Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain the consequences of poverty.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

_____ 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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Housing assistance is a social insurance program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Policies and Programs to Combat Poverty

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

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.

Explain the consequences of poverty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

_____ 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.

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.

Housing assistance is a social insurance program.

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

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