Policy Final Exam
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
The Federal Poverty Threshold is based on the expectation that a family will spend about _____ of its income for food.
1/3
What was the poverty rate in 2018?
12%
During which years were the "Baby Boomer" generation 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 top quintile of the population hold?
50%
Homelessness is primarily caused by
A lack of affordable housing for those with very low income
Jane Addams was:
A leader of the Settlement House movement
What is the thing that must first be identified in the legislative process?
A problem
Which two racial groups make more than the nation's average income?
Asian and Caucasian
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 (reproductive rights) Gay Rights **All of the above
In the US, which group of children are likely to be disproportionally in out-of- home placement.
Black children American Indian children Hispanic children White children **a & b
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 immigrants Reducing the cost of administering the health care system **All of the above
The long-run deficit in the Old Age Insurance Program can be eliminated by
Cut in future benefits Increases in future revenues **Any combination of A and B None of the Above
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 Civil Rights Movement:
Established voting rights for African Americans in the US
The size of US social welfare system is smaller than most OECD countries.
False
Women are more likely than men to be in prison
False
What is a crucial support that employers can provide for parents who are supporting and raising children?
Family leave policies minimum wage fixed work hours **all of the above
The three branches of government (executive, Judicial, and legislative) exist at what levels of government?
Federal State Local **All of the above
Which level/s of government provides for health care?
Federal State & Local government Employers and 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%)
Medicare Part A pays for:
Hospital care
Which factor(s) are projected to affect the exhaustion of the US Social Security Trust Fund?
Increased life expectancy Fertility Rates Labor market participation rates **All of the above None of the above
Which form of maltreatment is most commonly reported upon and substantiated?
Neglect
The 1935 Social Security Act established:
Old Age Insurance Federal Unemployment Insurance Aid to Dependent Children **All of the above None of the above
Medicare is best described as health care for:
Older Adults
SSI is a safety net program is for __________:
Older adult with low-income and person with disability
Home Ownership Tax Deductions could be considered which of the following?
Platform
The US provides Humanitarian immigration by:
Refugee visas
The Progressive Era led to:
Regulation of child and female labor The establishment of mother's pensions The establishment of worker's compensation programs **All of the above None of the above
What is outdoor relief
Relief provided to those in need while they can remain in their own homes
Mandating coverage in the ACA does not means:
Requiring doctors to treat everyone
Workers who contribute financially to Social Security earn entitlements upon their:
Retirement Disability Death Death of a spouse **All of the above
What is the difference between Official Poverty Measure (OPM) and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)?
SMP includes child care, housing and medical expenses.
The Charity Organization Society approach to providing assistance was known as:
Scientific Charity
In the US the focus of the prisons system is
Security
The US criminal justice system is primarily a
State system Local system Federal system **All of the above
What does SSI stand for?
Supplemental Security Income
What is another name for Mother's Pensions?
TANF
Once a bill has been drafted and approved by the committee, where does the bill go next?
The House of Representatives The Senate The President **either a or b
It was during the ___________when Blacks and Latinx received federal dollars for the first time
The New Deal
What is a conference committee?
The committee that combines two similar, but different bills
Which Social Work field of practice was started by Mary Richmond and her "Social Diagnosis"?
The first form of case management work
Funding for Social Security Retirement benefits comes from
The payroll tax
In what way does Social Security disproportionately impact African Americans?
They receive retirement benefits for a shorter period of time than whites because they have higher mortality rates
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
What are the main objectives of Child Protection Services?
To prevent maltreatment and create permanency for child's well-being
After 1920, southern farming was mechanized and factory workers were needed in the north.
True
Booker T. Washington is known for running a Tuskegee school, teaching blacks the skills to overcome oppression.
True
Charles Loring Bryce was known for creating Orphan Trains to distribute orphans in 1850s.
True
Federal housing expenditures are larger for home owners than renters
True
If a nation chooses to have completely open borders, it would find that its social welfare system would be overwhelmed
True
Social science research is developed in Progressive Era.
True
The Brown vs. Board of Education lawsuit is won in 1954 to desegregate schools.
True
The goal of Eugenics during nineteenth century is to only breed the successful.
True
The goal of mental health parity is to assure that mental health coverage is equivalent to physical health coverage
True
US provides smaller floor benefits, and relies more on platform and safety net programs.
True
SSI is funded through:
U.S. Treasury general funds
Why does US has 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 the collapse Inclusion of African Americans as recipients of aid Putting money towards roads and bridges and housing Creation of Social Security **All of the above
In the 1800's, the Federal government provided benefits in the form of cash payments only to:
Veterans
Medicare and Medicaid:
Were both enacted in 1965 Provide health insurance for respectively the aged and the poor Differ in that Medicare is a universal program while Medicaid is income tested **All of the above None of the above
Which is not a major government housing programs in the US?
Youth Hostels
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 described as:
a household
Which populations did the American Poor Laws not apply to?
enslaved people and Native Americans
No one gains from racial discrimination.
false
Social insurance is considered which type of program?
floor
What is the importance of values in terms of social welfare policy
it drives how we make significant decisions
To receive Social Security Disability benefits, one must:
pass the recent work and duration of work tests
According to Elizabethan Poor Law, when an individual fell on hard times, who were they required to ask for support from first?
their family
Why were children initially used for labor?
they were cheap
Which of the following is NOT a goal of TANF?
to prevent child poverty
Bush administration passes the Americans with Disabilities Act to include people with disabilities in the mainstream of America.
true
Health Care is 25% of the US Economy
true
Income Transfer is the government moving money from those who have money to those who don't.
true
Increasing the minimum wage would reduce poverty among the working poor.
true
Medicare and Medicaid were created in 1960s as a part of the Great Society.
true
Schiller's claims that US policy makers think of the causes of poverty are (In Robertson's brief) Big Brother, Flawed Character, and Restricted Opportunity
true
The Charities movement sought to limit people from seeking aid from multiple organizations
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.
true
US has a higher poverty rate and child poverty rate than most other OECD countries.
true
US is spending the most social welfare dollars per person in Healthcare.
true
How do we define earnings?
wages x hours
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 and raise children employers who may have implicit biases that favor men for positions of power women more likely to face violence at work, school, or home **all of the above none of the above
