Exam 17: Social Policy

A) the creation of compulsory elementary school education
B) the establishment of land-grant colleges
C) the creation of the G.I.Bill
D) the development of a standard national elementary school curriculum
E) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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A) has decreased every year since 1996.
B) has increased every year since 1996.
C) has not changed significantly since the 1960s.
D) decreased dramatically between 1993 and 2004 but increased significantly between 2004 and 2008.
E) increased dramatically between 1993 and 2004 but decreased significantly between 2004 and 2008.

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A) a place to sleep at night
B) a temporary job
C) money
D) a ticket out of town
E) bread lines and soup kitchens

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A) by the federal government.
B) by the states,with uniform benefit levels set by the federal government.
C) by the states,with benefit levels varying between states.
D) through private agencies with governmental contracts.
E) by the federal government,with benefit levels varying between states.

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A) Medicaid
B) Medicare
C) food stamps
D) Supplemental Security Income
E) Social Security

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A) 15 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 45 percent
D) 55 percent
E) 60 percent

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A) earned income tax credits
B) Medicaid
C) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
D) subsidized student loans
E) Social Security

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A) African Americans,after the Civil War
B) mothers with dependent children
C) the unemployed
D) newly arriving immigrants
E) veterans coming back from World War I

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A) The elderly make up a large proportion of the population.
B) The elderly are perceived as deserving benefits.
C) The elderly have developed strong interest groups and lobbying techniques.
D) Most members of Congress are themselves elderly or soon will be.
E) The elderly tend to vote more than younger people.

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A) voters passed initiatives in many states that required an increase in benefits.
B) a number of court decisions determined that benefits must be increased at a level greater than that of inflation each year.
C) Congress passed a number of laws that dramatically expanded the number of people who were eligible and the overall amount of in-kind benefits that would be provided to eligible people.
D) court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for a lack of eligibility.
E) state governments refused to administer the program unless the federal government spent more on benefits.

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A) Many states branded it an unfunded mandate.
B) Teachers argued that "teaching to the test" undermined critical thinking skills.
C) The standards were too lenient and almost every school met them easily.
D) It vastly increased the role of the federal government in the public school system.
E) The states were made responsible for setting standards and devising appropriate tests.

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A) education
B) level of wealth
C) race
D) physical beauty
E) social class

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A) federal government's attempt to recruit more soldiers to the armed forces prior to World War II.
B) federal government's attempt to improve national security during the Cold War.
C) federal government's approach to education policy during the 1940s and 1950s.
D) numerous amendments made to the Constitution in order to protect the rights of veterans of foreign wars.
E) kinds of proposals made by Ronald Reagan when he ran for president in 1980.

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A) the fear that the Soviets were winning the Cold War through better technology
B) low levels of literacy in America's inner cities
C) the return of veterans at the end of World War II
D) the Great Depression
E) the fear that the Japanese were outperforming American students in math and science

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A) popular and receive wide support.
B) often controversial.
C) determined not by popular opinion but by the Constitution.
D) often changed drastically from administration to administration.
E) similar to those seen in the social programs of other countries.

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A) a proposal that states could apply for waivers that would exempt them from some of the requirements of No Child Left Behind
B) a proposal to change the criteria for allocating $14 billion in federal assistance to schools from a system of competitive grants to a per pupil formula
C) mandating a single nationwide standardized test to be taken by all students
D) providing an unprecedented amount of federal funding for school vouchers,allowing parents more freedom in choosing where their children attend school
E) setting national standards for textbooks at all levels of schooling below college

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A) sharp rises in house prices.
B) foreclosures.
C) a scarcity of affordable housing.
D) shortages in the timber industry.
E) an incredible drop in the stock market.

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