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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A All; state governments
B The vast majority of; the federal government and local governments, while state governments contribute a relatively small amount
C All; the federal government
D The vast majority of; state and local governments, while the federal government contributes a relatively small amount
Question #2
A shortages in the timber industry.
B a scarcity of affordable housing.
C sharp rises in house prices.
D foreclosures.
Question #3
A maintained the same role for the federal government in elementary and secondary education that existed between 1791 and 2001.
B substantially increased the federal government’s role in elementary and secondary education.
C created a new source of governmental power—the Department of Education—that is a combination of federal, state, and local authorities.
D substantially decreased the federal government’s role in elementary and secondary education.
Question #4
A higher homeownership by minorities and other previously underprivileged groups.
B more ready access to higher education.
C discrimination against minorities and worsening patterns of residential segregation.
D poorer public health outcomes, especially in rural communities and those areas without hospitals.
Question #5
A the wealthy
B children and the working poor
C the middle class
D the elderly
Question #6
A the elderly
B children
C single mothers
D African Americans
Question #7
A Presenting the viable policy alternatives.
B Fending off legal challenges to a solution.
C Identifying a problem that requires a government solution.
D Passing a solution through the government process.
Question #8
A “retreating and reloading.”
B venue shopping.
C means testing.
D indexing.
Question #9
A women have become less likely over time to fall below the federal poverty line.
B women are more likely to be poor than men.
C the wage gap between men and women has become much larger during the last 50 years.
D women benefit more from federal antipoverty programs.
Question #10
A 40%
B 7%
C 16%
D 1%
Question #11
A Social Security, Medicare, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
B the Affordable Care Act, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
C the home mortgage deduction, the state and local tax deduction, and the deduction for charitable contributions.
D Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and the Troubled Assets Relief Program.
Question #12
A racial and ethnic minorities
B the middle class and the elderly
C the working poor
D children
Question #13
A Republicans fashioned a bill that passed both the House and Senate and would have repealed the ACA in its entirety, but President Trump vetoed it over political concerns.
B Despite having control of both Congress and the presidency, Republicans were unable to pass any repeal of the ACA.
C Republicans successfully repealed the ACA and replaced it with a more market-oriented health care system.
D Lacking control of either house of Congress, Republicans were unable to repeal the ACA.
Question #14
A had initially been toward more federal government control, but recently education policy has been decentralized to the states.
B has been toward more state and local government control and influence.
C has been toward more federal government control and influence.
D had initially been decentralizing policy to the states, but recently has been toward more federal government control.
Question #15
A “underwater.”
B “in the black.”
C “in the green.”
D “sequestered.”
Question #16
A ending mortgage interest deductions for homeowners and instituting lower caps for rent-controlled apartments
B Housing assistance for low-income Americans shifted toward housing vouchers, and high-rise public housing units were replaced with new mixed-income units.
C ending mortgage interest deductions for homeowners and instituting higher caps for rent-controlled apartments
D Housing assistance for low-income Americans shifting away from housing vouchers, and mixed-income units were replaced with high-rise public housing units.
Question #17
A Medicaid
B Social Security
C the Affordable Care Act
D Medicare
Question #18
A is in charge of monitoring outbreaks of disease and implementing prevention measures at the federal level.
B consists of federal agencies in charge of implementing government-run health care and the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.
C is the main lobbying organizations of doctors.
D Consists of federal agencies in charge of biomedical research.
Question #19
A launching the first federally funded charter schools.
B focusing on higher standards rather than equal opportunity.
C decreasing federal funding for public schools, especially those in rural locations.
D eliminating the Department of Education.
Question #20
A It is a loophole through which people can pay previous taxes without suffering any penalties.
B It is when the government offers a tax break or tax credit for behavior it wants to encourage.
C It is something that Congress has approved an appropriation from the general revenue fund to pay for.
D It is a process by which companies can maximize their profit through shielding revenue from taxation.
Question #21
A contributory program.
B tax expenditure.
C in-kind benefit.
D indexed payment.
Question #22
A Medicare is introduced, then Social Security is partially privatized, and finally the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is created.
B The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is created, then Social Security is partially privatized, and finally Medicare is created.
C Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is created, then Social Security is created, and finally the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is created.
D Social Security is introduced, then Medicare is introduced, and finally welfare reform creates the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Question #23
A Programs that the government runs so that investments are channeled to companies that can best provide for individuals during times of need.
B Programs that individuals may opt to invest in so that they have more income should they ever need it during future crises.
C Programs that people are required to contribute to that are designed to provide economic assistance to individuals in times of need.
D Private programs that provide funding to the government during tough budgetary times.
Question #24
A tax reform
B the war on terrorism
C education
D Social Security reform
Question #25
A 1933
B 1942
C 1888
D 1965
Question #26
A Medicaid
B food stamps
C Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
D Medicare
Question #27
A showing that government was not as capable of taking care of the poor as private charities.
B demonstrating that the government could choose between the deserving and undeserving poor in a more objective manner than private charities.
C revealing that poverty could be caused by a flawed economic system, not just by personal irresponsibility.
D showing that the government could efficiently distribute public assistance.
Question #28
A public housing assistance
B food stamps
C Social Security
D Medicare
Question #29
A private charities that have filled the gap left by reductions in government spending
B the welfare payments that the government is committed to paying in the future
C tax breaks—credits, deductions, and preferential tax rates that subsidize social welfare
D the welfare that is distributed by local governments and special districts
Question #30
A food stamps
B tax breaks
C cost-of-living adjustments
D soup kitchens supported by local churches
Question #31
A contributory; federal and state governments
B noncontributory; state governments only
C contributory; state governments only
D noncontributory; federal and state governments
Question #32
A economic tabulating.
B graphing.
C means testing.
D indexing.
Question #33
A redistribute income from less-well-off workers to well-off workers.
B redistribute income from the elderly to the young.
C redistribute income from well-off to less-well-off workers.
D provide every worker with an equal amount of income.
Question #34
A 1965
B 1904
C 1919
D 1935
Question #35
A a temporary job
B cash payments
C bread lines and soup kitchens
D a place to sleep at night
Question #36
A a provision that outlawed all standardized testing in K–12 schools and a provision that mandated busing to integrate racially homogenous schools
B a provision that mandated a standardized national test to evaluate all K–12 students and a provision that created federally run “scholarship academies” for low-income students who scored highly on the national tests
C a provision that mandated a standardized national test to evaluate all K–12 students and a provision that provided scholarships for students in failing public schools to attend private schools
D a provision that required schools to provide tutoring, longer school days, and additional summer school and a provision that allowed parents of children in failing schools to transfer their children to better schools
Question #37
A the working class and unions
B children and recent college graduates
C the elderly and the retired
D the middle and upper classes
Question #38
A budgets, ballots, and battlegrounds
B problems, policies, and politics
C language, legislators, and laws
D grievances, groups, and governments
Question #39
A children are a group that earns no income and can therefore not afford lobbyists.
B children cannot vote.
C there are no longer enough poor children to make a difference.
D American political values tend to discount the needs of youth.
Question #40
A is caring for children.
B has been considered deserving.
C is actively looking for a job.
D has been means tested.
Question #41
A Great Depression.
B Vietnam War.
C Civil War.
D
E housing crash of 2008.
Question #42
A Colleges now rely more on donors and grants from private foundations and less on tuition and state support.
B States now pay more toward higher education, but the federal government pays less.
C
D States have reduced funding for higher education, and tuition has increased substantially to compensate.
E Tuition has gone up substantially, as has monetary support from the federal and state government.
Question #43
A state governments but maintained the federal requirement that schools provide
B state governments but outlawed the federal requirement that schools provide
C the federal government but created a new requirement that schools disaggregate
D the federal government and outlawed any attempts by state governments to disaggregate
Question #44
A innovations in construction technology that allowed for new homes to be built at drastically reduced costs.
B the federal government’s decision to quadruple the mortgage interest deduction in 2003.
C the large population growth stemming from legal and illegal immigration between 1990 and 2005.
D the increased demand for housing that resulted from a dramatic loosening of lending standards.
Question #45
A Medicaid.
B their employers.
C the Affordable Care Act.
D Medicare.
Question #46
A promote home ownership.
B reduce homelessness.
C provide uniform housing safety standards.
D provide low-cost rental units for the poor.
Question #47
A private schools that are funded with tax vouchers.
B schools that a district uses as the median by which to judge test scores.
C private schools run by large corporations.
D publicly funded schools that are free to design special curricula.
Question #48
A offered federal funds for school districts with substantial numbers of children from unemployed or low-income families.
B guaranteed that 10% of all federal revenue would be spent each year on elementary and secondary education.
C required that all school districts devote at least 200 hours of instruction to students each year using federally approved curriculum.
D cut federal funding for school districts that performed poorly on the Department of Education’s measures of student success.
Question #49
A means-tested programs.
B tax expenditures.
C discretionary spending.
D in-kind benefits.
Question #50
A Medicare
B Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
C Unemployment insurance
D Social Security
Question #51
A Medical coverage is provided to any retirees, for a fee.
B Today’s workers save money in a personal account for their future retirement.
C Today’s workers pay for the Social Security payments to today’s retirees.
D Corporations set aside money to pay for their workers retirement in the future.
Question #52
A the Earned Income Tax Credit
B the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program
C Medicare
D the mortgage interest deduction
Question #53
A 1910s.
B 1950s.
C 1890s.
D 1930s.
Question #54
A the programs were completely taken over by state and local governments rather than having input from the federal government.
B the programs were completely taken over by the federal government rather than having input from state and local governments.
C federal judges frequently ruled them to be unconstitutional.
D many Americans came to believe that welfare recipients did not want to work.
Question #55
A eligible to receive Medicaid benefits as soon as they arrive in the United States.
B required to reside in the United States for five years before they can receive Medicaid benefits.
C never allowed to receive Medicaid benefits.
D required to reside in the United States for 15 years before they can receive Medicaid benefits.
Question #56
A vary widely across states but are required to be slightly above
B are the same in every state and are slightly above
C are the same in every state and are always below
D vary widely across states but are always below
Question #57
A in-kind
B means-tested
C contributory
D indexed
Question #58
A food stamps for those who fall under the poverty line.
B unemployment compensation for those who lose their jobs.
C health care benefits to those whose jobs do not provide it.
D survivor benefits to those whose parents die or become disabled.
Question #59
A provide health insurance for the elderly and the disabled.
B ensure a basic income to all workers once they retire.
C guarantee affordable housing for the elderly and the disabled.
D cover the basic living expenses of Americans who are permanently or temporarily unemployed.
Question #60
A disrupted the constitutional separation of church and state.
B were unable to get the necessary government licenses to operate legally.
C often kept donations for their own private use.
D would make subjective decisions on who was deserving of aid.