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Discuss what is meant by a public assistance program,and provide examples.

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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) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is true of American unions in the 1950s?

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A)  The right to unionize was severely restricted by two important Supreme Court rulings.
B)  Unionized workers saw their wages fall below the wages of their non-union counterparts.
C)  Unions and union workers gained control of all major industries.
D)  Union demands prevented the United States from benefitting from the manufacturing boom that had followed the end of World War II.
E)  A third of America's workers were unionized.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

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) D) and E)

Question 5

________ has the highest child poverty rate among the Western democracies.

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A)  Canada
B)  Great Britain
C)  France
D)  Germany
E)  The United StatesF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The U.S.social welfare system differs markedly from those of Western European democracies,a situation that is attributable in large part to America's

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A)  cultural emphasis on individualism and its federal system of government.
B)  greater wealth and a cultural emphasis on charitable acts.
C)  weak party system and separation of executive and legislative power.
D)  egalitarian ethos and pluralist group system.
E)  dependence on foreign oil.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

In the United States there is a widespread belief that

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A)  Americans prefer money as the primary form of welfare assistance.
B)  most Americans believe that welfare recipients could get along without assistance if they tried.
C)  Americans prefer government jobs through government programs as the primary form of welfare assistance.
D)  the vast majority of Americans believe there should be absolutely no government services for the poor of any kind.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The economic boom that followed the end of World War II saw incomes rise for most families in the United States.In what decade did this phenomenon come to an end?

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A)  1960s
B)  1970s
C)  1980s
D)  1990s
E)  2000sF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

What are the two broad groups that welfare 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) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

In contrast with Medicare,the Medicaid program is

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A)  a public assistance program.
B)  funded totally by the states.
C)  funded by payroll taxes.
D)  very popular with the general public.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the federal government's role in education?

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A)  The federal government provides roughly 25 percent of total school funding throughout the country.
B)  The federal government provides roughly 70 percent of total school funding throughout the country.
C)  The federal government's role in education was relatively small before the 1960s.
D)  The 1964 Higher Education Act devolved a good deal of education policy back to the states.
E)  Pell grants remain the states' largest source of financial control over school policies.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study,about ________ of Medicare spending is for expenses other than patient care,while some private insurance companies spend about ________ on similar nonpatient expenses.

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A)  20 percent; 10 percent
B)  50 percent; 20 percent
C)  2 percent; 20 percent
D)  20 percent; 2 percent
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

The passage of TANF has resulted in which of the following?

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A)  the reduction of the child poverty rate
B)  a greater awareness of poverty in American society
C)  a reduction in single parent households
D)  a dramatic reduction in the size of the welfare rolls
E)  a greater stigma associated with EITCF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Americans are MOST likely to support equality of

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A)  opportunity.
B)  outcome.
C)  income.
D)  achievement.
E)  living standards.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Medicare was enacted in

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A)  1938.
B)  1947.
C)  1965.
D)  1997.
E)  2010.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

________ was terminated in 1996.

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

Question 19

________ is an example of an in-kind benefit.

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A)  The Food Stamps program
B)  Social security
C)  Unemployment insurance
D)  Supplemental Security Income
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Of the following countries, which has the LOWEST educational performance, as based on standardized tests?

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A)   Canada
B)   Britain
C)   Germany
D)   Japan
E)   United StatesF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Exam 16: Income,welfare,and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security

In contrast with Medicare,the Medicaid program is

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Which of the following is true of the federal government's role in education?

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The U.S.social welfare system differs markedly from those of Western European democracies,a situation that is attributable in large part to America's

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The No Child Left Behind Act

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What are the two broad groups that welfare programs fall into?

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________ has the highest child poverty rate among the Western democracies.

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Discuss what is meant by a public assistance program,and provide examples.

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The economic boom that followed the end of World War II saw incomes rise for most families in the United States.In what decade did this phenomenon come to an end?

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

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Which of the following is true of American unions in the 1950s?

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________ was terminated in 1996.

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The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that

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In the United States there is a widespread belief that

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According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study,about ________ of Medicare spending is for expenses other than patient care,while some private insurance companies spend about ________ on similar nonpatient expenses.

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Of the following countries, which has the LOWEST educational performance, as based on standardized tests?

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The passage of TANF has resulted in which of the following?

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