Deck 11: Astride With the Best and the Wisest

Question 1

Job restructuring through job sharing can help employees to keep their jobs.
Short Answer Question

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Under President Theodore Roosevelt's jobs program

A)almost 28 million people were put to work
B)jobs that entailed building roads and bridges declined
C)jobs that built schools and hospitals increased
D)jobs that involved building parks were non-existent

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What are some of the strategies used by founder and president of Harlem's Children's Zone and its Promise Academy do to ensure that his school was successful? Include both changes that related to the institution and to the students directly.

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

In the 1980s,the richest 1% of the U.S.population were responsible for 60% of taxes,while in 2007,they paid

A)70%
B)40%
C)34%
D)14%
E)no taxes due to tax breaks

Question 5

In the United States,only this group has managed to steadily improve its economic condition.

A)the poor
B)the working class
C)the middle class
D)the upper class

Question 6

These types of schools have been very successful in revitalizing the educational experiences of poor children

A)charter schools
B)public schools
C)private schools
D)parochial schools

Question 7

Living wages

A)are an hourly rate of pay that would ensure a family can meet its basic material needs without relying on public assistance
B)have not been supported by unions
C)it has been argued,should be the same regardless of what city or state in which one resides
D)have not been supported by local governments in the U.S.
E)are somewhat lower than minimum-wages

Question 8

Social inequality is affected by these two factors more than any others

A)education and politics
B)education and work
C)politics and work
D)education,politics,and work

Question 9

Describe the cultural capital benefits of an education system that addresses some of the changes suggested in programs like Promise Academy and charter schools in general.

Question 10

What are social change organizations,what do they do,and how do they do it?

Question 11

Living wages are considerably less than minimum wages.

Question 12

In one study of six secondary schools where inner-city students were removed and their scholastic performance improved,it was found that the schools helped them to advance in mainstream school settings by

A)helping the students' parents to find higher paying employment
B)helping the parents to become more engaged in their children's academic performance
C)longer school days and school years
D)a no-nonsense principal who worked closely with school administration to follow what the administration said was best for the students

Question 13

Living wages are not more expensive for companies and thus are supported by them.

Question 14

It is believed that government initiatives like targeting benefits for the less affluent and the creation of more jobs would be more beneficial than more tax cuts and welfare policies.

Question 15

The main task of the Works Progress Administration was to provide an analysis of different kinds of occupations and their pay.

Question 16

This jobs program under President Theodore Roosevelt provided jobs for people in need of work and opportunities to make necessary and useful public improvements or services

A)job bailout program
B)Temporary Aid to Needy Families
C)Social Security Administration
D)Works Progress Administration