7.11 Social Policy Answers
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What would most likely happen if the government increased payroll taxes?
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Retirees would discover they have fewer benefits than they’d anticipated.B
Citizens would have to wait far longer to collect their benefits.C
Workers would have less money to take home each week.D
Government officials would please everyone involved.2
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Look at this chart.
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Life expectancy is increasing slower than expected, so people are not living as long as thought.B
Younger people are no longer paying as many retirement taxes as in past generations.C
The number of elderly Americans is growing quickly, so more money is going out than coming in.D
An unequal amount of taxes is being allocated to Medicare and Medicaid services.3
Which of these concerns about educational quality is determined only at the K–12 level of public education?
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how to appropriately test students’ performanceB
how to make sure application acceptance rates are fairC
how to fund the growing cost of tuitionD
how to pay for higher-education research4
Which of these responsibilities is performed by the US Department of Education?
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enforcing laws for SNAP programB
operating public schools dailyC
determining what must be taught in all schoolsD
providing federal funding to states for education5
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security?
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to end the Great DepressionB
to provide economic securityC
to gain approval of the New DealD
to protect the free market system6
What is the definition of the term “public assistance”?
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a government program that provides income, food, or housingB
a monthly payment provided to a citizen enrolled in a programC
an educational voucher used to help parents pay for private schoolingD
a social policy outlining the qualifications for government program enrollment7
Which statement about general education policy is most accurate?
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It is controlled only by the federal government.B
All funding comes from the state.C
It is set by multiple levels of the government.D
All policies are determined by local school boards.8
The Social Security Administration develops regulations to determine
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benefits.B
investments.C
taxes.D
employment.9
Which best explains why the government funds public education in the United States?
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to instill citizens with knowledge to better participate in government and the economyB
to make sure citizens only elect the correct political candidatesC
to provide sufficient employment within the public school systemD
to ensure that the government controls what information citizens can access10
Look at this chart.
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an increase in national populationB
an economic crisis throughout the countryC
a significant rise in overall food costsD
a dramatic increase in national employmentDid you find these answers helpful?
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