Deck 8: Policies and Programs to Combat Poverty

Question 1

A _____ establishes a new way of looking at the world, with women and their issues becoming the focus.

A)gender lens
B)grassroots approach
C)culture of poverty
D)social class

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the context of empowering people in poverty, all of the following are true except that:

A)people in poverty must be empowered to see that change is possible.
B)all poor people have positive role models.
C)poor people must be provided viable options and credible hope.
D)the concept of empowerment is critical to provide hope for people in poverty.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

_____ is a system that divides the population into categories of social position based on the extent to which people have access to the goods and services the society values.

A)Direct democracy
B)Social stratification
C)Organizational structure
D)Social deconstruction

Answer 3

B

Question 4

_____ is a federal public assistance program that is funded by general tax revenues.

A)Medicare
B)Medigap
C)Supplemental Security Income
D)Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program?

A)It was set up by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
B)It heavily restricted the states' discretion in benefit distribution.
C)Under TANF, states are required to provide resources to everyone who is legally eligible or entitled to help.
D)Under TANF, states spend large amounts on providing education and training for better jobs.

Question 6

According to the research conducted by ProQuest (2014), the median income of female-headed families is about _____ percent of the median for families with two parents present.

A)25
B)31
C)45
D)51

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program?

A)It provides financial assistance to eligible families for as long as they need it.
B)It forbade states from providing child care assistance to TANF recipients.
C)It eliminated the federal income test that previously determined eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
D)It encourages an increase in family size.

Question 8

According to the Social Security Administration (2014d), Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance covers about _____ percent of all workers in the United States.

A)35
B)50
C)75
D)90

Question 9

_____ is a public assistance program funded by federal and state governments that pays for medical and hospital services for eligible people who are unable to pay for these services and are determined to be in need.

A)Medicaid
B)Supplemental Security Income
C)General assistance
D)Medicare

Question 10

According to Kornblum and Julian (2012), _____ of the 6.4 billion people on Earth are so poverty-stricken that they must survive on $1 per day or less.

A)10.8 million
B)98.2 million
C)1.2 billion
D)4 billion

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true about Medicare?

A)It was created by the Health Insurance for the Aged Act that was passed in 1965.
B)It covers dental and vision care, routine physical examinations, and long-term nursing care.
C)It is financed by both employer and employee contributions.
D)People who are eligible include those who are 65 or older, have specified disabilities, or have kidney disease.

Question 12

Under federal law, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients can receive federally funded cash assistance for:

A)as long as they need it.
B)as long as they are alive.
C)not more than eight years in their lifetime.
D)not more than five years in their lifetime.

Question 13

Which of the following programs falls under the umbrella of public assistance?

A)Unemployment insurance
B)Medicare
C)Medicaid
D)Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance

Question 14

_____ involves the increasing interdependence and interconnectedness among nations around the world.

A)Acclimatization 
B)Naturalization
C)Globalization
D)Nationalization

Question 15

_____ was created by the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, and it consists of Parts A, B, C, and D.

A)Medicare
B)Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance
C)Supplemental Security Income
D)General assistance

Question 16

Medicare Part _____ involves a voluntary prescription drug plan initiated in 2006.

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D

Question 17

All of the following organizations are considered grassroots organizations except:

A)the National Organization for Women.
B)the Women's Action Alliance.
C)the Older Women's League.
D)the Order of United American Mechanics.

Question 18

Which of the following is considered an economic explanation for poverty in the society?

A)The escalating number of technical jobs requiring specialized training
B)Racial segregation in communities often resulting in the concentration of people of color in poor urban environments
C)High tax rates for people in the working and lower classes and low rates for people in the middle and upper classes

Question 19

A 1990 amendment to the 1987 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act:

A)mandated that homeless children be able to attend school even when prior educational records and verification of residency are unavailable.
B)designed permanent housing solutions for currently or potentially homeless individuals.
C)authorized both the states and the federal government to intervene directly in the housing market by controlling rents and increasing the overall housing stock.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of homelessness in the United States?

A)The National Alliance to End Homelessness (2014) identifies poverty as the only cause of homelessness in the United States.
B)A real solution to the homeless problem must involve the provision of permanent housing for those who are currently homeless.
C)Almost 80% of the homeless are female and more than 20% male.
D)Homelessness can be eradicated even without making changes in employment policies.

Question 21

The National Alliance to End Homelessness (2014) reports that in the United States, 12 percent of people in the homeless population are children.

Question 22

Medicare is a social insurance policy.

Question 23

In the world today, there are about 160 billionaires, but there are approximately 100 million homeless people.

Question 24

According to the research conducted by Kornblum and Julian (2012), the quality of living for the majority of Americans has been increasing in recent years.

Question 25

Which of the following is true of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)?

A)It is a nutritional program designed solely to supplement the diets of single mothers and their children up to age 18.
B)It is administered through the Social Security Administration of the United States.
C)Participants receive either food items or, more typically, coupons that can be exchanged for specific food that is high in important nutrients.

Question 26

The _____was renamed as the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2008.

A)Food Stamp Program
B)Children's Health Insurance Program
C)Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program
D)Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance program

Question 27

Human capital includes a person's property and valuables.

Question 28

Research indicates that about 20% of all households in the United States have more than one-third of the wealth.

Question 29

People who experience frequent failure and deprivation may quit trying to achieve in the system.

Question 30

Wealth is the amount of money earned by family members in a year.

Question 31

Which of the following is true of the eligibility criteria of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)?

A)The eligibility criteria are much stricter than that of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
B)The eligibility criteria include being a single mother with a child up to age 18.
C)The eligibility criteria require participants to fulfill state residency requirements.

Question 32

Which of the following statements is true of the public assistance programs?

A)They provide resources based on people's right to receive benefits.
B)People receiving public assistance benefits never paid premiums, as did people collecting social insurance benefits.
C)They get their finances from both employer and employee contributions.
D)Medicare is a public assistance program created by the Social Security Act of 1935.

Question 33

Some wealthy people find that having a social class of poor people is useful because the poor people can do the dirty work for the rich.

Question 34

According to ProQuest (2014), approximately 5% of all U.S. children under age 18 are poor.

Question 35

Social Security includes the financial benefits provided by Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance and Medicare.

Question 36

The term social classes refers to categories of people who have similar access to resources and opportunities.

Question 37

_____, a public assistance program, is usually the last resort for people who are desperately in need but are not eligible for benefits provided by other programs.

A)Medicare
B)Medicaid
C)Supplemental Security Income
D)General assistance

Question 38

Middle-class people include blue-collar workers who perform manual and semiskilled jobs in industrial settings or occupy lower-level service positions.

Question 39

According to ProQuest (2014), 15% of the total population in the United States is poor.

Question 40

According to ProQuest (2014), in the United States, about 40% of single women with children under age 6 work outside the home.

Question 41

Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program is funded completely by the federal government, except for administrative costs.

Question 42

Define status, power, privilege, and acclaim.

Question 43

In the context of the feminization of poverty, what do you think are the reasons for the discrepancies in wealth for women as opposed to men?

Question 44

Categorical grants are sums of money provided by the federal government that allow significant discretion in how the money should be spent.

Question 45

In the context of empowering women, explain the concept of consciousness-raising.

Question 46

Discuss the importance of empowering people in poverty.

Question 47

One of the eligibility criteria of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children includes being a new mother.

Question 48

What does poverty mean to you? Who is to blame for people being poor? Is it their own fault, or are they victims of unfair social conditions?

Question 49

List and describe any three public assistance programs available in the United States.

Question 50

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.

Question 51

Housing assistance is a social insurance program.

Question 52

General assistance is the only public assistance program that is financed completely by state, county, or local governments.

Question 53

Explain the concept of using a gender lens to view the plight of women in the macro social environment.

Question 54

A person in a family participating in certain other benefit programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, is not eligible for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Question 55

Prior to August 1996, a primary program providing minimal financial assistance to individuals and families in the United States was Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.

Question 56

List and describe the social insurance programs available in the United States.

Question 57

In 1997, Congress passed the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) that extended health-care coverage to children in families earning up to 300% of the poverty line.

Question 58

How can the homelessness problem in the United States be resolved?

Question 59

Cite a rationale for the existence of poverty in the U.S. society using the structural factors: economic explanations, political explanations, and racial and gender discrimination.

Question 60

The Food Stamp Program falls under the umbrella of social insurance.

Question 61

Describe the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). To what extent is the WIC policy effective?

Question 62

Explain the eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Question 63

List and describe the three major categories of social welfare policies and programs available in the United States.

Question 64

What kind of background do you come from? Do you come from a middle- or upper-class family in which resources were plentiful and you had lots of "stuff"? Or did your family have difficulty scraping by and paying essential bills on time?

Question 65

Explain the consequences of poverty.

Question 66

In the context of Medicare, explain the prescription drug plan.