Columbia Policy Exam
The federal poverty threshold is based on the expectation that a family will spend about ____ on it's income for food
1/3
in the early 60s, the government started using the "food basket" as a model to measure and determine poverty. Approximately how much of a household's income was expected to be spent on food?
1/3
what was the poverty rate in 2018?
12 percent
Durign which years were the "baby boomers" generations born?
1946-1962
the current system of mass incarceration started in
1970
how many total years, in a lifetime, can a family receive benefits through TANF>
5 years
currently, how much income does the top quintile of the population hold?
50%
What is the Mother's Pension?
A form of public aid meant to support single mothers who were taking care of children
in Census the two unrelated graduate students living together would be descibed as
A household
Jane Addams was:
A leader of the Settlement House movement
what is the thing that must be first identified in the legislative process?
A problem
In the US, which racial group has the highest percentage of children living in poverty?
Black
What racial group is most stigmatized by welfare programs?
Black Americans
Whose civil rights were being fought for in the 1960s?
Black Americans, women, gay rights (all of the above)
The US has a higher rate of poverty than which of the following countries:
Both France and UK
During which period of US history was the Freedman's Bureau created?
During Reconstruction
Which two programs are the most successful at reducing poverty for families with children in america?
EITC and SNAP
The size of the US welfare system is smaller than most OECD countries. (T/F)
False
no one gains from racial discriminiation (T/F)
False
women a re more likely than men to be in prison (T/F)
False
According to Elizabethan Poor Law, when an individual fell on hard times, who were they required to ask for support from first?
Family
The three branches of government exist at which level?
Federal, state, and local (all of the above)
Which level/s of the government provide for health care?
Federal, state/local, employers, out of pocket (all of the above)
what is another name for the SNAP program?
Food stamps
Of the US social welfare transfers, which type of transfer makes up the largest percentage in the US?
Health
What were the economic trends during the great depression?
High Unemployment (25-35%)
once a bill has been drafted and approvaed by the committee, where does the bill go next?
House or Rep OR Senate
What is the importance of values in terms of social welfare policy?
It drives how we make significant decisions
Home Ownership Tax Deductions could be considered which of the following?
Platform
What is outdoor relief?
Relief provided to those in need while they can remain in their own homes
what is the difference btween Official poverty meausre and supplemental poverty measure?
SMP includes child care, hosuing, and medical expenses
Charity organization society approach to providing assistance was known as:
Scientific Charity
in the US the focus of the prison system is
Security
which two programs are most successful at reducing poverty?
Social Security and SNAP
What does SSI stand for?
Supplementary Security Income
What is another name for Mother's Pension?
TANF
it was during ____ when Black and Latinx people received federal dollars for the first time.
The New Deal
Which social work field of practice was started by Mary Richmond and her "social Diagnosis"?
The first form of case management work
Why were children initially used for labor?
The were cheap
What does it mean for a program to be "means-tested"?
Those who do not have the means to lift themselves out of poverty are eligible for public aid.
After 1920, Southern farming was mechanized and factory workers were needed in the north. (T/F)
True
Booker T. Washington is known for running a Tuskegee school, teaching blacks the skills to overcome oppression. (T/F)
True
Bush administration passes the Americans with Disabilities Act to include people with disables in the mainstream of America. (T/F)
True
Charles Loring Bryce was known for creating Orphan Trains to distribute orphans in 1850s. (T/F)
True
Health care policy is 25% of the US economy. (T/F)
True
Income Transfer is the government moving money from those who have money to those who don't. (T/F)
True
Medicare and Medicaid were created in 1960s as a part of the great society (T/F)
True
Schiller's claims that the US policy makers think of the causes of poverty are: big brother, flawed character, and restricted opportunity (T/F)
True
The Charities movement sought to limit people from seeking aid from multiple organizations (T/F)
True
The brown vs. Board of Education lawsuit is won in 1954 to desegregate schools. (T/F)
True
The goal of Eugenics during the Nineteeth century is to only breed the successful.
True
To qualify for a social insurance program, you must first work and pay into the system before being able to receive benefits later on in life. (T/F)
True
U.S. is spending the most social welfare dollars per person in healthcare. (T/F)
True
US has higher poverty rate and child poverty rate than most other OECD countries (T/F)
True
US provides smaller floor benefits, and relies more on platform and safety net programs. (T/F)
True
if a nation chooses to have completely open borders, it would find that its social welfare system would be overwhelmed (T/F)
True
Social Science research is developed in Progressive Era (T/F)
True -ALSO?- FALSE NEW DEAL
SSI is funded through
U.S.Treasury general funds
Why does the U.S. have higher poverty rate compared to other rich countries?
US relies on targeted programs (safety nets) to address the needs of poor people
What was a key component of FDR's New Deal?
Using federal dollars to help during collapse, inclusion of African Americans as recipients of aid, putting money towards roads and bridges and housing, (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
in the 1800s, the Federal government provided benefits in the form of cash payments only to:
Veterans
which is not a major government housing program in the US?
Youth Hostels
Homelessness is primarily caused by:
a lack of affordable housing for those with very low income
the long-run deficit in the old age insurance program can be eliminated by
any combination of A and B (cut in future benefits and increases in revenue)
which two racial groups make more than the nations average income?
asian and caucasian
in the US which groups children are likely to be disproportionally in out-of-home-placement
black children and American Indian children
which group of population is most affected by criminal justice system in the US?
black men
concerns driving health care reform in the US include
cost, covering the uninsured, covering immagrants, reducing costs of adminitering healthcare (All of the above)
Which population did the American Poor Law not apply to?
enslaved people and native Americans
the civil rights movement
established voting rights for african americans in the US
what is crucial support that employers can provide for parents who are supporting and racising children?
family leav policies, minimum wages, fixed work hours (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
what type of program is housing?
floor and safety net -- ALSO PLATFORM??
medicare part A pays for:
hospital care
which factors are projected to affect the exhaustion of the US social security trust fund?
increased life expectancy, fertility, labor market participation rates (All of the Above)
which form of maltreatment is most commonly reported upon and substantiated?
neglect
the 1935 social security act consists of
old age and unemployment, aid to the blind and dependent children (all of the above)
the 1935 social security ace established
old age insurance, federal unemployment insurance, aid to the dependent (all of the above)
medicare is best described as health care for:
older adults
SSI is a safety net program is for _____
older adults with low-income and person with disablitity
to receive social security disability benefits, one must:
pass the recent work and duration of work tests
why the welfare state developed
people moved to the city, created a society
social insurance is what type of program
platform
Social insurance is considered which type of program?
platform??
the US provides humanitarian immigration by:
refugee visas
the progressive era led to;'
regulation of child and female labor, establishment of mother's pension, the establishment of worker's compensation (All of the above)
mandating coverage in the ACA does not mean:
requiring doctors to treat everyone
Workers who contribute financially to social security earn entitlements upon their
retirement, disability, death, death of spouse (All of the above)
the US criminal justice system is primarily a:
state system, local system, federal system (all of the above)
what level the government provides healthcare
state, federal, employer (all of the above)
what is a conference committee?
the committee that combines two similar, but different bills
Funding for Social Security Retirement Benefits comes from
the payroll tax
in what way does the social security disproportionately impact african americans?
they receive retirment benefits for a shorter period of time than whites because they have high mortality rates
Which of the following is NOT a goal of TANF?
to prevent child poverty
what are the main objectives of Child Protective Services?
to prevent maltreatment and create permanency for child's well-being
federal hosuing expenditures are larger for home owners than renters (T/F)
true
increasing the minimum wage would reduce poverty among the working poor (T/F)
true
the goal of mentla health parity is to assure that mental health coverage is equivalent to phsyical health coverage (T/F)
true
how do we define earnings?
wages * hours
medicare and medicaid:
were both enacted in 1965, provide health insurance for aged and poor, differ in that medicare is a univresal program (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
which of the following is a reason behind women earning fewer wages over their lives?
women are more likely to leave the labor force to have children, employers have implicit biases that favor men, women more likely to face violence at work, school, home (all of the above)
