Quiz1-7 Flashcards
Groups of individuals who seek more than incremental change in public policy?
Policy entrepreneurs
This type of rationality fails to occur in the political environment and may not actually be rational
Comprehensive
Social welfare policy is ?
anything the government does/doesn’t do that effects the quality of life of its people
In 2015 individual income taxes were the _ single source of federal government revenues
Largest
Policy is _ as a result of the public statements or actions of government officials
Legitimized
_ credit is a special tax rebate paid to low income workers through the Internal Revenue Service
Earned income tax
Liberals often want the government to do much more to promote _ justice
Distributive
Noted program evaluator carol weiss has pointed out that social science research has _
Not generally had major influence on policy or practice
Which of the following has been proposed as an alternative to controlled experiments?
Theoretical evaluation
During implementation of a policy the evaluator is to conduct a _ evaluation
Process
_ means that federal, state and local governments give nongovernmental organizations more responsibility for providing public services
Privatizing
The most controversial piece of post -September 11 legislation attributed to the GW Bush presidency?
Patriot Act
In absolute figures _ whites are poor than blacks
More
A measure of income distribution called the _ uses zero to indicate perfect income equality and one to indicate total inequality
Gini index
The poverty gap is also known as ?
Income deficit
Which group has the highest poverty rate ?
Black
Which is not a program included in the social security act ?
Food stamps
_ can help when workers disabilities are short or long term and partial or total
Workers compensation
_ divides a couples earning equally between the husband and wife for each year of marriage ?
Earnings- sharing
The traditional definition of disability focused on ?
Medical factors
The _ provides consultation to the states in developing services for individuals who are deaf or have other communication disorders
Rehabilitation services administration
The _ sought to ensure equality among disabled and non -disabled children in school
The education for all handicapped children act
Which of the following is not one of the basic services child support enforcement provides ?
Establishing child care services
Aid to dependent children was thought to result in ?
Fathers deserting their families
The term used to describe home visits to welfare mothers late at night, sometimes conducted to ensure that no able bodied adult males resided in the household?
Midnight raids
Families living below the poverty line might expect to pay what percentage of their income on child care ?
33 percent
