Question 1

What is the largest public health program in the United States?

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A)   Medicare
B)   Temporary Aid to Needy Families
C)   Medicaid
D)   Aid to Families with Dependent ChildrenE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the food stamps program?

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A)   The program imposes nationally uniform standards so there is little variation among the states.
B)   Eligibility for the program is largely determined by income levels.
C)   Legal immigrants may not participate in the program.
D)   Beneficiaries are issued electronic debit cards, which they may use to purchase food from participating retailers.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is the primary goal of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program?

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A)   Providing care for needy children
B)   Promoting preparation for jobs, work, and marriage
C)   Moving recipients off welfare and into the workforce
D)   Encouraging the formation and preservation of two-parent families.E) None of the above
F) A) and D) C

Question 4

Which 1935 federal law created several domestic welfare programs, including Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

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A)   Social Security Act
B)   Welfare Reform Act
C)   National Welfare Protection Act
D)   Aid to Families ActE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true regarding America's urban poor?

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A)   Joblessness, social isolation, and impoverished neighborhoods are all symptoms of America's urban poverty.
B)   America's urban poor is mostly isolated in the cities, with few rural areas having high rates of unemployment.
C)   America's poor often remain hidden, out of plain sight for the majority of Americans.
D)   Poverty is caused by low levels of education, few economic opportunities, and lack of community safeguards and resources.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Discuss the effect of the New Deal on America's welfare system. Are there any programs from the New Deal era that still impact America's welfare system today? If so, how have they changed over time?

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Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the factors attributed to the drop in welfare cases following the passage of TANF?

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A)   The federal government required states to clamp down on serial welfare recipients by forcing all recipients off welfare after ten years on the program.
B)   The states were required to place most TANF recipients into work programs.
C)   When the new TANF regulations were first being implemented, states were greatly assisted in getting individuals off of their welfare rolls by the booming economy.
D)   TANF's strict eligibility guidelines helped to lower the participation rates.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which state led the nation with a poverty level over 20 percent in 2010?

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A)   Mississippi
B)   Texas
C)   Utah
D)   ArkansasE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which programs providing aid to the poor are means-tested and available only to individuals falling below a predetermined level?

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A)   Public assistance
B)   Social insurance
C)   Assistance insurance
D)   Social workE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Workers earning minimum wage (or even more)  are known as the

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A)   working poor.
B)   disadvantaged citizens.
C)   uneducated workforce.
D)   line-workers.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

What is the U.S. Food Stamps program now formally known as?

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A)   Food With Initiative Welfare (FWIW) 
B)   Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
C)   Nourishment for Those In Need (NTIN) 
D)   NutritiCareE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

America's urban poor, which has long been a focus of social welfare reformers, has been termed by some as America's

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A)   underclass.
B)   economic problem.
C)   uberpoor.
D)   urban dwellers.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Discuss the arguments for and against raising the federal minimum wage. Are there any differences in the minimum wage across the states? If so, what are the differences and what are the reasons for  them?

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The arguments for raising the federal mi...

Question 14

Which of the following groups accounts for most of the uninsured in America?

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A)   Elderly
B)   African Americans
C)   Low income workers
D)   HispanicsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Social Security is what kind of program?

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A)   Ad hoc
B)   Welfare
C)   Entitlement
D)   Means-testedE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2011 Federal Guideline, the poverty income level for a household for a family of four is

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A)   $15,050 or less.
B)   $22,350 or less.
C)   $27,050 or less.
D)   $30,500 or less.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true regarding welfare policymaking and experimentation?

Accepted Answer

A)   States have been coined as "laboratories of democracy" in order to experiment with different policies without risk to the entire nation.
B)   The competition and experimentation among states and localities often leads to best practices in the provisions of social welfare policy.
C)   Allowing states and localities to experiment with public policies can help foster and develop a set of best practices for other jurisdictions to emulate.
D)   Competition may lead to a race to the top, with states and localities trying to add social welfare and health care benefits to attract more people to their location.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 18

In theory, the crafting, implementation, and costs of our health care and social welfare policies are

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A)   to be devolved to the states and their communities.
B)   the responsibility of the federal government.
C)   social experiments directed by the federal government.
D)   constitutionally guaranteed to citizens of every state.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true regarding Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   States are allowed to reduce their expenditures on welfare benefits.
B)   Just two years after President Bill Clinton signed TANF into law, welfare spending by the states and communities was reduced by approximately 20 percent.
C)   States can remove recipients from the welfare rolls sooner than the five-year maximum limit.
D)   By most standards, cash transfers to welfare are extremely high.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Who are America's poor? Are there any differences across the states when it comes to poverty? Compare the public policies that your state offers its disadvantaged residents with those of a neighboring state. How are they similar? How are they different?

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Exam 14: Social Welfare and Health Care Politics

What is the largest public health program in the United States?

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the food stamps program?

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Which of the following is the primary goal of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program?

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Which 1935 federal law created several domestic welfare programs, including Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding America's urban poor?

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the factors attributed to the drop in welfare cases following the passage of TANF?

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Which programs providing aid to the poor are means-tested and available only to individuals falling below a predetermined level?

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Workers earning minimum wage (or even more) are known as the

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What is the U.S. Food Stamps program now formally known as?

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America's urban poor, which has long been a focus of social welfare reformers, has been termed by some as America's

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In theory, the crafting, implementation, and costs of our health care and social welfare policies are

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) ?

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