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Chapter_02__The_Government_s_Role

 

 

1. The “neo-conservative” approach to government is most characteristic of

  a. the Republican Party.
  b. the Democratic Party.
  c. the Green Party.
  d. all of these.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Philosophical Perspectives of Contemporary Political Parties and Political Labels
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:32 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:34 PM

 

2. Federal grant-in-aid programs

  a. are in direct violation of the Constitution.
  b. allow the federal government to extend its authority over social programs.
  c. do not require state participation.
  d. have a 3-year limit for funding any one program.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings and Interactions of Federal, State, and Local Levels of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:34 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:42 PM

 

3. A “mark-up” session is held

  a. to draft a bill for submission.
  b. to determine whether there are enough votes to overturn a presidential veto.
  c. after a committee has held hearings on a bill.
  d. to bring together advocates and legislators to review a bill.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:43 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:44 PM

 

4. Filibusters

  a. occur only in the House of Representatives.
  b. can be held in either the House or the Senate.
  c. occur only in the Senate.
  d. can be ended by a majority vote.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:44 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:46 PM

 

5. The Speaker of the House can influence a bill’s vote by

  a. holding a filibuster.
  b. deciding which committee will hear the bill.
  c. invoking “cloture” to end debate.
  d. both holding a filibuster and invoking “cloture” to end debate.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:48 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:49 PM

 

6. Which perspective on social justice is illustrated by the progressive income tax?

  a. Libertarian
  b. Utilitarian Liberal
  c. Oligarchy
  d. Socialism

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a & 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:49 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:53 PM

 

7. The Executive Branch creates policy when it

  a. provides benefits.
  b. taxes income.
  c. spends appropriations.
  d. issues regulations.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:55 PM

 

8. In 2010, the largest single item in the federal budget was

  a. Social Security.
  b. defense spending.
  c. Medicare.
  d. interest on the national debt.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a & 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:56 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:57 PM

 

9. Which of the following is NOT true of federal expenditures since 1945?

  a. The overall federal budget has grown.
  b. Education spending has taken a larger share of the federal budget.
  c. Social Security expenditures have grown.
  d. Expenditures for National Defense have taken a smaller share of the federal budget.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a, 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:57 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/20/2017 11:58 PM

 

10. Mary works for a child welfare agency. She was opposed to the privatization of foster care services because she felt it was too difficult to define quality in this type of care. Which of the following conditions does she believe is missing from the foster care market?

  a. Assessable product
  b. Informed & able consumer
  c. Access to diverse providers
  d. All of these

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Privatization and Its Theoretical and Practical Limits
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/20/2017 11:59 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:00 AM

 

11. In the U.S., regressive taxes include

  a. state income tax.
  b. sales tax.
  c. payroll tax.
  d. both sales and payroll tax.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:02 AM

 

12. During the latter half of the 20th century, what sources of federal tax revenues changed?

  a. Individual income taxes became a higher proportion of federal revenues.
  b. Corporate taxes became a smaller proportion of federal revenues.
  c. The proportion of federal revenues drawn from payroll taxes increased.
  d. Both corporate taxes became a smaller proportion of federal revenues and the proportion of federal revenues drawn from payroll taxes increased.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:02 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:05 AM

 

13. The primary source of revenues to local governments is

  a. property tax.
  b. income tax.
  c. fines and fees.
  d. payroll tax.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:09 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:10 AM

 

14. The annual “Tax Expenditure Budget” outlines

  a. how tax revenues are spent.
  b. the annual costs of tax deductions and exemptions.
  c. the projected impact of proposed tax changes.
  d. all of these.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/27/2017 9:30 PM

 

15. Tax deductions and exemptions pose an equity problem because

  a. they are complex to administer.
  b. they offer greater benefits to affluent taxpayers than to the poor.
  c. they are similar to tax credits.
  d. they are only applicable to federal income taxes.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:14 AM

 

16. For federal income tax purposes, a taxpayer’s marginal tax rate is

  a. the proportion of total income that is subject to tax.
  b. the rate applied to income in the taxpayer’s highest tax bracket.
  c. the amount of tax paid on the first $15,000 in taxable income.
  d. the tax rate applied to income derived from margin accounts.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:14 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:15 AM

 

17. Federal judges can be removed from office through a process called

  a. impeachment.
  b. termination.
  c. election.
  d. recall.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:17 AM

 

18. The federal rule-making process is governed by the

  a. U.S. Constitution.
  b. Administrative Procedures Act.
  c. Social Security Act.
  d. U.S. Regulatory Act.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:18 AM

 

19. The goal of grassroots tax protests is generally

  a. to lower income tax rates.
  b. to eliminate local sales taxes.
  c. to reduce property taxes.
  d. to increase the progressivity of local tax structures.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:20 AM

 

20. At present, nearly half the world’s population lives under democratic rule.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Introduction
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:26 AM

 

21. No bill can become federal law until it has received majority votes in both the House and the Senate.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:28 AM

 

22. A bill pertaining to social programs must originate in the House of Representatives.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a, 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:37 AM

 

23. Health care spending is the largest category in the U.S. budget.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a, 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:38 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:39 AM

 

24. In the United States, mandatory spending is a much smaller part of the budget than is discretionary spending.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a, 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:40 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:43 AM

 

25. The General Accounting Office (U.S. GAO) helps the president prepare the budget.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c & 8d
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:45 AM

 

26. The U.S. has had a federal income tax ever since it was founded.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:47 AM

 

27. Establishment of the TSA is an example of reverse contracting.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Privatization and Its Theoretical and Practical Limits
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:48 AM

 

28. The Bush tax cuts shifted much of the nation’s tax burden from the rich toward the middle class, and reduced funding available for public programs.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a & 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:50 AM

 

29. Governance in the U.S. is shared among three levels of government. List these.

ANSWER:   Federal, State, Local
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings and Interactions of Federal, State, and Local Levels of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Essay
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:51 AM

 

30. Describe what is meant by the term “grant-in-aid,” and give an example of such a grant.

ANSWER:   Possible answer: A grant-in-aid is a method the federal government can use to expand social programs. The federal government offers money to states on the condition that they abide by federal regulations governing the programs. Medicaid is one example, as is TANF.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Describe the Workings and Interactions of Federal, State, and Local Levels of Government
QUESTION TYPE:   Essay
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:53 AM

 

31. How do tax deductions and tax credits differ? Give one example of a tax credit.

ANSWER:   Possible answer: A tax deduction reduces the amount of taxes a person owes, but it cannot result in a refund. A tax credit (for example, the Earned Income Tax Credit) can reduce the amount of tax owed, and it can also result in a refund.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Essay
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:54 AM

 

32. What does the term “privatization” mean? Give two examples of privatization in the United States.

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ANSWER:   Possible answer: The term “privatization” refers to the private financing, production, development, and/or distribution of public assets or services. For example: the multistate movement to employ private managing prisons; when basic city services such as garbage collection and ambulance services are provided through contracts with local companies; when state and local governments employ private-sector organizations to deliver services, etc.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Privatization and Its Theoretical and Practical Limits
QUESTION TYPE:   Essay
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:55 AM

 

33. Explain why the EITC is called an antipoverty measure embedded in the US tax code.

ANSWER:   It is a credit that provides a refund to low-income worker, primarily families with children, by lowering the tax amount owed, rather than a refund that results from an overpaying of taxes owed.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand the Structure and Philosophical Underpinnings of the U.S. Tax System
QUESTION TYPE:   Essay
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.02.05
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a & 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 12:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 12:56 AM

 

Chapter_04__The_Social_Security_Act

 

1. When HIV/AIDS initially was diagnosed in the United States, most people believed they would never be affected or afflicted by the disease. Which of de Swaan’s conditions is NOT met under these circumstances?

  a. “External effects” are not recognized.
  b. “Individual remedies” are effective.
  c. Adversity must have “uncertainty of moment and magnitude.”
  d. None of the above.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Part II: Predicting Collective Action
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.00
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 10:56 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/27/2017 10:06 PM

 

2. What did the originally formulated U.S. Social Security Act NOT include?

  a. Survivor’s insurance
  b. Medical insurance
  c. Disability coverage
  d. All of these

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 10:59 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 11:00 PM

 

3. Europe’s first Social Security program was established in

  a. England.
  b. France.
  c. Germany.
  d. Russia.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Discuss the Historical Foundations of Social Insurance in Western Europe and the United States
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 11:01 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 11:02 PM

 

4. Social Security programs in Europe served a “state-building” function by

  a. converting wages into a property interest in government.
  b. creating the need for administrative structures and personnel.
  c. making workers more loyal to the government.
  d. all of these.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Discuss the Historical Foundations of Social Insurance in Western Europe and the United States
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 11:03 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 11:05 PM

 

5. Prior to passage of the Social Security Act, U.S. workers

  a. had no way to provide for their retirement.
  b. could rely on their savings in retirement.
  c. could purchase disability and medical insurance from private companies.
  d. could both rely on their savings in retirement and purchase disability and medical insurance from private companies.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Discuss the Historical Foundations of Social Insurance in Western Europe and the United States
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 11:05 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/27/2017 10:08 PM

 

6. Townsend Clubs were established to

  a. promote the use of taxes to provide guaranteed income in old age.
  b. encourage passage of health insurance for the elderly.
  c. support Roosevelt’s proposal for social security.
  d. raise public awareness of the needs of the elderly.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Discuss the Historical Foundations of Social Insurance in Western Europe and the United States
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 11:07 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 11:09 PM

 

7. During Roosevelt’s second term as president

  a. the Social Security Act was not changed.
  b. Social Security taxes were raised.
  c. Social Security benefits were extended to dependents and survivors.
  d. farm workers were added to the Social Security Program.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/21/2017 11:40 PM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/21/2017 11:41 PM

 

8. In the context of the Social Security program, the term “equity” means

  a. providing a fair return for workers’ investments in the program.
  b. ensuring that low-income seniors have sufficient retirement income.
  c. ensuring that benefits are managed efficiently.
  d. all of these.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/28/2017 3:25 PM

 

9. Funding for Social Security Retirement Benefits comes from

  a. the general fund.
  b. the payroll tax.
  c. the income tax.
  d. sales tax.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 25a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:43 AM

 

10. In Social Security policy debates, the term “privatization” refers to

  a. investing Social Security funds in the private capital market.
  b. allowing individuals to decide whether or not they will participate in the program.
  c. selecting private investors to manage the investment of reserves in the Social Security trust funds.
  d. requiring individuals to maintain private retirement savings accounts

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Contemporary Debates and Proposals to Address the Solvency of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:43 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:44 AM

 

11. A woman who earns substantially less than her husband is better off claiming benefits as his dependent than on the basis of her own salary history. This violates the principle of

  a. adequacy.
  b. equity.
  c. distributive justice.
  d. none of these.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act; Understand Contemporary Debates and Proposals to Address the Solvency of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:47 AM

 

12. Which of the following alternatives for restoring the solvency of OASI was NOT proposed in the 2010 report by the Senate Committee on Aging?

  a. Increasing payroll taxes
  b. Eliminating the wage cap on the FICA tax
  c. Raising the retirement age
  d. Privatizing the program

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Contemporary Debates and Proposals to Address the Solvency of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:48 AM

 

13. Under “earnings sharing”

  a. a woman and her husband would receive equal credit for earnings from any source.
  b. a widow would receive credit for earnings of her husband prior to the marriage.
  c. a surviving child would receive credit for earnings of both parents.
  d. all of these.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Contemporary Debates and Proposals to Address the Solvency of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:50 AM

 

14. Funding for the states’ contributions to unemployment insurance comes from

  a. the Social Security payroll tax.
  b. fees charged for business licenses.
  c. a state tax on company payrolls.
  d. each state’s general fund.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:51 AM

 

15. Disability insurance is financed through

  a. general revenues.
  b. the Social Security payroll tax.
  c. a state tax on company payrolls.
  d. state general revenues.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:52 AM

 

16. Under current law, individuals who are disabled by virtue of alcohol addiction

  a. may receive Social Security disability benefits through a representative payee.
  b. must be in treatment in order to receive Social Security Disability benefits.
  c. may not receive Social Security disability benefits.
  d. may receive Social Security disability benefits through a representative

payee and must be in treatment in order to receive Social Security Disability benefits.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:54 AM

 

17. In 1964, opposition to Medicare came from

  a. business interests.
  b. physicians.
  c. labor unions.
  d. both business interests and physicians.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 3:55 AM

 

18. The 1996 passage of PRWORA

  a. abolished Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC).
  b. restricted immigrants’ eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
  c. established Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
  d. all of these.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Basic Structure of Means-Tested Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/27/2017 10:16 PM

 

19. Under Federal law, the TANF program has a lifetime limit of

  a. 3 years of assistance.
  b. 18 months of assistance.
  c. 5 years of assistance.
  d. 10 years of assistance.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Basic Structure of Means-Tested Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:00 AM

 

20. During the Great Recession of 2008, unemployment insurance trust funds

  a. were robust enough to endure extensions of unemployment benefits.
  b. required that money be drawn down from general revenues to avoid depletion.
  c. were used to lower high unemployment rates.
  d. none of these.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/28/2017 3:25 PM

 

21. The Medicaid program is administered by the Social Security Administration.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Basic Structure of Means-Tested Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:03 AM

 

22. Upon the deaths of their retired spouses, most widows experience a one-third drop in household income from Social Security.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Contemporary Debates and Proposals to Address the Solvency of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:04 AM

 

23. Income tax rates in the United States are the highest among developed nations.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Understand Contemporary Debates and Proposals to Address the Solvency of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.03
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:04 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:05 AM

 

24. All workers who pay Social Security taxes are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:05 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:06 AM

 

25. In the U.S., debates about establishing a national health insurance program began with the passage of the 1935 Social Security Act.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   True / False
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:06 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:07 AM

 

26. Why do you think Donald Chambers encouraged policy analysts to think about who benefits from a social problem?

ANSWER:   Because “winners” can become obstacles when social workers try to ameliorate the problem. In general, consideration of both winners and losers enhances problem analysis.

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POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Part II: Social Problem Analysis
QUESTION TYPE:   Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.00
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5c
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:07 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:09 AM

 

27. List three means-tested programs that are authorized by the Social Security Act.

ANSWER:   SSI, Medicaid, TANF
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Basic Structure of Means-Tested Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:09 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:10 AM

 

28. Describe the four amendments made in the Social Security program in 1983 upon recommendations from the 1981 National Commission on Social Security Reform.

ANSWER:   Revision in the COLA: A one-time delay of the COLA and a “stabilizer” that automatically indexed it to the average increase in wages if that was lower than the CPI. Taxation of benefits: Retirees with incomes above $25,000 per year for individuals and $32,000 per year for couples had half of their benefits subject to federal income tax. Increased retirement ages: Starting in 2003, the age for receipt of full benefits rises gradually to 67.  Work incentives: Beneficiaries could earn more without having their benefits reduced, and those over 70 who worked would not have their benefits reduced at all.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Current Structure of Key Social Insurance Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.02
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/22/2017 4:11 AM

 

29. Discuss the effect of the Great Depression on the view that poverty was a problem of personal irresponsibility and what the result of this was, in terms of de Swanns’s conditions for collective action.

ANSWER:   Responses must mention or apply Swann’s three conditions of external effects, unpredictability, and insufficiency of personal remedies, and establishment of the Social Security Act as the collective response.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Part II: Predicting Collective Action; Discuss the Historical Foundations of Social Insurance in Western Europe and the United States.
QUESTION TYPE:   Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.00
FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 3a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/27/2017 10:24 PM

 

30. What are some of the reasons and outcomes for the conversion from AFDC to TANF?

ANSWER:   Discussions should include more than one of the following: the calls for welfare reform; rise in numbers of welfare recipients during 70s and 80s; work requirements of the Family Support Act of 1998 (workfare); public dislike for welfare; PRWORA five-year limit and enforcement of work requirements for recipients.
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Become Familiar with the History and Basic Structure of Means-Tested Programs Authorized Under the Social Security Act
QUESTION TYPE:   Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:   False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   FOUNDA.BARU.18.04.04
ACCREDITING STANDARDS:   EPAS: 5a
DATE CREATED:   2/22/2017 4:13 AM
DATE MODIFIED:   2/27/2017 10:25 PM

 

 

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