Question 1

Which federal government agency was created out of the Great Society and is responsible for, among other things, managing public housing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Housing and Urban Development.
B)   Department of the Interior.
C)   Habitat for Humanity.
D)   Department of Public Housing.
E)   Department of Treasury.

Question 2

Part of the Social Security reforms adopted in 1983 was to raise the age requirements for Social Security benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

No Child Left Behind is an example of education policy:

Accepted Answer

A)   becoming more controlled by state and local governments.
B)   becoming more controlled by the federal government.
C)   increasingly being funded by the federal government.
D)   passed during the Great Society.
E)   increasingly being funded by state and local governments.

Question 4

Which areas of social policy appear to be the most conflictual? Which have been most open to compromise? Why are some areas more likely to see compromise while others remain mired in partisan differences that prevent solutions from being enacted?

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The areas of social policy that appear t...

Question 5

A social policy vision such as George W. Bush's, in which citizens take responsibility for their own social well-being, is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Second Great Society.
B)   the New Deal society.
C)   safety net society.
D)   ownership society.
E)   income inequality.

Question 6

What effect did Hurricane Katrina have on social policy making?

Accepted Answer

A)   It led to the realization that the federal emergency response was adequate.
B)   It caused higher taxes on the people who live in the Gulf Coast region to pay for the cleanup.
C)   It highlighted the need to create a new cabinet-level department to deal with natural disasters.
D)   It created the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
E)   It caused a reexamination of readiness for national emergencies and the social safety net.

Question 7

All social welfare programs are based on need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Social Security Administration trust fund will not be able to keep up with demand. Projections suggest the program will only be able to pay about ________ of its obligated expenditures in 2037.

Accepted Answer

A)   95 percent
B)   75 percent
C)   50 percent
D)   20 percent
E)   5 percent

Question 9

The New Deal and the Great Society are two grand sets of social policies that occurred in American history. Explain in more detail what these plans were and the motivations behind them. Have they been beneficial or harmful to America? Why?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal was a series of programs an...

Question 10

During the health care reform debate in 2009, many Democrats supported ________, while many Republicans supported ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   market-based approaches; a single-payer plan
B)   a single-payer plan; socialized medicine
C)   a single-payer plan; health insurance networks
D)   comprehensive coverage; a single-payer plan
E)   new regulations on private insurance companies; market-based approaches

Question 11

Until 2010, Congress had not passed any laws that reformed health care in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following was a component of President George W. Bush's plan to scale back social programs?

Accepted Answer

A)   end the War on Poverty
B)   add a prescription drug plan to Medicare
C)   privatize portions of Social Security
D)   eliminate Medicaid
E)   eliminate Medicare

Question 13

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is a government agency that administers the Medicaid program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which president proposed the Race to the Top program to provide competitive grants to schools, encouraging them to adopt better methods of teaching and assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lyndon Johnson
B)   Ronald Reagan
C)   Bill Clinton
D)   George W. Bush
E)   Barack Obama

Question 15

The ________ helps poorer people move from welfare to a working income by providing tax credits to those who cannot afford to pay income taxes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Income Tax Exception Act
B)   Earned Income Tax Credit
C)   Continual Economic Stimulus Package
D)   Tax Relief for Low Income Families Act
E)   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Question 16

Which of the following describes the group of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 who will be retiring in large numbers over the next 20 years?

Accepted Answer

A)   the baby-boom generation
B)   Generation X
C)   Generation Y
D)   the World War II generation
E)   the Social Security generation

Question 17

There are a number of stages in the implementation of social policy. Discuss these stages, how the policy progresses, and the political process of enacting social policy. Give an example of a social policy as it goes through the stages.

Accepted Answer

The implementation of social policy invo...

Question 18

Private charities, churches, and families played a larger role than the government in providing social welfare in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   1880s.
B)   1930s.
C)   1960s.
D)   1980s.
E)   2000s.

Question 19

Because the United States does not have a government-sponsored universal health care system, the nation spends less on health care policy than most other nations in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

To combat income inequality, the Republican Party generally seeks to:

Accepted Answer

A)   increase funding for social and welfare programs and tax wealthier individuals.
B)   print more money and privatize Social Security.
C)   create jobs and lower taxes for everyone.
D)   restrict free trade and raise taxes on everyone.
E)   increase the capital gains tax.

Exam 16: Social Policy

The ________ helps poorer people move from welfare to a working income by providing tax credits to those who cannot afford to pay income taxes.

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Which federal government agency was created out of the Great Society and is responsible for, among other things, managing public housing?

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To combat income inequality, the Republican Party generally seeks to:

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Part of the Social Security reforms adopted in 1983 was to raise the age requirements for Social Security benefits.

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Private charities, churches, and families played a larger role than the government in providing social welfare in the:

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Which of the following was a component of President George W. Bush's plan to scale back social programs?

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The Social Security Administration trust fund will not be able to keep up with demand. Projections suggest the program will only be able to pay about ________ of its obligated expenditures in 2037.

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Which of the following describes the group of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 who will be retiring in large numbers over the next 20 years?

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There are a number of stages in the implementation of social policy. Discuss these stages, how the policy progresses, and the political process of enacting social policy. Give an example of a social policy as it goes through the stages.

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The New Deal and the Great Society are two grand sets of social policies that occurred in American history. Explain in more detail what these plans were and the motivations behind them. Have they been beneficial or harmful to America? Why?

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No Child Left Behind is an example of education policy:

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Until 2010, Congress had not passed any laws that reformed health care in the United States.

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A social policy vision such as George W. Bush's, in which citizens take responsibility for their own social well-being, is called:

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All social welfare programs are based on need.

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The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is a government agency that administers the Medicaid program.

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Which president proposed the Race to the Top program to provide competitive grants to schools, encouraging them to adopt better methods of teaching and assessment?

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During the health care reform debate in 2009, many Democrats supported ________, while many Republicans supported ________.

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Because the United States does not have a government-sponsored universal health care system, the nation spends less on health care policy than most other nations in the world.

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Which areas of social policy appear to be the most conflictual? Which have been most open to compromise? Why are some areas more likely to see compromise while others remain mired in partisan differences that prevent solutions from being enacted?

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