Social Policy Quiz

What are the goals of social policy in America?

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, and assisting the poor

• Promoting education, healthcare, and velveeta sausage cheese dip

• Promoting socialism, limiting individualism, and favoring private charity

• Promoting economic policy, foreign policy, and social security

Which program was a part of the New Deal and provides monthly payments to people over age 65?

• Aid to Families with Dependent Children

• Temporary Aid to Needy Families

• Medicare

• Social Security

How is Social Security funded?

• Through a progressive payroll tax paid by high earners

• Through a regressive payroll tax paid by workers and employers

• Through donations from private charities

• Through income taxes paid by individuals

What is the successor to Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Free school lunches

• Federal housing assistance programs

• Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)

What was the purpose of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act?

• To provide long-term aid to needy families

• To increase welfare payments

• To encourage personal responsibility and decrease dependency

• To reduce poverty

What is one of the main reasons Americans have been suspicious of redistributive social programs?

• They want the government to assist the poor

• They think the government should protect against risk

• They prefer private charity and individualism

• They believe in the promotion of socialism

What is the main goal of education as a social policy?

• To redistribute wealth from richer to poorer Americans

• To provide automatic benefits for the elderly

• To control rising medical costs

• To increase opportunity and economic stability

What is the potential issue with Social Security in the future?

• Social Security spending is out of control

• Congress is not interested in fixing any problems

• The number of people receiving benefits is decreasing

• There might not be enough money paid in to cover benefits

What is the main reason for the unpopularity of Aid to Families with Dependent Children?

• It was not a temporary aid program

• It only provided benefits to the elderly

• It was funded by a progressive payroll tax

• It created dependency and discouraged work

What is the role of Medicare in social policy?

• To provide automatic benefits for the elderly

• To redistribute wealth from richer to poorer Americans

• To control rising medical costs

• To encourage personal responsibility and decrease dependency