Question 1

What was the reason behind Progressive-era welfare for single mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reformers wanted women to stay home with their children rather than go to work.
B)   Reformers wanted single women to have proper job training so that they could provide for their families.
C)   Reformers wanted to encourage a high birth rate.
D)   Reformers saw this as a way of moving away from outmoded conceptions of the deserving and undeserving poor.
E)   Reformers wanted government to provide child care so that women could work to support their families.

Question 2

The federal government did not become actively involved in elementary education policy until the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The periodic adjustment of benefits or wages that takes into account the increased cost of living is called

Accepted Answer

A)   means testing.
B)   indexing.
C)   graphing.
D)   economic tabulating.
E)   inflation.

Question 4

Which of the following can be concluded from the results of the 1996 welfare reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)   The reforms have done little to get people off of welfare dependency.
B)   The reforms have reduced the number of people on welfare but have done little to reduce poverty.
C)   The reforms have led to a reduction in overall poverty.
D)   The reforms have led to an increase in the number of welfare recipients.
E)   The reforms did not change anything. B

Question 5

Between 1959 and 2004, the percentage of elderly Americans living in poverty went from ______ to ______.

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A)   50 percent; 35 percent
B)   35 percent; 10 percent
C)   65 percent; 25 percent
D)   30 percent; 45 percent
E)   40 percent; 30 percent

Question 6

Which of the following statements about noncontributory programs, such as TANF and Medicaid, is most accurate?

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A)   The federal government provides all of the funding for these programs and, as a result, citizens in each state receive exactly the same level of benefits.
B)   The federal government does not provide any funding for these programs, but state governments have all agreed to provide exactly the same level of benefits to citizens across the country.
C)   The federal government provides only some of the funding for these programs and, as a result, citizens in each state receive exactly the same level of benefits.
D)   The federal government provides only some of the funding for these programs and, as a result, citizens receive very different levels of benefits in different states.
E)   The federal government does not provide any funding for these programs and, as a result, citizens receive very different levels of benefits in different states.

Question 7

Which of the following is the strongest factor in predicting which groups in society receive the most benefits from government's social policies?

Accepted Answer

A)   groups that make up the largest percentage of the population
B)   groups that are the most politically powerful
C)   groups that have the largest membership
D)   groups that are made up of people who cannot help themselves, like children or the elderly
E)   groups that provide the most to government through their tax dollars

Question 8

The policy goal of alleviating poverty has been controversial in American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are some different types of social policies? Describe the differences between contributory and noncontributory programs, and give examples of both. What are some current concerns regarding social policy spending?

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Question 10

Approximately what percentage of the current federal budget is spent on entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare?

Accepted Answer

A)   20 percent
B)   35 percent
C)   40 percent
D)   60 percent
E)   75 percent

Question 11

Social Security is a good example of

Accepted Answer

A)   outdoor relief.
B)   indoor relief.
C)   a contributory program.
D)   a noncontributory program.
E)   a means-tested program.

Question 12

Which of the following was important in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   the military
B)   the federal government
C)   churches and religious organizations
D)   the United Nations
E)   state governments C

Question 13

What is the most significant force determining the distribution of opportunities in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   education
B)   level of wealth
C)   race
D)   physical beauty
E)   social class

Question 14

What was "outdoor relief" distributed by private charities?

Accepted Answer

A)   a place to sleep at night
B)   a temporary job
C)   money
D)   a ticket out of town
E)   bread lines and soup kitchens

Question 15

When potential recipients of a benefit must establish their genuine need, the government program is called

Accepted Answer

A)   indexed.
B)   contributory.
C)   means tested.
D)   in-kind.
E)   progressive.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a problem with the current health care system in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   An increasing number of workers cannot afford health insurance coverage.
B)   Many small employers cannot afford to offer health care benefits to their employees.
C)   Medicaid is under increasing fiscal strain due to rising health care costs.
D)   Medicare is under increasing fiscal strain due to rising health care costs.
E)   Local governments are forced to pay the health care costs of all unemployed Americans. E

Question 17

When was Social Security established?

Accepted Answer

A)   1897
B)   1929
C)   1930
D)   1935
E)   1965

Question 18

The Supreme Court determined that government entitlements were a right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)   Women are more likely to be poor than men.
B)   African Americans have experienced twice as much unemployment as other Americans.
C)   The poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans are more than double that of non-Hispanic white Americans.
D)   Minorities are less likely to have access to the shadow welfare state.
E)   Men are more likely to be poor than women.

Question 20

Social case work, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was largely concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)   personal counseling and "mental hygiene."
B)   punishing deviant behavior.
C)   repairing a flawed economic system.
D)   finding new party members.
E)   finding people jobs.

Exam 17: Social Policy

What was the reason behind Progressive-era welfare for single mothers?

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The federal government did not become actively involved in elementary education policy until the 1950s.

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The periodic adjustment of benefits or wages that takes into account the increased cost of living is called

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Which of the following can be concluded from the results of the 1996 welfare reforms?

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Between 1959 and 2004, the percentage of elderly Americans living in poverty went from ______ to ______.

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Which of the following statements about noncontributory programs, such as TANF and Medicaid, is most accurate?

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Which of the following is the strongest factor in predicting which groups in society receive the most benefits from government's social policies?

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The policy goal of alleviating poverty has been controversial in American society.

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What are some different types of social policies? Describe the differences between contributory and noncontributory programs, and give examples of both. What are some current concerns regarding social policy spending?

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Approximately what percentage of the current federal budget is spent on entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare?

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What was "outdoor relief" distributed by private charities?

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