Question 1

Over the past two decades, which statement best describes the income distribution of U.S. citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)   Income has become more equitably distributed.
B)   Income has become more concentrated in the hands of fewer wealthy individuals.
C)   Income quintiles have declined.
D)   The Gini coefficient has declined.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program became ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   work for impoverished families
B)   welfare to work
C)   temporary assistance for needy families
D)   subsidy for needy childrenE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following describes what is known about the effectiveness of the TANF legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)   It has reduced poverty for minorities.
B)   It has reduced the number of people receiving welfare but had an unclear impact on numbers in poverty.
C)   It led to a consistent decline in the child poverty level.
D)   All of these.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Has welfare reform been a success? Discuss the program's goals and what it intended to accomplish. Can the success or failure of the program be attributed to the welfare reform law? What other issues should be examined?

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Question 5

______ means that those brought up in poverty learn how to be poor and work the current system to their benefit and that they choose to remain poor as adults.

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The answer of ______ means that those brought up in...

Question 6

For 2016, the federal government placed a family of four below the poverty line if its annual income was less than ______ in the 48 contiguous states.

Accepted Answer

A)   24,300
B)   26,800
C)   30,300
D)   35,000E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The primary goal of all welfare and social security programs is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   create higher wage jobs for the poor
B)   reduce the number of people living in poverty
C)   assist people to obtain adequate and affordable housing
D)   reduce unemploymentE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Describe two ways that can be used to measure poverty, the new measure that has been proposed, and implications of implementing a new measure of poverty.

Accepted Answer

The currently used federal poverty level...

Question 9

Privatization of Social Security is one of the major proposals for reform. Privatization refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the government contracts with private organizations to manage the trust fund
B)   private individuals are responsible to monitor the benefits for which they are eligible
C)   the federal government subsidizes poor individuals who have worked in the private sector
D)   the government provides funds to individuals that they are responsible to investE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Political perspectives on the root causes of poverty vary. Conservatives tend to see poverty as a result of ______, while liberals are more likely to believe that poverty is the result of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   personal choice; economic and social conditions outside of one's control
B)   welfare programs; a lack of government programs
C)   government; corporations
D)   a lack of education; a lack of equal opportunityE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Why has there been such difference of opinion regarding entitlement programs such as Social Security and welfare? Identify which program has been popular and largely successful and which is seen as the opposite and explain the reasons.

Accepted Answer

Social Security is perceived as a social...

Question 12

Which statement describes how most welfare programs are financed and implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)   The federal government provides much of the funding and state governments manage the programs.
B)   State governments provide funding for the programs that are managed by the federal government.
C)   States fund and manage the programs.
D)   The federal government funds and manages the programs.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The welfare reform act of 1996 (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF])  emphasized ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   personal responsibility and subsidies for the elderly
B)   welfare subsidies for families with children and children's health care
C)   personal responsibility and work for those receiving subsidies
D)   expansion of the federal food assistance programsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Social Security is often referred to as the political ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social Security is often referred to as...

Question 15

There are approximately ______ people living in poverty in the United States in 2010.

Accepted Answer

A)   43 million
B)   55 million
C)   60 million
D)   90 millionE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

One of the major risks that opponents criticize regarding the proposal to partially privatize Social Security funding is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   employers may fail to participate
B)   individuals may not make wise investment choices for the money they are responsible to invest
C)   too many individuals will participate, leading to a breakdown of the system
D)   the federal government will not be able to fund even the smaller portion for which it is responsibleE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Children make up only 25% of the population, but they comprise ______% of the nation's poor.
A. 15
B. 35
C. 46
D. 55

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children make up only 25% of the...

Question 18

When it comes to reforming Social Security financing, most objections raised by interest groups on both sides have to do with the evaluative criterion of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   effectiveness
B)   technical feasibility
C)   equity
D)   buoyancyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Poverty in the United States came to a head during ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   1950s
B)   1960s
C)   1970s
D)   1980sE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The Social Security tax is capped at an annual income of ______.

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The answer of The Social Security tax is capped at...

Exam 9: Welfare and Social Security Policy

The Social Security tax is capped at an annual income of ______.

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______ means that those brought up in poverty learn how to be poor and work the current system to their benefit and that they choose to remain poor as adults.

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Has welfare reform been a success? Discuss the program's goals and what it intended to accomplish. Can the success or failure of the program be attributed to the welfare reform law? What other issues should be examined?

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Which of the following describes what is known about the effectiveness of the TANF legislation?

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One of the major risks that opponents criticize regarding the proposal to partially privatize Social Security funding is that ______.

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The primary goal of all welfare and social security programs is to ______.

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Describe two ways that can be used to measure poverty, the new measure that has been proposed, and implications of implementing a new measure of poverty.

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The welfare reform act of 1996 (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]) emphasized ______.

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With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program became ______.

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Privatization of Social Security is one of the major proposals for reform. Privatization refers to ______.

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There are approximately ______ people living in poverty in the United States in 2010.

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Which statement describes how most welfare programs are financed and implemented?

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Over the past two decades, which statement best describes the income distribution of U.S. citizens?

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When it comes to reforming Social Security financing, most objections raised by interest groups on both sides have to do with the evaluative criterion of ______.

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Political perspectives on the root causes of poverty vary. Conservatives tend to see poverty as a result of ______, while liberals are more likely to believe that poverty is the result of ______.

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Social Security is often referred to as the political ______.

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For 2016, the federal government placed a family of four below the poverty line if its annual income was less than ______ in the 48 contiguous states.

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Poverty in the United States came to a head during ______.

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Children make up only 25% of the population, but they comprise ______% of the nation's poor. A. 15 B. 35 C. 46 D. 55

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