POLS 1101 Chapter 14

A government plan of action to solve a problem is known as ______.

• public policy

• containment

• structural defense

• a subsidy

One reason why solving public problems can be difficult is they can involve considerable expense.

• True

• False

Which type of policy shifts wealth, income, and other resources away from people with relatively larger incomes to people with smaller or no incomes?

• deregulative policies

• regulatory policies

• distributive policies

• redistributive policies

Which federal program provides vouchers to poor individuals in order to help them buy food?

• Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

What governmental organization determines the poverty threshold?

• U.S. Census Bureau

• Social Security Administration

• individual state governments

• Department of the Interior

Which federal program provides medical care to the poor?

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

• Social Security

______ is a financial incentive provided by the government to individuals, corporations, and other governments.

• Goodwill

• Welfare

• A subsidy

• A donation

Which tax system requires that all taxpayers pay the same percentage of their income?

• consumption tax

• excise tax

• value-added tax

• flat tax

The country of Switzerland is known for Swiss neutrality. A cornerstone of their foreign policy is to avoid armed conflicts with other states. Which category of foreign policy strategy is Swiss neutrality?

• containment

• isolationism

• nonstate actors

• nonstate actors

Which branch of the U.S. government makes crisis policy?

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• the Pentagon