The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)

Chapter 16: Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

True or False Quiz

Your Results:

The correct answer for each question is indicated by a .

1			About one in seven Americans lives at or below the poverty line.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2			The “feminization of poverty” reflects the fact that single-parent, female-headed families are roughly five times as likely as two-income families to fall below the poverty line.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3			A higher percentage of white Americans live below the poverty line than Hispanics and African Americans.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4			The term means test refers to a tax on part of the social security income of wealthier retirees.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5			The major difference between social insurance programs and public assistance programs is that social insurance programs are available only to the financially needy.
			A)	True
			B)	False
6			Social insurance programs enjoy a greater degree of support among the American public than do public assistance programs.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7			The National Education Association claims that the No Child Left Behind law forces teachers to teach to the national tests and thereby undermines classroom learning.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8			The United States ranks first in the world in the proportion of adults receiving a college education.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9			The United States has relatively low child poverty rates compared with Western European countries.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10			The U.S. government spends much less on public housing than on tax breaks for homeowners, most of whom are middle- and upper-income Americans.
			A)	True
			B)	False

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