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

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