Deck 17: Domestic Policy

Question 1

Which of the following involves a cash subsidy to poor working families?

A)Medicaid
B)Supplemental Security Income
C)Medicare
D)Earned Income Tax Credit
E)Old Age,Survivors and Disability Insurance

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In 2010,about Americans received Social Security benefits.

A)25 million
B)20 million
C)60 million
D)54 million
E)50 million

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Leading up to the 1936 presidential election,this politician was proposing a radical economic plan entitled "Share Our Wealth."

A)Upton Sinclair
B)Herbert Hoover
C)Huey Long
D)Alf Landon
E)Dr.Francis E.Townsend

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A means tested social program is limited to people of certain

A)social statuses.
B)education levels.
C)income levels.
D)age groups.
E)states.

Question 5

Medicare became a cornerstone of Lyndon Johnson's .

A)Square Deal
B)New Deal
C)Fair Deal
D)Great Society
E)New Frontier

Question 6

politics means that all or most people benefit and all or most pay.

A)Majoritarian
B)Client
C)Interest-group
D)Entrepreneurial
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 7

The Social Security Act became law in .

A)1930
B)1933
C)1935
D)1945
E)1951

Question 8

Welfare policies in which a relatively few number of people benefit but almost everyone pays are characterized by

A)majoritarian politics.
B)minoritarian politics.
C)client politics.
D)concurrency politics.
E)neo-institutional politics.

Question 9

The two main federal bureaucracies responsible for social welfare policies and programs are

A)the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S.Department of Veteran Affairs.
B)the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S.Department of Education.
C)the U.S.Department of Social Security and the U.S.Department of Health Programs.
D)the U.S.Department of the Treasury and the U.S.Department of Pensions.
E)the U.S.Department of the Interior and the U.S.Department of Agriculture.

Question 10

The text describes the nation's political agenda as being

A)easier to understand than other democracies.
B)dated.
C)the primary puzzles about public policy.
D)more difficult to understand than other democracies.
E)modern.

Question 11

Which program is popularly called Social Security?

A)Old Age,Survivors,and Disability Insurance OASDI)
B)Medicare
C)Unemployment Insurance
D)Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
E)Supplemental Security Insurance

Question 12

Of the following,which is NOT a means tested program?

A)Medicare
B)Supplemental Security Income
C)Food Stamps
D)Medicaid
E)Earned Income Tax Credit

Question 13

The passage of the Medicare bill was made possible by

A)a marked shift in public opinion.
B)the strong support of the American Medical Association AMA).
C)the watering down of the bill to remove the more controversial provisions.
D)a Democratic landslide in the 1964 elections.
E)a shift in voting patterns on the United States Supreme Court.

Question 14

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children AFDC)program was created to help support the children of women

A)whose husbands had died laboring in factories.
B)whose husbands were disabled from mining accidents.
C)whose husbands had perished in disasters.
D)born out of wedlock.
E)injured by automobile accidents.

Question 15

One notable difference between the passage of Medicare 1965)and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010)was

A)the lack of bipartisan support for the 2010 Act.
B)the lack of bipartisan support for the 1965 Act.
C)the lack of media coverage given to the 2010 Act.
D)the lack of media coverage given to the 1965 Act.
E)the lack of support by Democrats for the 2010 Act.

Question 16

By 2010,Social Security,Medicare,and Medicaid together accounted for of the federal budget.

A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)20 percent
D)30 percent
E)40 percent

Question 17

In this landmark case,the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has broad discretion to tax and spend "in the aid of the 'general welfare.'"

A)United States v.Butler
B)Helvering v.Davis
C)South Dakota v.Dole
D)Baker v.Carr
E)Marbury v.Madison

Question 18

Welfare policies in which nearly everyone benefits and nearly everyone pays are characterized by

A)neo-institutional politics.
B)minoritarian politics.
C)client politics.
D)concurrency politics.
E)majoritarian politics.

Question 19

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 does all of the following EXCEPT

A)extends health care insurance to some 32 million uninsured Americans.
B)provides federal subsidies to people who are having trouble paying.
C)imposes a "tax" penalty on people who do not buy health insurance.
D)provides health care for all who are under 65 and cannot afford it.
E)dependent children under age 26 are covered by parent's insurance.

Question 20

politics means only a few people,communities,or organizations benefit,and a few,communities,or organizations pay.

A)Majoritarian
B)Client
C)Interest-group
D)Entrepreneurial
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 21

Which of the following nations was the first to create a nationwide social security program?

A)The United States
B)Great Britain
C)Sweden
D)Norway
E)Germany

Question 22

This body adjudicates disputes between labor and management over the interpretation of labor laws.

A)The National Labor Relations Board
B)The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C)The Union-Management Board
D)The Civil Service Commission
E)The Interstate Commerce Commission

Question 23

Of the following,who advocated for consumer and environmental protections?

A)Ralph Nader
B)Dr.Harvey Wiley
C)Senator Estes Kefauver
D)Senator Edmund Muskie
E)All of these choices are true.

Question 24

Much of the nation's laws governing labor and occupational health and safety can be considered

A)majoritarian politics.
B)client politics.
C)interest-group politics.
D)entrepreneurial politics.
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 25

Who argued that the state in a capitalist society was nothing more than the executive committee of the propertied classes?

A)James Madison
B)Franklin Roosevelt
C)Karl Marx
D)Huey Long
E)Woodrow Wilson

Question 26

Even though the national cost of agriculture subsidies is high,there is often a lack of strong political opposition because

A)everybody agrees that the subsidies are needed.
B)the subsidies affect only a few people.
C)the added cost on individual goods,such as milk and sugar,is not noticeable to each individual consumer.
D)All of these choices are true
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 27

This policy entrepreneur's book Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile led to new regulations on the safety of automobiles.

A)Upton Sinclair
B)Ralph Nader
C)Dr.Harvey Wiley
D)Senator Edmund Muskie
E)Huey Long

Question 28

Between 1996 and 2001,agriculture subsidies

A)decreased.
B)increased.
C)were targeted toward wheat.
D)led to an economic downturn.
E)stabilized the prices farmers earn.

Question 29

Consumer and environmental protection laws are considered

A)majoritarian politics.
B)client politics.
C)interest-group politics.
D)entrepreneurial politics.
E)minoritarian politics.

Question 30

The Taft-Hartley Act

A)made illegal the union practice of a closed shop.
B)made illegal the union practice of a secondary boycott.
C)authorized the president to obtain a court order blocking for up to eighty days any strike that imperiled the "national health or safety."
D)favored management over labor.
E)All of these choices are true.

Question 31

In America,when compared to most European democracies,we have insisted that plays)a large role in running welfare programs.

A)the states
B)the private sector
C)the U.S.Senate
D)the federal judiciary
E)county boards

Question 32

Much of the antitrust legislation passed in this country,such as the Sherman Act 1890),has been the result of

A)majoritarian politics.
B)client politics.
C)interest-group politics.
D)entrepreneurial politics.
E)none of the above.

Question 33

The Sherman Act of 1890 is an example of

A)social welfare legislation.
B)antitrust legislation.
C)spending on military matters.
D)moral legislation.
E)entrepreneurial politics.

Question 34

Medicaid differs from Medicare in that it provides

A)medical assistance to the aged.
B)medical assistance to the general public.
C)medical assistance to the poor.
D)catastrophic medical coverage.
E)catastrophic medical coverage to veterans.

Question 35

This author's book,The Jungle,dramatized the frightful conditions in meat-packing plants in the early 1900s and helped pave the way for the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.

A)Huey Long
B)Upton Sinclair
C)Charles Dickens
D)Mark Twain
E)Sinclair Lewis

Question 36

The Reagan administration used the Sherman Act to make suit against .

A)IBM
B)AT&T
C)Sprint
D)Microsoft
E)Apple

Question 37

By 1990,the cost of sugar subsidies to the American consumer was as much as

A)$1 million a year.
B)$500 million a year.
C)$1 billion a year.
D)$3 billion a year.
E)$5 billion a year.

Question 38

The text argues that agriculture subsidies are an example of

A)majoritarian politics.
B)client politics.
C)interest-group politics.
D)entrepreneurial politics.
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 39

Before the passage of the Social Security Act,states had some form of old-age pension.

A)very few
B)a moderate number of
C)many
D)most
E)all of the states

Question 40

Which of the following involves the government's paying part of the cost of hospital care for retired or disabled persons on Social Security?

A)Medicaid
B)Supplemental Security Income
C)Medicare
D)Earned Income Tax Credit
E)Old Age,Survivors and Disability Insurance

Question 41

Which of the following statements best describes popular support for the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,including its call for environmental impact statements?

A)It remains strong.
B)It was strong initially but has weakened considerably.
C)It was weak initially but has grown stronger.
D)It was weak initially and has grown weaker.
E)It was weak initially and has remained so.

Question 42

The type of politics best illustrated by the acid rain controversy is

A)entrepreneurial politics.
B)majoritarian politics.
C)interest group politics.
D)client politics.
E)reciprocal politics.

Question 43

Which book raised public awareness about DDT?

A)The Jungle
B)RAW
C)Unsafe at Any Speed
D)Love Canal
E)Silent Spring

Question 44

The national event held on April 22,1970,that celebrated the new environmental movement was called __________ Day.

A)Global Awareness
B)Greenpeace
C)National Conservation
D)Cosmos Appreciation
E)Earth

Question 45

The type of politics best illustrated by auto-emission-control regulations is

A)entrepreneurial politics.
B)majoritarian politics.
C)interest group politics.
D)client politics.
E)reciprocal politics.

Question 46

Compared to the United States,European environmental policy tends to be

A)more flexible.
B)more uniform.
C)less comprehensive.
D)less client centered.
E)enforced mostly by lawsuits.

Question 47

The form of pollutant thought to be caused by the burning of high-sulfur coal by Midwestern power and industrial plants is

A)black snow.
B)river ooze.
C)smog.
D)ozone.
E)acid rain.

Question 48

Which of the following statements regarding cap and trade is incorrect?

A)It passed in the House of Representatives.
B)It was similar to requirements imposed by the Kyoto Treaty.
C)Liberals argues it was not an effective way to reduce pollution.
D)Conservatives argued that it called for unrealistic decreases in carbon dioxide.
E)The bill never came to a vote in the Senate..

Question 49

The text suggests that laws protecting endangered species are examples of politics.

A)majoritarian
B)client
C)interest-group
D)entrepreneurial
E)minoritarian

Question 50

Compared with European countries,environmental policymaking in the United States tends to be

A)more regional.
B)less centralized.
C)more adversarial.
D)less client centered.
E)more uniform.

Question 51

In this decision,the Supreme Court ruled that states should comply with EPA decisions,even if not explicitly authorized by statute,provided they are reasonable efforts to attain the goal of law.

A)Union Electric Co.v.Environmental Protection Agency
B)Chevron v.National Resources Defense Council
C)Whitman v.American Truck Association
D)Massachusetts v.Environmental Protection Agency
E)Gibbons v.Ogden

Question 52

In this decision,the Supreme Court ruled that EPA rules must be observed without regard to their cost or technological feasibility.

A)Union Electric Co.v.Environmental Protection Agency
B)Chevron v.National Resources Defense Council
C)Whitman v.American Truck Association
D)Massachusetts v.Environmental Protection Agency
E)Gibbons v.Ogden

Question 53

Today,restrictions on foreign oil imports continue and unlimited freedom has been extended to oil companies to drill wherever they please.

Question 54

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is primarily implemented by

A)the Environmental Protection Agency and Fish and Wildlife Services.
B)the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
C)the Office of Endangered Animals and the Environmental Protection Agency.
D)the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 55

The environmental movement was launched,in part,in reaction to

A)the appearance of dead whales on the West Coast.
B)the overpopulation of deer in Oregon.
C)an outbreak of diseases among birds in the Northeast.
D)an oil spill on the beaches of Santa Barbara,California.
E)a natural-gas eruption in Destin,Florida.

Question 56

Under the Clean Air Act of 1970,states were required to

A)end all air pollution by 1985.
B)install smokestack scrubbers on all power plants.
C)pay the costs of eliminating smog.
D)restrict the public's use of cars.
E)eliminate air pollution in the nation's largest cities by 1990.

Question 57

The device used in automobile engines to remove emission pollutants is the

A)manifold scrubber.
B)transmission plate.
C)carburetor emission activator CEA).
D)distributor cap.
E)catalytic converter.

Question 58

Most of the debate surrounding the 1970 Clean Air Act centered on the issue of pollution from

A)automobile air-conditioning units.
B)tire factories.
C)automobile tailpipes.
D)battery factories.
E)oil refineries.

Question 59

This president created the Environmental Protection Agency EPA).

A)John Kennedy
B)Lyndon Johnson
C)Richard Nixon
D)Jimmy Carter
E)Harry Truman

Question 60

Today,there are more than species on the endangered species list.

A)one hundred
B)three hundred
C)six hundred
D)two thousand
E)thirteen thousand

Question 61

What three problems does the text associate with Medicare?

Question 62

The Medicare program does not utilize a means test.

Question 63

Environmental Impact Statements are largely innocuous,and do not slow government projects down.

Question 64

Medicaid provides health coverage for people receiving TANF or SSI payments.

Question 65

Great Britain had national systems of old-age pensions,health insurance,and unemployment insurance long before the United States did.

Question 66

Polls suggested most Americans supported "Obamacare."

Question 67

It took thirteen years,from 1977 to 1990,to agree on a congressional revision of the Clean Air Act.

Question 68

Medicare Part D is a voluntary prescription drug program for qualifying senior citizens.

Question 69

Identify the three largest social welfare programs as a percentage of the federal budget.

Question 70

Environmental issues are receiving less support today than in the past.

Question 71

Alexander Hamilton argued the interpretation of the phrase "general welfare" should be broad.

Question 72

Majoritarian politics hold narrowly concentrated benefits and widely distributed costs.

Question 73

Explain how Madison and Hamilton disagreed over the Constitution's statement "promote the general welfare."

Question 74

If more milk is produced than people want to drink,then the Agriculture Department's Commodity Credit
Corporation purchases the surplus milk with tax dollars.

Question 75

Explain how public opinion changed and AFDC lost its legitimacy.

Question 76

America has been slower than other nations to embrace the welfare state.

Question 77

Medicaid was created during Franklin Roosevelt's administration.

Question 78

The federal government spends more on foreign aid than it does Medicaid.

Question 79

In England,the writing of environmental rules is just as adversarial as the United States.

Question 80

Antitrust laws are examples of majoritarian politics.