Question 1

The major reason social security is likely to be the topic of reform is because

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A)  many Americans will leave the system in favor of private retirement plans.
B)  Republicans wish to eliminate the system entirely,while Democrats wish to save it.
C)  the number of workers may not bring in enough money to cover the benefits of a growing number of retirees.
D)  it is a very unpopular program.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because

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A)  of their self-financing feature.
B)  they are based on an equality principle-all citizens are eligible for the benefits and all recipients receive the same level of benefits.
C)  their cost is consistently below the spending level for public assistance programs.
D)  of the necessity of increased taxes to fund them.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The best predictor of how well schools perform on standardized tests is the

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A)  salary levels of the teachers.
B)  population density of the community.
C)  level of local school board control over policy.
D)  community's wealth.
E)  percentage of private to public schools in the community.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular in part because of

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A)  its public perception of welfare dependency and irresponsibility.
B)  lack of public concern for child welfare.
C)  public opposition to locally administered welfare programs.
D)  public opposition to welfare programs for the needy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicaid?

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A)  It is a public assistance program.
B)  It is funded by general tax revenues.
C)  It serves all Americans who cannot afford health insurance.
D)  It is controversial due to its cost.
E)  It is funded by both the federal government and the states.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly one in ________ Americans.

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A)  two
B)  three
C)  eight
D)  twenty
E)  fiftyF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

The term entitlement refers to a program

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A)  that provides indirect payments to individuals,such as funding for public schools.
B)  benefiting individuals,designed specifically to alleviate the hardships of old age.
C)  that requires the payment of benefits to any individual who meets the eligibility criteria.
D)  of social welfare for which citizenship is the only criterion of eligibility.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that

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A)  eligibility is restricted to individuals who paid special payroll taxes during their working years.
B)  it is administered jointly by the national government and the states.
C)  it is targeted at those who are most in need of welfare assistance.
D)  it is administered through private insurance companies.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The No Child Left Behind Act

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A)  was championed primarily by president Bill Clinton.
B)  offers,but does not require,the chance for schools to receive additional funding if they submit to nationally standardized testing in reading,math,and science.
C)  ties federal funding to national test results in reading,math,and science.
D)  offers increased federal funding to schools that show poor testing performance after three years.
E)  cuts school funding for those schools that show no improvement in test scores after one year.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

The Food Stamps program is

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A)  criticized because some believe it allows undeserving people to get aid.
B)  criticized because some think it stigmatizes its users by identifying them publicly as welfare cases.
C)  an in-kind benefit.
D)  criticized because some think it is too costly.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

________ has the highest child poverty rate among the major industrialized nations.

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A)  Sweden
B)  Norway
C)  France
D)  Germany
E)  The United StatesF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

The American welfare system is widely criticized for being inefficient.Explain this criticism,and describe the underlying causes of inefficiency.

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Question 13

Charter schools

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A)  are publicly funded and have no more freedom in choosing students than do public schools,though they have greater freedom in determining curricula.
B)  are privately funded and have total freedom in determining curricula.
C)  are publicly funded but have more freedom in determining curricula than public schools.
D)  are promoted primarily by Democrats as a strong,publicly-funded method of improving education.
E)  have been opposed by President Obama,through executive orders to drain their funding.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

________ was terminated in 1996.

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A)  The Food Stamps program
B)  Medicaid
C)  Medicare
D)  SSI
E)  AFDCF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Discuss what is meant by a social insurance program and provide examples.

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Social insurance programs are those prog...

Question 16

Which of the following is true regarding income patterns in America?

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A)  The income of the average American family exceeds $100,000.
B)  The top fifth of Americans in terms of income get nearly 90 percent of the total income in the nation.
C)  The bottom fifth of Americans get slightly less than a twentieth of total national income.
D)  The United States has the lowest amount of income inequality of any industrialized democracy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

A U.S.Bureau of Labor study revealed that about six out of seven workers who lost their job did so because

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A)  they were fired.
B)  of either a temporary layoff or the permanent elimination of a job position.
C)  they are undereducated for the work they are doing.
D)  they wanted to be out of work in order to collect unemployment benefits.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

What are the two broad groups that individual-benefit programs fall into?

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A)  public assistance and in-kind assistance
B)  equity and efficiency
C)  positive and negative
D)  social insurance and public assistance
E)  subsidized and social insuranceF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

More than 90 percent of the funding for K-12 public education comes from

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A)  the federal government.
B)  the state governments.
C)  local governments.
D)  state and local governments.
E)  private sources.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 20

________ was called "the great leveler" when it began in the early nineteenth century.

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A)  Social welfare
B)  Public education
C)  The federal government
D)  The Internal Revenue Service
E)  Social securityF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Exam 16: Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular in part because of

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________ has the highest child poverty rate among the major industrialized nations.

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The best predictor of how well schools perform on standardized tests is the

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What are the two broad groups that individual-benefit programs fall into?

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The term entitlement refers to a program

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Discuss what is meant by a social insurance program and provide examples.

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The No Child Left Behind Act

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________ was terminated in 1996.

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Which of the following is true regarding income patterns in America?

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The American welfare system is widely criticized for being inefficient.Explain this criticism,and describe the underlying causes of inefficiency.

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Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly one in ________ Americans.

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Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because

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The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that

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The Food Stamps program is

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Charter schools

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________ was called "the great leveler" when it began in the early nineteenth century.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicaid?

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