Deck 13: Policies Stemming From Diversity

Question 1

Roe v.Wade established a women's right

A)to terminate a pregnancy.
B)to get low cost abortions.
C)to get family planning advice.
D)to get money for a birth.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Public education policy is the result of

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Medi-Cal program began as

A)an immigration program.
B)a federal mandate.
C)a health program for the aged.
D)a program for the mentally ill.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Concern for the truly needy, yet reluctance to give "handouts", is

A)social welfare apathy.
B)welfare discrimination.
C)ambivalent benevolence.
D)a social work mentality.

Question 5

The Therapeutic Abortion Act of 1967 was seen to

A)allow abortion on demand.
B)ban abortion funding.
C)codify existing medical practice.
D)empower the national right to life movement.

Question 6

Intermarrying and creating a new dominant culture is

A)amalgamation.
B)separatism.
C)assimilation.
D)domination.

Question 7

Proposition 13 made public education more dependent on

A)legislative partisanship.
B)local district policies.
C)the state's economy.
D)real estate booms.

Question 8

The Immigration Reform and Control Act did NOT

A)stem the flow of illegal immigration.
B)provide penalty for undocumented workers.
C)grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
D)authorize funding for immigration costs.

Question 9

Mental health services have failed patients because of

A)deinstitutionalization.
B)community outreach.
C)self-administered medicine.
D)SSI.

Question 10

Undocumented students are eligible for in-state university and college tuition and fees because

A)they are unable to pay.
B)parents are unable to pay.
C)private scholarships are unavailable.
D)the U.S.Supreme court said it was unfair.

Question 11

When one group benefits and others pay, we say we have

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

Question 12

Competition for scarce resources is a factor in

A)domination.
B)factionalism.
C)separation.
D)hyperpluralism.

Question 13

The Master Plan for higher education provided for

A)appropriate funding for education.
B)fixed staffing levels for education.
C)different missions for different levels.
D)a coordinated governmental structure.

Question 14

A proposed constitutional amendment allowing vouchers was

A)rejected by California voters.
B)passed by Californians.
C)replaced with a charter school proposal.
D)none of the above.

Question 15

U.S.Supreme Court cases have moved abortion battles to

A)schools.
B)states.
C)federal courts.
D)streets.

Question 16

To enter the mainstream, minority people enter into

A)ethnic separatism.
B)societal amalgamation.
C)cultural assimilation.
D)a melting pot.

Question 17

Today when Californians refer to welfare, they commonly mean

A)GAIN.
B)food stamps.
C)SSI.
D)CalWORKS.

Question 18

California ranks well below other states in

A)spending per student.
B)total spending on education.
C)teachers salaries.
D)federal funding for education.

Question 19

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires student

A)independent learning.
B)testing annually in some grades.
C)reductions in classes.
D)interface with parents.

Question 20

Most of California's uninsured for heath care are

A)illegal aliens.
B)children.
C)workers and their dependents.
D)the unemployed.

Question 21

Early migration to California resulted in a dominant culture, a process known as cultural ______ .

Question 22

The California legislature has attempted to cut abortion _____ .

Question 23

The widespread use of abortion in California actually predates the Supreme Court decision, _____ .

Question 24

Medi-Cal is a federal program for those who are _____ .

Question 25

State curricular guidelines for local school districts are called ______ .

Question 26

Public higher education in California has been regarded as a _____ .

Question 27

On abortion policy, Californians are largely _____ .

Question 28

Cultural assimilation refers to the process whereby minority groups "fit into" _____ .

Question 29

Within thirty years, nearly half of the school-aged children will be _____ .

Question 30

The Master Plan envisioned the University of California as primarily dedicated to _____.

Question 31

Entrepreneurial politics occurs when a few make policy for _____ .

Question 32

Majoritarian politics occurs when people think they will benefit from a policy and are _____ .

Question 33

Proposition 187 was proposed to deny public education to _____ .

Question 34

Californians are ambivalent benevolents when it comes to helping _____ .

Question 35

Discrimination against certain groups in California over the years is called cultural ______ .

Question 36

The Supreme Court decision, Serrano v.Priest, required equal funding for _____ .

Question 37

A growing trend in insurance paid medicine is _____.

Question 38

Bilingual education has mixed success because of _____ .

Question 39

Voucher schools may receive state subsidies relative to _____ .

Question 40

Federal immigration policy allows reimbursement for jailing _____ .

Question 41

Why have health care costs increased? What impact might rising costs have on California's global competitiveness?

Question 42

Interest group politics is gradually replacing majoritarian politics.How do you account for this shift?

Question 43

Policy conflicts often mirror conflicts in values.Describe an issue that illustrates this statement.