Pol Sci 2010 - Introduction to Government » Fall 2022 » Module 14 Quiz

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Question #1
Public policy that seeks to meet the basic needs of people who are unable to provide for themselves is ________ policy.
A.   social welfare
B.   distributive
C.   regulatory
D.   civil rights
E.   fiscal
Question #2
Most social welfare policies are
A.   entitlement programs.
B.   distributive policies.
C.   private policies.
D.   redistributive policies.
E.   regulatory policies.
Question #3
A federal program that guarantees benefits to qualified recipients is a(n) ________ program.
A.   means-tested
B.   mandated
C.   welfare
D.   distributive
E.   entitlement
Question #4
The Great Depression had a significant impact on American public policy because
A.   the government put more pressure on churches and businesses to help eradicate poverty.
B.   for the first time people began to view poverty as a problem requiring government action.
C.   the federal government passed a universal health care plan.
D.   the government realized that it had to eliminate environmental restrictions on businesses to help them prosper, which set back efforts to pass stronger environmental policies.
E.   it was the first time that education subsidies were provided to the middle class.
Question #5
A major criticism of AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) was that
A.   it had no work provision.
B.   families were able to receive aid only for a short period of time.
C.   benefits did not increase with family size.
D.   too many poor people received no aid.
E.   the aid to most families was not sufficient to meet basic needs.
Question #6
Public policy ________.
A.   focuses on only a few special individuals
B.   is more of a theory than a reality
C.   is typically made by one branch of government acting alone
D.   requires multiple actors and branches to carry out
Question #7
Social Security and Medicare are notable for their assistance to which group?
A.   those in urban areas
B.   the poor
C.   the elderly
D.   young families starting out
Question #8
Which stage of the public policy process includes identification of problems in need of fixing?
A.   enactment
B.   agenda setting
C.   implementation
D.   evaluation
Question #9
Entitlement (or mandatory) spending is ________.
A.   focused on children
B.   a program of contracts to aerospace companies
C.   formula-based spending that goes to individual citizens
D.   concentrated on education
Question #10
A deficit is ________.
A.   the cancellation of an entitlement program
B.   the annual budget shortfall between revenues and expenditures
C.   the overall amount owed by government for past borrowing
D.   all these

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