Quiz1-7

Question 1

Groups of individuals who seek more than incremental change in public policy?

Answer 1

Policy entrepreneurs

Question 2

This type of rationality fails to occur in the political environment and may not actually be rational

Answer 2

Comprehensive

Question 3

Social welfare policy is ?

Answer 3

anything the government does/doesn’t do that effects the quality of life of its people

Question 4

In 2015 individual income taxes were the _ single source of federal government revenues

Answer 4

Largest

Question 5

Policy is _ as a result of the public statements or actions of government officials

Answer 5

Legitimized

Question 6

_ credit is a special tax rebate paid to low income workers through the Internal Revenue Service

Answer 6

Earned income tax

Question 7

Liberals often want the government to do much more to promote _ justice

Answer 7

Distributive

Question 8

Noted program evaluator carol weiss has pointed out that social science research has _

Answer 8

Not generally had major influence on policy or practice

Question 9

Which of the following has been proposed as an alternative to controlled experiments?

Answer 9

Theoretical evaluation

Question 10

During implementation of a policy the evaluator is to conduct a _ evaluation

Answer 10

Process

Question 11

_ means that federal, state and local governments give nongovernmental organizations more responsibility for providing public services

Answer 11

Privatizing

Question 12

The most controversial piece of post -September 11 legislation attributed to the GW Bush presidency?

Answer 12

Patriot Act

Question 13

In absolute figures _ whites are poor than blacks

Answer 13

More

Question 14

A measure of income distribution called the _ uses zero to indicate perfect income equality and one to indicate total inequality

Answer 14

Gini index

Question 15

The poverty gap is also known as ?

Answer 15

Income deficit

Question 16

Which group has the highest poverty rate ?

Answer 16

Black

Question 17

Which is not a program included in the social security act ?

Answer 17

Food stamps

Question 18

_ can help when workers disabilities are short or long term and partial or total

Answer 18

Workers compensation

Question 19

_ divides a couples earning equally between the husband and wife for each year of marriage ?

Answer 19

Earnings- sharing

Question 20

The traditional definition of disability focused on ?

Answer 20

Medical factors

Question 21

The _ provides consultation to the states in developing services for individuals who are deaf or have other communication disorders

Answer 21

Rehabilitation services administration

Question 22

The _ sought to ensure equality among disabled and non -disabled children in school

Answer 22

The education for all handicapped children act

Question 23

Which of the following is not one of the basic services child support enforcement provides ?

Answer 23

Establishing child care services

Question 24

Aid to dependent children was thought to result in ?

Answer 24

Fathers deserting their families

Question 25

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?

Answer 25

Midnight raids

Question 26

Families living below the poverty line might expect to pay what percentage of their income on child care ?

Answer 26

33 percent