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Ch 17: Social Policy

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Which of the following social policies is currently the most costly to the government?
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social security
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When did the American welfare state begin?
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the 1930s
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Which of the following was a key part of President Obama's overhaul of No Child Left Behind?
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a proposal that states could apply for waivers that would exempt them from some of the requirements of No Child Left Behind
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The G.I. Bill of Rights of 1944 and the National Defense Education Act were examples of the
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federal government's approach to education policy during the 1940s and 1950s.
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Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?
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Supplemental Security Income
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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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groups that are the most politically powerful
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What was the main fear concerning the consequences of outdoor relief?
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It perpetuated poverty.
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The goals of American social policy are
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often controversial
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In 2010, approximately what percentage of American workers were offered health insurance through their jobs?
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60 percent
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How did deregulation of the mortgage industry in 1999 help produce the housing crisis of 2007 and 2008?
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It allowed many new mortgage companies to form, offering "predatory" loans that people could not afford to repay.
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A cost-of-living adjustment is based on
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the rate of inflation
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Which of the following was important in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century?
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churches and religious organizations
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The central thrust of federal housing policy has been to
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promote home ownership.
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Which of the following programs most benefits the working poor?
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earned income tax credits
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Medicare is a ______ program; Medicaid is a ______ program.
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contributory; noncontributory
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Charter schools are best described as
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public schools that are free to design special curricula.
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After the election of 2004, President George W. Bush announced that ______ would be the centerpiece of his domestic policy.
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Social Security reform
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What do public opinion polls reveal about welfare policies?
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Americans view welfare beneficiaries as "undeserving."
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The idea that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to achieve their goals is called
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equality of opportunity
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The number of families receiving welfare
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decreased dramatically between 1993 and 2004 but increased significantly between 2004 and 2008.
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What is the most significant force determining the distribution of opportunities in the United States?
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education
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Which of the following can be concluded from the results of the 1996 welfare reforms?
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The reforms have reduced the number of people on welfare but have done little to reduce poverty
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Which of the following is a program of forced savings?
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medicare
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Social case work, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was largely concerned with
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personal counseling and "mental hygiene."
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The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program is administered
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by the states, with benefit levels varying between states
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What is the shadow welfare state?
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social benefits that are distributed by private employers who are being subsidized by the government
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One reason that the AFDC program grew significantly in the 1970s was that
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court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for a lack of eligibility
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How did the Great Depression change American attitudes about welfare?
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It revealed that poverty could be caused by a flawed economic system, not just by personal irresponsibility