612 Chapter 16 | Social PolicyPractice Quiz Questions
- Bureaucratic discretion agency-to-agency
consistency of policy provision; it the ability to
administer policies efficiently.
a increases; increases
b increases; decreases
c decreases; increases
d decreases; decreases
e decreases; has no effect on - States influence policies on , but not.
a Social Security; education
b Social Security; Medicaid
c education; Medicaid
d Medicaid; education
e Medicaid; Social Security
The policy-making process
Trace the steps through which problems are addressed by
social policies. (Pages 586–591)Summary
Once an issue is recognized and defined as a problem and when the
conditions are right, the issue reaches the congressional agenda. Once
a policy is in place, its effectiveness and implementation are evaluated
in an ongoing process, though very few programs are ultimately
terminated.Key term
policy agenda (p. 586)Practice Quiz Questions
- What is the policy agenda?
a the set of desired policies that political leaders view as priorities
b the set of issues that political leaders view as priorities
c the set of issues that issue groups view as priorities
d the set of desired policies that issue groups view as priorities
e the set of desired policies that issue groups and political leaders
view as priorities - Relative to the private sector, public-sector programs
are to evaluate.
a easier
b equally easy
c harder
d equally as hard
e not important
Social policy today
Analyze the current major areas of social policy.
(Pages 591–609)Summary
The aging population and rising health care costs threaten the future
of Social Security and Medicare, which currently make up half the
federal budget. Despite the importance of reforming these programs,
politicians are reluctant to enact serious policy changes for fear of
jeopardizing their own political futures.Key terms
Social Security (p. 591)
baby-boom generation (p. 593)
privatization (p. 596)
Medicare (p. 599)
Medicaid (p. 599)
entitlement (p. 599)
income support (p. 603)Aid to Families with
Dependent Children
(AFDC) (p. 604)
Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families ( TA N F )
(p. 605)Practice Quiz Questions
- Which group of working Americans is eligible to receive Social
Security benefits?
a those whose income is in the bottom 15 percent
b those whose income is in the bottom 25 percent
c those whose income is in the bottom 50 percent
d income is not a criterion for eligibility
e only the unemployed are eligible - The primary reason Social Security will be financially strained
in the coming years is that.
a it is a pay-as-you-go program
b its stipends are indexed to inflation
c it is transitioning to privately held accounts
d compensation to nonworking spouses is equal to benefits for the
working spouses
e most Americans don’t approve of Social Security - State governments have influence on Medicaid;
they have influence on Medicare.
a do; do
b do; do not
c do not; do
d do not; sometimes
e do not; do not
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