POS 2041 Chapter 16 Quiz

What is the Poverty Line?

• A special phone dedicated to problems of the poor

• The line below which people die due to lack of medical care

• The annual cost of food, clothing, and shelter

• The annual cost of a country club membership at Mara Lago

The current poverty line for a family of 4 is (in 2016):

• $24,000

• $2,400

• $240,000

• $2,424,242.42

What is negative government?

• The idea that government is super-charged with negative energy

• The idea that government is so inept that it destroys everything it tries to help

• The idea that government workers are always grumpy and cranky

• The idea that government should get out of the way of individuals and let us take care of things, more self-reliance

What is positive government?

• The generally happiness, peace, and serenity we all felt from the 8 years of the Obama government

• The idea that government intervention is necessary to help individuals because the problems are complex

• The idea that the government workers are all happy, well-adjusted people whistling their way through work every day

• The idea that government intervention creates a field of positive ions that help drive away aggressive alien species

Republicans tend to believe in ______ government whilst Democrats tend to believe in ______ government.

• positive; negative

• negative; positive

• negative; negative

• positive; positive

________ programs are those where if an individual meets the eligibility requirements they are entitled to the benefit.

• Extitlement

• Excitement

• Excrement

• Entitlement

Which of the following is NOT a social insurance program?

• unemployment insurance

• medicare

• social security

• earned income tax credit

Which of the following is primarily a public assistance program aimed at children?

• Earned Income Tax Credit

• Section 8 Housing Vouchers

• Food Stamps

• Head Start

How does your book describe equality of opportunity?

• people should have a reasonable chance to succeed if they put forth the effort

• people should be completely and totally equal at all times

• people should be completely equal as long as I am just a bit more equal than most

• people should recognize that equality is a farce, an idea created by stark-raving liberals so they could take our money and take our guns

Based on the chart regarding national comparisons of education performance, which countries ranked higher than the United States on a survey of academic knowledge?

• Canada

• Kerplakastan

• Morocco

• Djibouti