Deck 9: Social Welfare and the Information Society: 1992-2011

Question 1

The impact of welfare reform of the 90's in the wellbeing of children.

A) is showing a decline
B) is still unknown
C) has shown an improvement
D) has not yet been studied

Answer 1

is still unknown

Question 2

The New Right within the Republican Party focused on the problem of illegitimacy by dwelling on the

A) opportunity structures for poor teens
B) availability of sex education classes
C) inadequacy of reproductive services
D) incentive of AFDC to have more children

Answer 2

incentive of AFDC to have more children

Question 3

The most glaring omission of the welfare reform laws of the 1990's was its failure to

A) provide adequate funding for childcare and transportation
B) deny social welfare assistance to illegal immigrants
C) require states to provide educational opportunities to welfare recipients
D) give states incentives to place welfare recipients in low wage jobs

Answer 3

require states to provide educational opportunities to welfare recipients

Question 4

Welfare reform in the 1990's allowed welfare mothers to

A) be sterilized if they had more children
B) lose their benefits if they did not work
C) increase their benefits if they attended college
D) receive exemptions if they were mentally challenged

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?
Competency: Ethical Practice

A) The Family and Medical Leave Act provides up to six weeks of paid leave for families with a new baby.
B) Single parents are more likely to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
C) One can take Family and Medical Leave to provide care for the parent of a spouse.
D) Substance abuse and stress are covered under FMLA if they constitute mental illness.

Question 6

In 1996, Democrats were successful in the debate of welfare reform when they removed from the block grant.

A) Medicare
B) Food stamps
C) TANF
D) Social Security

Question 7

In 1994, Republicans were victorious in the election based on their "Contract with America". As a result, the US saw

A) an increase in wasteful spending on military and defense projects
B) a major overhaul and strengthening of business regulations
C) overt attacks on women and the poor in the passage of welfare reform legislation
D) higher taxes for the middle-class and tax breaks for commerce and industry

Question 8

Although President Clinton failed to pass a national health care plan, President George W. Bush was successful in amending Medicare in 2003. This amendment added Part D (Prescription Coverage) which gave a major role to in providing coverage to the elderly.

A) health maintenance organizations
B) the federal government
C) private insurance companies
D) pharmaceutical companies

Question 9

Welfare reform laws provided opportunities for voluntary organizations to provide services to the poor. Because research supported the importance of in helping the poor, they were encouraged to take on a more active role.

A) family service agencies
B) non-profit agencies
C) religious congregations
D) ethnic-based organizations

Question 10

In 1997, Congress passed the Adoption and Safe Families Act placing pressure on child welfare agencies to find permanent homes for abuse or neglected who had been removed from their parents. This marked a shift to in child welfare.

A) intense scrutiny
B) parent blaming
C) family preservation
D) child rescue

Question 11

During the 1990's, the proportion of the population depending on private pension plans

A) increased
B) stabilized
C) decreased
D) fluctuated

Question 12

As a backlash measure against persons of color at the college level,

A) preferential admissions were capped
B) remedial classes were cut or eliminated
C) community college budgets were reduced
D) tuition rates were dramatically increased

Question 13

In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in two cases, Gratz v Bollinger and
Grutter v Bollinger that

A) gender could not be used as admission criteria
B) preference could not be based on race or ethnicity
C) promoting racial diversity in educational settings was legitimate
D) only gender and age could be used for preferential admission

Question 14

Legislative measures designed to ban immigrants and undocumented migrants from education and social services resulted in

A) fewer college and welfare applications
B) an increase in crimes against these individuals
C) more immigrants applying for citizenship
D) a shortage of labor in the construction industry

Question 15

Opposition to gay marriages appears to be the highest among

A) younger people
B) older Americans
C) single people
D) married couples

Question 16

A national opinion survey in 1990 found that 70% of Americans thought that whites were being hurt by affirmative action. In reality, only reported that they had personally experienced reverse discrimination.

A) 7%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%

Question 17

The 1989 Webster decision by the Supreme Court upheld its earlier decision in Roe v Wade that the right to abortion was constitutionally guaranteed. However, the decision also

A) acknowledged the right of civil disobedience in blocking access to abortion clinics
B) recognized that abortions could only be performed by physicians in hospitals
C) expanded the ability of states to limit that right through notification procedures
D) extended the rights of fathers and husbands to give permission for an abortion

Question 18

The group which seemed to suffer the harshest punishment in the criminal justice system during the Bush administration was

A) older men
B) younger women
C) Native Americans
D) African-Americans

Question 19

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PWORA) of 1996 changed federal funding for cash assistance to poor families to

A) an entitlement program
B) a social insurance program
C) a block grant program
D) a public assistance program

Question 20

An informal economy became one important part of all productive activities in the 1980's and 1990's. These jobs avoided the payment of Social Security taxes and included

A) selling drugs
B) child care workers
C) prostitution
D) human trafficking

Question 21

During the 1990's, victimization rates for personal crimes

A) declined steadily
B) almost doubled
C) increased tremendously
D) stabilized significantly

Question 22

Which group experienced the highest unemployment rate in the 90's?

A) Whites
B) African-Americans
C) women
D) teenagers

Question 23

Children, African-Americans, Hispanics, and continue to have the greatest risk of living in poverty.

A) married couples
B) single persons
C) female-headed households
D) widows over the age of 70

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true about families in the 1990's?

A) There was a decrease in births to unmarried women.
B) Persons were marrying at a much younger age.
C) There was an increase in the number of people who never married.
D) Divorce rates increased dramatically among middle-aged professional couples.

Question 25

Statistics showed that, in the 1990's, the majority of women who collected welfare benefits did so for

A) less than two years
B) an average of five years
C) more than ten years
D) three generations
Essay Questions

Question 26

Discuss the implications of the high number of African-American males in the criminal justice system on the African-American community.

Question 27

Discuss the impact that the digital divide has on low-income groups and the elderly and their ability to participate fully in our society.

Question 28

Overall, the US has lagged behind other developed countries in providing health care to its citizens. How does this lack of health care affect persons of color?

Question 29

Describe three outcomes which occurred as a result of the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). In particular, how did this welfare reform affect other segments of our economy?

Question 30

Discuss the Lawrence v Texas decision. How did this affect the gay community? How did this affect their other civil rights?