Chapter Review
Chapter 35:
Government Support for Families and Individuals
Practice Test
1.
In 2001, a family of four was living in poverty when its annual income was less than __________.
a.
$25,230
b.
$17,960
c.
$7,250
d.
$22,340
2.
Which program benefits Americans at all income levels?
a.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
b.
Medicaid
c.
Medicare
d.
food stamps
3.
Social Security works like a(n) __________.
a.
entitlement program
b.
insurance policy
c.
stock market
d.
job benefit
4.
Social Security offers all of the following types of benefits EXCEPT __________.
a.
retirement benefits
b.
disability benefits
c.
survivor's benefits
d.
food benefits
5.
What criticism was NOT made about the former welfare program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children?
a.
It discouraged people from working.
b.
It broke up the family.
c.
It cost too much.
d.
It was not the government's responsibility.
6.
Which provision is NOT a part of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the new welfare program?
a.
After receiving aid for two years, most recipients must work or go to school at least 20 hours per week or lose their benefits.
b.
Recipients receive one year of health care benefits when transitioning from welfare to work.
c.
Legal immigrants may receive benefits.
d.
When an adult in a family has received benefits for five years, no further cash aid is available.
7.
Income tax benefits include each of the following EXCEPT __________.
a.
earned income tax credit
b.
tax credits for families with adult children
c.
tax credits for families with minor children
d.
deduction of mortgage interest
8.
Which of the following people would not automatically be covered by Medicare?
a.
people of any age suffering from tobacco-related illnesses
b.
people of any age with permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant
c.
certain disabled people
d.
people age 65 and older
9.
The State Children's Health Insurance Program provides __________.
a.
grants to states to provide health insurance to uninsured children living in lower income homes
b.
medical treatment to children living in state facilities
c.
assistance to public schools to set up health clinics
d.
grants to states to provide health insurance to uninsured adults living in lower income homes
10.
Students who get this type of government aid to attend college must repay the money after school is ended.
a.
Pell Grants
b.
federal work study
c.
scholarship
d.
loan
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