front 1 The U.S. social welfare system differs markedly from those of Western European democracies, a situation that is attributable in large part to America's | back 1 Cultural emphasis on individualism, and federal system of government. |
front 2 The poverty line is defined as | back 2 Three times the annual cost of a thrifty food budget for an urban family of four. |
front 3 According to survey data, | back 3 Most Americans believe that welfare recipients could get along without assistance if they tried. |
front 4 __________ has the highest child poverty rate among the major industrialized nations. | back 4 The United States. |
front 5 The bureaucratic costs of welfare are substantially lower in Europe because most European countries | back 5 Have unitary rather than federal systems. |
front 6 Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly on in __________ Americans. | back 6 Eight. |
front 7 __________ was terminated in 1996. | back 7 AFDC. |
front 8 The term entitlement refers to a program | back 8 That requires the payment of benefits to any individual who meets the eligibility criteria. |
front 9 The EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) represents a reallocation of income to | back 9 Lower-income working individuals. |
front 10 Franklin D. roosevelt's New Deal represented the concept of __________ government. | back 10 Positive. |
front 11 The defining characteristic of a social insurance program is that | back 11 Eligibility is restricted to individuals who paid special payroll taxes during their working years. |
front 12 Social insurance programs have high levels of public support because | back 12 Of their self-financing feature. |
front 13 The Social Security benefits that today's retirees receive are funded primarily by | back 13 Payroll taxes on people who are currently working. |
front 14 The term means test refers to | back 14 Whether an applicant's income is low enough to qualify for public assistance. |
front 15 The child poverty rate in the Unites States is about | back 15 20 percent. |
front 16 The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular in part because of | back 16 Its public perception of welfare dependency and irresponsibility. |
front 17 The Food Stamps program is | back 17 -Criticized because some believe it allows undeserving people to get aid. -Criticized because some think it stigmatizes its users by identifying them publicly as welfare cases. -An in-kind benefit. -Criticized because some think it is too costly. **All these answers are correct. |
front 18 Which of the following is true of social security and Medicar | back 18 Families in the top fifth of the income population receive more in social security and Medicare benefits than the government spends in total on TANF, SSI, food stamps, and housing subsidies for the poor. |
front 19 In __________, Congress added a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. | back 19 2006. |
front 20 __________ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s. | back 20 Lyndon Johnson. |
front 21 The major reason social security is likely to be the topic of reform is because | back 21 The number of workers may not bring in enough money to cover the benefits of a growing number of retirees. |
front 22 Medicare was enacted into law during the administration of | back 22 **None of these answers is correct. |
front 23 The poverty line in 2009 was set at roughly __________ for an urban family of four. | back 23 $22,000. |
front 24 The unemployment insurance program is | back 24 Run jointly by federal and state governments. |
front 25 In contrast with Medicare, the Medicaid program is | back 25 A public assistance program. |