Question 1

The most generous TANF benefits are approximately

Accepted Answer

A) three times the federal poverty line. 
B) twice the federal poverty line. 
C) equal to the federal poverty line. 
D) below the federal poverty line but nonzero. 
E) zero. 
A) three times the federal poverty line. 
B) twice the federal poverty line. 
C) equal to the federal poverty line. 
D) below the federal poverty line but nonzero. 
E) zero.

Question 2

What are the tools of economic policy?

Accepted Answer

.Promoting business and consumer confide

Question 3

Under the current Medicare system,the national government exercises very tight control over the quality of the services and the level of fees that health care providers charge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Contrast contributory programs with public assistance programs.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Accepted Answer

Contributory programs receive more polit

Question 5

What goals should social and economic policies promote and why?

Accepted Answer

.Social
.Social insurance against risks

Question 6

Social Security is a tax best classified as a __________ tax.

Accepted Answer

A) flat 
B) regressive 
C) progressive 
D) incremental 
E) sales 
A) flat 
B) regressive 
C) progressive 
D) incremental 
E) sales

Question 7

Grants of cash or other commodities to an individual or organization that are used to promote activities desired by the government are called

Accepted Answer

A) subsidies. 
B) block grants. 
C) contracts. 
D) deregulation stimuli. 
E) rents. 
A) subsidies. 
B) block grants. 
C) contracts. 
D) deregulation stimuli. 
E) rents.

Question 8

Assistance provided to needy persons by the federal government that can be exchanged for food at most grocery stores are called

Accepted Answer

A) SNAP benefits. 
B) market coupons. 
C) nutrition certificates. 
D) commodity vouchers. 
E) WIC checks. 
A) SNAP benefits. 
B) market coupons. 
C) nutrition certificates. 
D) commodity vouchers. 
E) WIC checks.

Question 9

Budgetary items that can be changed only by congressional legislation are called

Accepted Answer

A) unforgivable. 
B) discretionaries. 
C) uncontrollable. 
D) immutables. 
E) prohibitions. 
A) unforgivable. 
B) discretionaries. 
C) uncontrollable. 
D) immutables. 
E) prohibitions.

Question 10

The amount the government is permitted to borrow is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) a tariff. 
B) discretionary spending. 
C) cap and trade. 
D) the budget. 
E) the debt ceiling. 
A) a tariff. 
B) discretionary spending. 
C) cap and trade. 
D) the budget. 
E) the debt ceiling.

Question 11

Which term describes a good that,after it is provided,may be enjoyed by anyone and may not be denied to anyone?

Accepted Answer

A) collective action good 
B) public good 
C) externality 
D) solid good 
E) public liability 
A) collective action good 
B) public good 
C) externality 
D) solid good 
E) public liability

Question 12

The power of government to set conditions on companies seeking to sell goods or services to government agencies is called contracting power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe the government's role in creating the foundation for a market economy.

Accepted Answer

1) Providing the conditions for a market

Question 14

Many sectors of agriculture receive federal subsidies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is one of the most important ways that government can protect welfare and property?

Accepted Answer

A) maintaining law and order 
B) granting legal monopolies for the most profitable industries 
C) allowing states to set their own unique business regulations 
D) supporting the unfettered use of credit-default swaps 
E) purchasing shares of stock in all major sectors of the American economy 
A) maintaining law and order 
B) granting legal monopolies for the most profitable industries 
C) allowing states to set their own unique business regulations 
D) supporting the unfettered use of credit-default swaps 
E) purchasing shares of stock in all major sectors of the American economy

Question 16

The government's use of taxing and spending powers to manipulate the economy is called

Accepted Answer

A) fiscal policy. 
B) budgeting policy. 
C) pecuniary policy. 
D) open-market operations. 
E) social management. 
A) fiscal policy. 
B) budgeting policy. 
C) pecuniary policy. 
D) open-market operations. 
E) social management.

Question 17

Proponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act argued it would do which of the following if it was signed into law?

Accepted Answer

A) It would lower health care costs by imposing greater efficiencies on providers and reducing fraud. 
B) It would represent a huge expansion of federal government power. 
C) It would expand the Democratic Party's base of support. 
D) It would be enormously expensive. 
E) It would expand the power of federal agencies,such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
A) It would lower health care costs by imposing greater efficiencies on providers and reducing fraud. 
B) It would represent a huge expansion of federal government power. 
C) It would expand the Democratic Party's base of support. 
D) It would be enormously expensive. 
E) It would expand the power of federal agencies,such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Question 18

The amount of liquid assets and ready cash that banks are required to hold to meet depositors' demands for their money is called the

Accepted Answer

A) depositors' allowance. 
B) withdrawal protection account. 
C) reserve requirement. 
D) stress test fund. 
E) residual resource fund. 
A) depositors' allowance. 
B) withdrawal protection account. 
C) reserve requirement. 
D) stress test fund. 
E) residual resource fund.

Question 19

An effective market economy requires government rules for the enforcement of contracts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain why welfare caseloads have dropped dramatically since the mid-1990s.What are the positive and negative consequences of the policy change that reduced welfare rolls?

Accepted Answer

The 1996 welfare reform law coincided wi

The most generous TANF benefits are approximately

What are the tools of economic policy?

Under the current Medicare system,the national government exercises very tight control over the quality of the services and the level of fees that health care providers charge.

Contrast contributory programs with public assistance programs.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

What goals should social and economic policies promote and why?

Social Security is a tax best classified as a __________ tax.

Grants of cash or other commodities to an individual or organization that are used to promote activities desired by the government are called

Assistance provided to needy persons by the federal government that can be exchanged for food at most grocery stores are called

Budgetary items that can be changed only by congressional legislation are called

The amount the government is permitted to borrow is referred to as

Which term describes a good that,after it is provided,may be enjoyed by anyone and may not be denied to anyone?

The power of government to set conditions on companies seeking to sell goods or services to government agencies is called contracting power.

Describe the government's role in creating the foundation for a market economy.

Many sectors of agriculture receive federal subsidies.

What is one of the most important ways that government can protect welfare and property?

The government's use of taxing and spending powers to manipulate the economy is called

Proponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act argued it would do which of the following if it was signed into law?

The amount of liquid assets and ready cash that banks are required to hold to meet depositors' demands for their money is called the

An effective market economy requires government rules for the enforcement of contracts.

Explain why welfare caseloads have dropped dramatically since the mid-1990s.What are the positive and negative consequences of the policy change that reduced welfare rolls?

Five Principles of Politics

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism and the Separation of Powers

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Congress: the First Branch

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Federal Courts

Public Opinion and the Media

Elections

Political Parties

Groups and Interests

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 13: Introduction to Public Policy

The most generous TANF benefits are approximately

What are the tools of economic policy?

Under the current Medicare system,the national government exercises very tight control over the quality of the services and the level of fees that health care providers charge.

Contrast contributory programs with public assistance programs.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

What goals should social and economic policies promote and why?

Social Security is a tax best classified as a __________ tax.

Grants of cash or other commodities to an individual or organization that are used to promote activities desired by the government are called

Assistance provided to needy persons by the federal government that can be exchanged for food at most grocery stores are called

Budgetary items that can be changed only by congressional legislation are called

The amount the government is permitted to borrow is referred to as

Which term describes a good that,after it is provided,may be enjoyed by anyone and may not be denied to anyone?

The power of government to set conditions on companies seeking to sell goods or services to government agencies is called contracting power.

Describe the government's role in creating the foundation for a market economy.

Many sectors of agriculture receive federal subsidies.

What is one of the most important ways that government can protect welfare and property?

The government's use of taxing and spending powers to manipulate the economy is called

Proponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act argued it would do which of the following if it was signed into law?

The amount of liquid assets and ready cash that banks are required to hold to meet depositors' demands for their money is called the

An effective market economy requires government rules for the enforcement of contracts.

Explain why welfare caseloads have dropped dramatically since the mid-1990s.What are the positive and negative consequences of the policy change that reduced welfare rolls?

Five Principles of Politics

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism and the Separation of Powers

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Congress: the First Branch

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Federal Courts

Public Opinion and the Media

Elections

Political Parties

Groups and Interests

Foreign Policy

Filters