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Terms in this set (44)The U.S. social welfare system differs markedly from those of West European democracies, a situation that is attributable primarily to America's a The poverty line is defined as b According to survey data, the form of assistance that Americans favor the most to help the poor is b ________ has the highest child poverty rate among the major industrialized nations. e The largest proportion of Americans living below the poverty line are d Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly one in ________ Americans. c In his book, Losing Ground, Charles Murray argues that c ________ was terminated in 1996 and replaced by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program. e The term entitlement refers to a program c The EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) represents a reallocation of income to b Franklin D.
Roosevelt's New Deal reflected the concept of positive government, meaning c The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that a Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because a The Social Security benefits that today's retirees receive are funded primarily by b The term "means test" refers to b ________ was called the great leveler when it began in the early nineteenth century. b The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular because of a Criticism of the food stamp program occurs because it e All of the following are true
statements about Medicaid except c President Franklin Roosevelt's greatest domestic policy legacy is e In terms of its educational system, the United States ranks at the top in terms of d More than 90 percent of the funding for K-12 public education comes from d Which of the following statements is true concerning American public opinion on school vouchers? a ________ persuaded Congress to enact the No Child Left Behind Act. c The primary reason that the existence of Social Security greatly lessens the demand for other forms of social welfare is that c Compared to tax policy in Western European democracies, tax policy in the United States shifts d Studies indicate that most unemployed American workers lost or left their jobs because b Welfare
policy in the United States a The TANF program must operate within all the following guidelines except a Which of the following is a true statement about the visibility of poverty in American society today? c Which of the following social welfare programs was supported by a majority of congressional Republicans at the time of enactment? d ________ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s. e Which of the following is true regarding income patterns in America? b The major reason why Social Security is likely to be a
focus of reform is because c The Medicare program provides health benefits to d The American preference for equality of opportunity is consistent with Americans' e Of the following, which is likely the least criticized public assistance program?
a Most social welfare programs are a ________ is an example of an in-kind benefit. a In contrast with Medicare, the Medicaid program is a The program that replaced the sixty-one-year-old federal guarantee of aid to the poor was c A recent poll determined that Americans believe that public assistance programs for the poor are the second-costliest federal program. How
accurate is this perception? e All of the following are true of the Head Start program except that it d The success of the No Child Left Behind Program has been hampered by a Sets found in the same folderAmerican Government Ch 460 terms danilovesumore4 American Politics Ch. 1750 terms SAATTA01 American GoPo ch 1149 terms SAATTA01 CHAPTER 1452 terms heidi_hagen_masimer Other sets by this creatorMath Core16 terms heidi_hagen_masimer CHAPTER 1844 terms heidi_hagen_masimer CHAPTER 1741 terms heidi_hagen_masimer CHAPTER 1546 terms heidi_hagen_masimer Other Quizlet setsBioChem Exam 3 - Class Quizzes 7-1125 terms BrookeStoupa Pathology Fall 2234 terms amirsingh24 Exam Two GLG Practice Questions45 terms adamcunningham_ Theme 5 sexual response cycle19 terms Lindsw12 |