
D)   education.

Question 6

Theorists who believe poverty is relational measure poverty by determining:

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A)   what it takes to feed a family of four and multiplying that number by three.
B)   health care costs and multiplying that number by four.
C)   the median income in a given location, and anything under that number is considered poverty.
D)   the average income in a given location, and anything under that number is considered poverty.

Question 7

Which U.S.president was responsible for the War on Poverty and programs like Head Start and Job Corps?

Accepted Answer

A)   Woodrow Wilson
B)   Lyndon Johnson
C)   John F. Kennedy
D)   George W. Bush

Question 8

Susan Mayer,author of What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances,found in her study:

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A)   confirmation of reports of the devastation of poverty.
B)   that poverty caused many social ills.
C)   that the effect of income on children's outcomes has been overstated.
D)   that increased incomes made big differences in children's outcomes.

Question 9

A policy maker wants to recalculate poverty based on a set percentage of the median income for each metropolitan area in the United States instead of a national average.This is an example of ____________ poverty.

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A)   absolute
B)   relative
C)   median
D)   variable

Question 10

From her research,Susan Mayer concluded that it was not poverty,but rather ____________ that really mattered.

Accepted Answer

A)   our desires
B)   our perception of money
C)   wealth
D)   the media

Question 11

According to the underclass thesis,the poor are:

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A)   undependable.
B)   no different from the rest of us.
C)   deviant and dangerous to mainstream society.
D)   unmotivated and lazy.

Question 12

The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was also referred to as the:

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A)   "end of welfare as we know it."
B)   War on Welfare.
C)   "deserving poor" tax credit.
D)   War on Poverty.

Question 13

In the 1980s,journalist Ken Auletta coined the term "underclass." He said that the underclass was different from the "rest of us" in that they:

Accepted Answer

A)   tended to be more dangerous than the rest of us.
B)   tended to have higher levels of education but did not use this to their advantage.
C)   tended to like spending their time waiting in the welfare line talking to theirFriends all day.
D)   had lower IQs than the rest of us.

Question 14

Your text defines poverty as a condition of deprivation due to:

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A)   economic circumstances.
B)   social circumstances.
C)   structural circumstances.
D)   all of the above.

Question 15

Why is it difficult for almost half of Americans to save for retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are living beyond their means.
B)   Financial pressures are too high.
C)   They don't have pension or retirement savings plans.
D)   They have unlimited needs and wants.

Question 16

The Moving to Opportunity study found that those in the group who received assistance in relocating and life-skills training in addition to housing vouchers:

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A)   experienced hostility from their new neighborhoods.
B)   were not testable because many participants could not be found later.
C)   were no different than those in the control group.
D)   experienced less stress and better health.

Question 17

According to your text,what drives American poverty rates?

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A)   social structure
B)   lopsided economic rewards
C)   the richest 10 percent of the population
D)   unequal access to resources

Question 18

The story of Marlin Card,who was born into poverty as a child and has lived his life in and out of prison,demonstrates what,according to Card himself?

Accepted Answer

A)   the need for more strict sentencing policies to keep criminals off the street
B)   the importance of quality time spent between parents and children, which is so difficult for the poor to find
C)   the need for a higher minimum wage to keep more people out of poverty
D)   the difficulty those in poverty have maintaining regular employment

Question 19

Country A has a Gini coefficient of .3,and Country B has a Gini coefficient of .5.Which has more inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Country A
B)   Gini doesn't measure inequality
C)   Country B
D)   Country A and Country B have essentially the same level of inequality

Question 20

How does politics matter for the level of inequality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   The U.S. political system is fragmented, making it difficult to establish a comprehensive safety net.
B)   The welfare state in the United States is more developed than in European countries.
C)   Capitalist institutions make it possible to maintain low levels of inequality.
D)   The lack of a feudal history makes inequality less of an issue in the United States.

Exam 10: Poverty

According to your text,what drives American poverty rates?

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Which program shifted more of the responsibility of running welfare programs onto individual states and mandated time limits for the number of months a person can receive aid?

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Theorists who believe poverty is relational measure poverty by determining:

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How does politics matter for the level of inequality in the United States?

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The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was also referred to as the:

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From her research,Susan Mayer concluded that it was not poverty,but rather ____________ that really mattered.

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A policy maker wants to recalculate poverty based on a set percentage of the median income for each metropolitan area in the United States instead of a national average.This is an example of ____________ poverty.

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Which nation has one of the highest poverty rates in the advanced world?

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The Moving to Opportunity study found that those in the group who received assistance in relocating and life-skills training in addition to housing vouchers:

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You are a policy maker interested in reducing behavioral problems among school-age children on Native American reservations.Based on results of a study of the Cherokee Nation,which of the following proposals will you make?

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Income-based measurements are deceptive because they hide the real influence of:

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In the 1980s,journalist Ken Auletta coined the term "underclass." He said that the underclass was different from the "rest of us" in that they:

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The story of Marlin Card,who was born into poverty as a child and has lived his life in and out of prison,demonstrates what,according to Card himself?

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Why is it difficult for almost half of Americans to save for retirement?

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Which U.S.president was responsible for the War on Poverty and programs like Head Start and Job Corps?

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According to the underclass thesis,the poor are:

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Your text defines poverty as a condition of deprivation due to:

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Susan Mayer,author of What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances,found in her study:

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What percentage of American employees work for an employer that does not offer a traditional pension or retirement plan?

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Country A has a Gini coefficient of .3,and Country B has a Gini coefficient of .5.Which has more inequality?

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