z: ch 18 final

Question 1

social welfare

Answer 1

policies that provide benefits to individuals, either through entitlements or means-testing.

Question 2

entitlement programs

Answer 2

government benefits that certain qualified individuals are entitled to by law, regardless of need (ie: social security benefits)

Question 3

means-tested programs

Answer 3

government programs only available to individuals who qualify for them based on specific needs (ie: food stamps and medicaid)

Question 4

poverty line

Answer 4

considers what a family must spend for a basic standard of living

Question 5

social security act of 1935

Answer 5

established during the great depression by FDR and the new deal—> allowed for food stamps and unemployment benefits, etc.

Question 6

TANF- temporary assistance for needy families

Answer 6

• under bill clinton in 1996
  1. people on welfare will have to find work within 2 years or lose all benefits.
  2. a lifetime maximum of 5 years on welfare–>social security–> the most expensive public policy consuming close to 1/2 the federal budget.