SOWK 4350 Final questions well
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Which of the following regarding bureaucratic rationality is NOT a true statement? - correct
answer ✔✔a. Civil servants are not able to deploy programs in an equitable and nonpartisan
manner.
The 1996 welfare reform legislation - correct answer ✔✔b. exempted 20% of AFDC/TANF
caseloads from time limits.
Which of the following social philosphers' ideologies is best typified by this statement:
"Bureaucracy is a necessary evil for work to be done?" - correct answer ✔✔Max Weber
Social activists rely on the premise that - correct answer ✔✔a. the continued recertification and
funding by public decision makers is a sign of an effective and successful program.
Of the bills presented in Congress, approximately ________ % are reported out of committee
and ________ % become law. - correct answer ✔✔10;5
Placement of individuals in their social stratification class is usually made on the basis of -
correct answer ✔✔education, occupational status, income
Which of the following is NOT a central aspect regarding government decision-making? - correct
answer ✔✔d. how the upper and middle class populations benefit
Pluralist orientations assume that - correct answer ✔✔b. social policy in a mixed democratic
polity is equal opportunity and resultant of trade-offs among different groups, each with the
same amount of opportunity.
, At the federal level, the primary committee(s) dealing with social welfare in 2000 was (were) the
- correct answer ✔✔House Appropriations Committee, House Ways and means comittee,
senate finance committee
An elitist orientation asserts that - correct answer ✔✔c. individuals represent a "power
structure" and supports status quo that advantages them, excluding marginal groups.
What is the type of safety net program that removes the greatest number of Americans from
poverty? - correct answer ✔✔social insurance
The EITC is - correct answer ✔✔refundable tax credit
In what year was Medicare incorporated into law? - correct answer ✔✔1965
What is (are) the primary element(s) of federal tax policy? - correct answer ✔✔EITC
Social Security
Income tax
The social security income tax is - correct answer ✔✔regressive
In what year did the U.S. government begin its Federal Employment Retirement program? -
correct answer ✔✔1920
The 1935 Social Security Act assisted all BUT WHICH of the following populations? - correct
answer ✔✔disabled
answered already passed
Which of the following regarding bureaucratic rationality is NOT a true statement? - correct
answer ✔✔a. Civil servants are not able to deploy programs in an equitable and nonpartisan
manner.
The 1996 welfare reform legislation - correct answer ✔✔b. exempted 20% of AFDC/TANF
caseloads from time limits.
Which of the following social philosphers' ideologies is best typified by this statement:
"Bureaucracy is a necessary evil for work to be done?" - correct answer ✔✔Max Weber
Social activists rely on the premise that - correct answer ✔✔a. the continued recertification and
funding by public decision makers is a sign of an effective and successful program.
Of the bills presented in Congress, approximately ________ % are reported out of committee
and ________ % become law. - correct answer ✔✔10;5
Placement of individuals in their social stratification class is usually made on the basis of -
correct answer ✔✔education, occupational status, income
Which of the following is NOT a central aspect regarding government decision-making? - correct
answer ✔✔d. how the upper and middle class populations benefit
Pluralist orientations assume that - correct answer ✔✔b. social policy in a mixed democratic
polity is equal opportunity and resultant of trade-offs among different groups, each with the
same amount of opportunity.
, At the federal level, the primary committee(s) dealing with social welfare in 2000 was (were) the
- correct answer ✔✔House Appropriations Committee, House Ways and means comittee,
senate finance committee
An elitist orientation asserts that - correct answer ✔✔c. individuals represent a "power
structure" and supports status quo that advantages them, excluding marginal groups.
What is the type of safety net program that removes the greatest number of Americans from
poverty? - correct answer ✔✔social insurance
The EITC is - correct answer ✔✔refundable tax credit
In what year was Medicare incorporated into law? - correct answer ✔✔1965
What is (are) the primary element(s) of federal tax policy? - correct answer ✔✔EITC
Social Security
Income tax
The social security income tax is - correct answer ✔✔regressive
In what year did the U.S. government begin its Federal Employment Retirement program? -
correct answer ✔✔1920
The 1935 Social Security Act assisted all BUT WHICH of the following populations? - correct
answer ✔✔disabled
