Question 1

Public Welfare

Accepted Answer

A)  Primarily consists of income assistance provided to the unemployed and the homeless population. 
B)  Includes income and health maintenance programs for individuals who are aging, blind, or disabled; 
C)  Includes income and health maintenance programs for everyone in the United States without any restrictions 
D)  Primarily provides monetary assistance to single-parent headed families 
A)  Primarily consists of income assistance provided to the unemployed and the homeless population. 
B)  Includes income and health maintenance programs for individuals who are aging, blind, or disabled; 
C)  Includes income and health maintenance programs for everyone in the United States without any restrictions 
D)  Primarily provides monetary assistance to single-parent headed families B

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a voluntary HI plan and a compulsory SMI. 
B)  is for everyone aged 65 or over entitled to Social Security or railroad retirement 
C)  Title XVIII, an amendment to the Social Security Act, is the authority for Medicare. 
D)  Medicare is a compulsory HI plan and a voluntary SMI. 
A)  Is a voluntary HI plan and a compulsory SMI. 
B)  is for everyone aged 65 or over entitled to Social Security or railroad retirement 
C)  Title XVIII, an amendment to the Social Security Act, is the authority for Medicare. 
D)  Medicare is a compulsory HI plan and a voluntary SMI. A

Question 3

Female-headed families

Accepted Answer

A)  Have more than doubled in their numbers since 1970 
B)  Have higher earnings than male-headed families 
C)  Have increased in number among the Caucasians and Asians 
D)  Receive more social security benefits than two-parent families 
A)  Have more than doubled in their numbers since 1970 
B)  Have higher earnings than male-headed families 
C)  Have increased in number among the Caucasians and Asians 
D)  Receive more social security benefits than two-parent families C

Question 4

What are the eligibility criteria to receive unemployment insurance?

Accepted Answer

The eligibility criteria for receiving u

Question 5

Why are the rates of poverty higher among women in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The rates of poverty are higher among wo

Question 6

How does the Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI) help American people, in general?

Accepted Answer

The Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and

Question 7

Unemployment Insurance

Accepted Answer

A)  Provides for protection of income against strikes or long periods of unemployment resulting from economic recession 
B)  Is a public assistance program 
C)  Is a non-deterrent insurance program 
D)  Is a life-time insurance program 
A)  Provides for protection of income against strikes or long periods of unemployment resulting from economic recession 
B)  Is a public assistance program 
C)  Is a non-deterrent insurance program 
D)  Is a life-time insurance program

Question 8

The federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  Assumes financial responsibility only for people over the age of 65 years and people with disabilities 
B)  Assumes responsibility to insure virtually all American workers and their families against the loss of income from retirement and disability. 
C)  Is not expected or required to have a responsibility for the general welfare of people 
D)  Assumes financial responsibility for all American-born children under the age five years. 
A)  Assumes financial responsibility only for people over the age of 65 years and people with disabilities 
B)  Assumes responsibility to insure virtually all American workers and their families against the loss of income from retirement and disability. 
C)  Is not expected or required to have a responsibility for the general welfare of people 
D)  Assumes financial responsibility for all American-born children under the age five years.

Question 9

The Social Security Act

Accepted Answer

A)  Was passed in 1919 
B)  Is the chief means by which government at the local, state, and national levels provides income security to citizens 
C)  Is a social insurance program offered to people living below poverty level 
D)  Provides partial health care benefits to the needy under Medicaid 
A)  Was passed in 1919 
B)  Is the chief means by which government at the local, state, and national levels provides income security to citizens 
C)  Is a social insurance program offered to people living below poverty level 
D)  Provides partial health care benefits to the needy under Medicaid

Question 10

List and briefly explain the programs included in "public assistance".

Accepted Answer

Public assistance programs provide suppo

Question 11

OASDHI

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a type of spiritual rehabilitation program 
B)  Stands for Old Age Surveillance Direct Health Insurance 
C)  Is the largest and most important of the income and health insurance programs in the United States 
D)  Does not provide any cash benefits under any provision 
A)  Is a type of spiritual rehabilitation program 
B)  Stands for Old Age Surveillance Direct Health Insurance 
C)  Is the largest and most important of the income and health insurance programs in the United States 
D)  Does not provide any cash benefits under any provision

Question 12

Which of the following statements in NOT true about OASDHI?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a contributory system 
B)  It is social insurance 
C)  Payments to beneficiaries are based on previous earnings 
D)  Beneficiaries are subject to a test of means to establish eligibility 
A)  It is a contributory system 
B)  It is social insurance 
C)  Payments to beneficiaries are based on previous earnings 
D)  Beneficiaries are subject to a test of means to establish eligibility

Question 13

Under the SSI program

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal government pays monthly checks to people in need at 55 years of age 
B)  the federal government pays monthly checks to people with disabilities who are over the age of 70 
C)  Payments are based on the recipient's assets and income 
D)  Payments are financed from social security contributions 
A)  the federal government pays monthly checks to people in need at 55 years of age 
B)  the federal government pays monthly checks to people with disabilities who are over the age of 70 
C)  Payments are based on the recipient's assets and income 
D)  Payments are financed from social security contributions

Question 14

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased AFDC payments 
B)  Provided assistance to families in need with children by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage 
C)  Was signed in 2000 by President Bush 
D)  Included individual entitlement 
A)  Increased AFDC payments 
B)  Provided assistance to families in need with children by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage 
C)  Was signed in 2000 by President Bush 
D)  Included individual entitlement

Question 15

Describe how TANF changed public welfare.

Accepted Answer

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Famil

Public Welfare

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicare?

Female-headed families

What are the eligibility criteria to receive unemployment insurance?

Why are the rates of poverty higher among women in the United States?

How does the Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI) help American people, in general?

Unemployment Insurance

The federal government

The Social Security Act

List and briefly explain the programs included in "public assistance".

OASDHI

Which of the following statements in NOT true about OASDHI?

Under the SSI program

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Describe how TANF changed public welfare.

What Is Social Work

The Evolution of Social Welfare and Social Work in the United States

Education for Social Work

Generalist Practice and Introductory Theory

Social Work Practice With Individuals

Social Work Practice With Groups

Social Work Practice With Communities

Administration and Research

Mental Health Services

Social Work in Health Care

Social Work in the Schools

Family and Child Welfare Services

Correctional Services

Services for Older Americans

Drug Abuse and Social Work

Services With Minorities

Social Work in Rural Areas

Case Management

Social Work: A Maturing Profession

Social Work Prevention and Enrichment

Social Work and the Future

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Exam 12: Social Security and Public Welfare

Public Welfare

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Medicare?

Female-headed families

What are the eligibility criteria to receive unemployment insurance?

Why are the rates of poverty higher among women in the United States?

How does the Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI) help American people, in general?

Unemployment Insurance

The federal government

The Social Security Act

List and briefly explain the programs included in "public assistance".

OASDHI

Which of the following statements in NOT true about OASDHI?

Under the SSI program

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Describe how TANF changed public welfare.

What Is Social Work

The Evolution of Social Welfare and Social Work in the United States

Education for Social Work

Generalist Practice and Introductory Theory

Social Work Practice With Individuals

Social Work Practice With Groups

Social Work Practice With Communities

Administration and Research

Mental Health Services

Social Work in Health Care

Social Work in the Schools

Family and Child Welfare Services

Correctional Services

Services for Older Americans

Drug Abuse and Social Work

Services With Minorities

Social Work in Rural Areas

Case Management

Social Work: A Maturing Profession

Social Work Prevention and Enrichment

Social Work and the Future

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