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Social Policy and exam prep

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is social policy ?

a)

Societies way of controlling the underclass

b)

The way society works to meet human needs

c)

A tax

d)

The name of a political party

2.

What is included within social policy?

a)

Housing, Education and poverty

b)

Laws, Prisons and policing

c)

OFCOM, OFGEM and Citizens advice

d)

General elections, European elections and Local council elections

3.

The welfare state is?

a)

The 51st state of the United States of America

b)

The idealistic view point of Marxism

c)

The way cool kids explain how nice the teachers are on access

d)

The way the government takes responsibility for social and economical security of the population

4.

The welfare state was created because of ?

a)

Consequence of political competition

b)

Consequences of Economic success

c)

Consequences of technology

d)

Consequence of industrialization

5.

What year did the Elizabethan poor laws come in place

a)

1458

b)

1452

c)

1659

d)

1552

6.

What groups did the Elizabethan poor laws Identify

a)

Deserving poor, Deserving unemployed and Undeserving poor

b)

Undeserving unemployed, Undeserving poor and deserving poor

c)

Chavs, Mods and goths

7.

What Changes came in to place in 1601?

a)

The closing down of workhouses

b)

Reduce the amount of hours children could work

c)

Collecting a poor relief rate from property owners

d)

Harsher punishments for the deserving poor

8.

Between what years did poor laws change to a welfare state?

a)

1896-1945

b)

1855-1950

c)

1818-1919

d)

1834-1940

9.

Who is this?

a)

Michael Parkinson

b)

Sir William Beveridge

c)

Sir William Macpherson

d)

Sir David Jason

10.

Which of these are not one of the five giants that block progress according to Beveridge?

a)

Want

b)

Ignorance

c)

Idleness

d)

Industrialization

11.

Who paid in to the welfare state in relation to Beveridge?

a)

Everyone

b)

Employers

c)

The government

d)

All workers

12.

What new groups of people did Titmuss add?

a)

Man made dependencies

b)

Natural dependencies

c)

People with no dependencies

d)

The rich

13.

What are political ideologies?

a)

Factors that shape political behaviour

b)

Guidelines for voters

c)

Societies idea of what politics should look like

d)

The people who fight for power

14.

What political party sit on the left?

a)

Ukip

b)

Green Party

c)

Liberal democrats

d)

Labour

15.

What political party sits on the right?

a)

UKIP

b)

Green Party

c)

Liberal democrats

d)

Conservatives

16.

What do the left side believe should happen to the welfare state?

a)

Decrease child tax credits and unemployment benefits

b)

Increase child tax credits and unemployment benefits

c)

Stick with the current system of universal credit

d)

Increase tax on the working class

17.

What do the right side believe should happen in relation to welfare?

a)

More emphasis on the individual not society

b)

Increase child tax credits and unemployment benefits

c)

Reform universal credit

d)

Increase tax on the wealthy

18.

Who are the main political ideologies your exam is asking for?

a)

Right wing

b)

Far right

c)

Liberal

d)

Left Wing

e)

Far left

19.

What is commercial welfare?

a)

Not for profit organisation

b)

The sale and purchase of welfare services

c)

State funded welfare

20.

What is Voluntary welfare

a)

Organisations who give up their time to support people in welfare need

b)

Welfare paid for by the state

c)

Paid workers who provide welfare

21.

What is the big society in relation to welfare?

a)

Everyone coming together to create social change

b)

Everyone relying on the state for help

c)

Volunteers from the community or family who step in to help

22.

How much do the voluntary sector save the economy each year?

a)

100 billion

b)

129 billion

c)

109 Billion

d)

119 billion

23.

Who are the biggest providers of free welfare in relation to caring?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Teens

d)

Children

24.

Who decides the budget for welfare?

a)

The bank of England

b)

Her Majesty the Queen

c)

Her Majesty's Treasury

d)

The speaker of the house of commons

25.

Define compare and contrast

a)

Show in detail the similarities and differences

b)

Explain the limitations of of a subject

c)

Make a judgement on a topic

d)

Give an overview

26.

What is Define

a)

Examine the topic and give your opinion

b)

Organize the main points and give arguments

c)

Give the exact meaning of a concept or topic

d)

Give an overview

27.

Define describe

a)

Explain in detail

b)

Explain the basics

c)

organize the main points and give evidence

d)

Give an overview