Policy chapters 9-11
Which of the following does NOT provide food and nutrition support for children a. SNAP b. CHIP c. School Lunch Program d. WIC e. School Breakfast Program
b. CHIP
Today, social insurance programs include: a. Supplemental Security Income b. Unemployment Insurance c. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families d. Old Age Assistance e. Maternal and Child Welfare grants
b. Unemployment Insurance
Many argue that the future of Social Security is in jeopardy. Which of the following is NOT a reason to worry about the future of the program? a. sufficient funds in the Trust Fund over the next 40 years b. cost of benefits paid out to retirees c. Trust Fund investment strategies d. coverage of low-income children e. ratio of current workers to retirees
d. coverage of low-income children
OASDHI includes a variety of programs. Which of the following is not covered under OASDHI? a. Social Security b. Medicaid c. Medicare d. Survivors' Benefits e. Disability Insurance
b. Medicaid
The tax rate for OASDI is: a. 1.45% b. 7.65% c. 12.50% d. 6.20% e. 5.45%
d. 6.20%
The first federal legislation for child welfare dates back to the a. Early 1980s b. Progressive Era c. War on Poverty d. Early nineteen hundreds e. Colonial years
d. Early nineteen hundreds
Elder maltreatment a. Is most commonly committed by paid caregivers b. Is addressed locally without state or federal regulations or organization c. Is very rare and not a problem in the United States d. Includes financial exploitation e. Includes infrequent visits by children
d. Includes financial exploitation
Planning for retirement typically is built on the "three-legged stool" consisting of: a. private savings, pensions, and Supplemental Security Income b. private savings, 401k accounts, and mutual funds c. bond accounts, Social Security, and employment d. Social Security, employment, and inheritance e. Social Security, pensions, and private savings
e. Social Security, pensions, and private savings
Social insurance is: a. voluntary b. ODSAI c. assistance designed for low-income persons d. funded through federal and state taxes e. collectively funded program for workers and their dependents
e. collectively funded program for workers and their dependents
The major social welfare program interventions in response to child abuse and neglect include all but: a. foster care b. crisis nurseries c. adoption d. TANF e. family preservation
d. TANF
The Older Americans Act includes: a. protection from age discrimination b. Older Workers Benefit Protection c. supplemental health care insurance d. Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection e. All of these services
d. Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection
The first organized social welfare policy response for older Americans was: a. Medicare b. the Elderly Assistance Act c. the Older Americans Act d. Social Disability Insurance e. the Social Security Act
e. the Social Security Act
The most costly health care concern for seniors is a. Cardiac care b. Long-term care c. Dental care d. Medicare e. Medicaid
b. Long-term care
Adult Protective Services a. Are funded through the Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection program b. Were mandated by federal law c. Are consistent across the 50 states d. Are funded by state governments and run by the federal government e. Are run according to federal guidelines and regulations
b. Were mandated by federal law
Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) are mandated and funded through: a. the Social Security Act b. the Older Americans Act c. Old Age Insurance d. OASDI e. Medicare
b. the Older Americans Act
The TANF program includes a. Educational services for children b. Child support enforcement c. SNAP/Food assistance d. Medicare e. Support for parents to attend 4 year colleges
b. Child support enforcement
The Medicaid program a. Is a social insurance health program, so only children of working parents are covered b. Spends far less on children than the proportion of them in the program c. Spends the majority of its funds to cover children d. Is a minor medical insurance program for poor children e. Is rarely used by children
b. Spends far less on children than the proportion of them in the program
One of the few times the federal government took a preventive approach to child and family welfare was with passage of: a. The Family Care Act b. The Family and Medical Leave Act c. The Temporary Assistance to Need Families Act d. The Adoption and Foster Care Assistance Act e. The Child Welfare Act of 1965
b. The Family and Medical Leave Act
While about 25% of all households with children and youth are headed by a single female parent, a. for Asian American families the rate is twice as high b. for African American families the rate is twice as high c. for Native American families the rate is lower than the national average d. for Hispanic families the rate is lower than the national average e. for white families the rate is higher than the national average
b. for African American families the rate is twice as high
In recent years, planning for retirement has changed, and people are a. retiring earlier b. including employment during their retirement years c. foregoing retirement altogether d. foregoing receipt of Social Security benefits e. Opening new private Social Security accounts
b. including employment during their retirement years
When the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, the public and legislators embraced which program? a. Health coverage insurance b. Disability insurance c. None of the programs d. Public Assistance e. Social insurance
c. None of the programs
Sufficient retirement income a. Is available through Social Security b. Is common for most seniors c. Is something a majority of people plan for from an early age d. Requires reliance on multiple sources e. Is common, and means people do not need to continue working
d. Requires reliance on multiple sources
Permanency planning: a. stresses foster care as a temporary service b. expands the use of foster care c. stresses CPS workers maintaining seniority in protective service work d. was developed through the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act e. dates back to the turn of the century created by child welfare advocates
d. was developed through the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
The overall intent of the Social Security Act was to create programs that would: a. Respond to future crises b. Build a long term financial retirement system c. Provide for the poorest members of society d. Respond to immediate crisis while planning for long term security e. Develop a comprehensive financial and health care system
d. Respond to immediate crisis while planning for long term security
The two key complementary components of the Social Security Act were: a. Social welfare and health care b. Social programming and public initiatives c. Disability insurance and Medicare d. Social insurance and public assistance e. Social security and unemployment insurance
d. Social insurance and public assistance
Disability Insurance was: a. a part of the original Social Security Act b. added under the Americans with Disabilities Act c. added in 1945 d. added in 1956 e. added in 1965
d. added in 1956
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 was a result of: a. increased number of licensed foster care homes b. increased children with special needs c. increased institutionalization of children d. greater numbers of children spending longer amounts of time in foster care e. increased adoption of children
d. greater numbers of children spending longer amounts of time in foster care
The rate of poverty for older women is: a. equal to the rate for people of color b. negligible c. declining sharply d. more than twice the rate for men e. half the rate of men
d. more than twice the rate for men
Family preservation, child care, and parenting skills services are examples of: a. supplementary services b. substitutive services c. secondary services d. supportive services e. none of these services
d. supportive services
The following programs were all part of the original Social Security Act of 1935: a. Old Age Insurance b. Food Stamps c. Mothers' pensions d. Medicare e. Supplemental Security Income
a. Old Age Insurance
Which of the following is true about privatization of Social Security? a. Those who understand financial markets would do well b. Private accounts would encourage less individual responsibility c. Knowledge about the financial marketplace would not be helpful d. Private accounts would be stable and not fluctuate e. Private accounts would guarantee benefits
a. Those who understand financial markets would do well
