Chapter 13 Practice Quiz
. Which of the following are examples of in-kind benefts? (p. 415) a) Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program b) Social Security and the Troubled Assets Relief Program c) Medicare and unemployment compensation d) the GI Bill of Rights and the Equal Rights Amendment e) the Earned Income Tax Credit and No Child Left Behind
a) Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Which of the following is an example of a contributory program? (pp. 413-14) a) Medicaid b) Medicare c) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families d) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program e) Aid to Families with Dependent Children
b) Medicare
Which of the following statements about poverty in the United States is most accurate? (pp. 430-31) a) African Americans have a lower poverty rate than non-Hispanic whites. b) Latinos have a lower poverty rate than non-Hispanic whites. c) Latinos have a higher poverty rate than non-Hispanic whites. d) The rate of child poverty is less than the rate of adult poverty. e) Single mothers are less likely than average Americans to fall below the poverty line
c) Latinos have a higher poverty rate than non-Hispanic whites.
Means testing requires that applicants for welfare benefts show (p. 415) a) that they are capable of getting to and from their workplace. b) that they have the ability to store and prepare food. c) a financial need for assistance. d) that they have the time and resources to take full advantage of federal educational opportunities. e) that they are natural-born citizens who have never been convicted of a felony.
c) a financial need for assistance.
Monetary policy seeks to infuence the economy through (p. 409) a) taxing and spending. b) privatizing and nationalizing selected industries. c) the availability of credit and money. d) foreign exchange of currency. e) administrative regulation.
c) the availability of credit and money
Which of the following was not part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001? (p. 419) a) a requirement that failing schools improve student performance by providing services such as supplemental tutoring, longer school days, and additional summer classes b) a requirement that all students be profcient in reading and math by 2014 c) a requirement that schools show positive results for all subcategories of students and not just positive overall averages d) a requirement that a national test be used to evaluate every student around the country e) a requirement that every child in grades 3 through 8 be tested yearly
d) a requirement that a national test be used to evaluate every student around the country
Government attempts to manipulate the economy by using its taxing and spending powers are called (p. 410) a) antitrust policies. b) expropriation policies. c) monetary policies. d) fiscal policies. e) redistributive policies.
d) fiscal policies.
The most powerful institution in determining America's monetary policy is (p. 409) a) the Department of Commerce. b) the Department of the Treasury. c) the federal judiciary. d) the Federal Reserve Board. e) the president.
d) the Federal Reserve Board.
The United States' welfare state was constructed initially in response to (pp. 412-13) a) the Civil War. b) World War II. c) political reforms of the Progressive era. d) the Great Depression. e) the growth of the military-industrial complex.
d) the Great Depression.
In 1996, as part of welfare reform, Aid to Families with Dependent Children was abolished and replaced by (p. 415) a) the Earned Income Tax Credit. b) the DREAM Act. c) the Affordable Care Act. d) Supplemental Security Income. e) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
e) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Which of the following is not a type of regulatory policy? (pp. 407-9) a) criminal penalties b) civil penalties c) regulatory taxation d) expropriation e) redistribution
e) redistribution
Who are the chief benefciaries of the "shadow welfare state"? (p. 428) a) children b) the elderly c) the nonworking poor d) the working poor e) the middle class
e) the middle class