Social Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #49

What are the three main goals of social policy in America?

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, assisting the rich

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, assisting the poor

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, promoting individualism

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, promoting socialism

What was the main goal of the New Deal in the 1930s?

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, assisting the rich

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, assisting the poor

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, promoting socialism

• Promoting equal opportunity, protecting against risk and insecurity, promoting individualism

What is the main purpose of Social Security in the United States?

• To provide monthly payments to people over age 65

• To provide free healthcare to all Americans

• To promote equal opportunity for all citizens

• To assist the rich in times of financial need

How is Social Security funded?

• Through a progressive income tax

• Through a regressive payroll tax

• Through a sales tax

• Through corporate donations

What was the successor to Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)?

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Free school lunches

• Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)

• Medicare

What was the main criticism of AFDC in the 1980s?

• It promoted equal opportunity for all citizens

• It assisted the rich in times of financial need

• It was not funded properly

• It created dependency and discouraged work

What was the main goal of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act?

• To increase welfare payments for all recipients

• To reduce poverty in the United States

• To encourage people to get off welfare and exercise greater personal responsibility

• To provide free healthcare to all Americans

What is the primary goal of education as a social policy?

• To assist the rich in times of financial need

• To provide free healthcare to all Americans

• To increase welfare payments for all recipients

• To promote equal opportunity for all citizens

What is the main concern regarding the future of Social Security?

• The government is not involved enough

• There will not be enough money paid in to pay out benefits

• The benefits are not indexed to inflation

• The program is not popular with Americans

What is the main challenge facing Medicare?

• Lack of government funding

• Lack of public support

• Inefficient administration

• Rising medical costs