Test 2

Question 1

10 poorest cities in WV

Answer 1

1. Keyser
2. Huntington
3. Martinsburg
4. Morgantown
5. Grafton
6. Parkersburg
7. Princeton
8. Moundsville
9. Buckhannon
10. Oak Hill

Based on poverty level, median income, unemployment rate

Question 2

Role of social values

Answer 2

Essential element to understanding social problems and social policy

Present in all social welfare policies

Provide context for policy

Question 3

Social values?

Answer 3

Achievement and success 
Activity and work
Moral orientation
Humanitarian mores
Efficiency and practicality 
Progress
Material comfort
Science and secular rationality
Democracy
Racism, sexism and related group superiority themes

Question 4

Equality (social value)

Answer 4

Of opportunity, not outcome

Question 5

Freedom (social value)

Answer 5

Social welfare policies often viewed as increasing rights of one-group and decreasing freedom of another

Question 6

External Conformity (social value)

Answer 6

We have rather low tolerance for those who do not conform to accepted standards

Question 7

Nationalism and Patriotism (social value)

Answer 7

Sense of zeal to spread IS economic, governmental institutions throughout the world, adopt our way of doing things

Question 8

Individual Personality/Responsibility (social value)

Answer 8

Credit for success and blame for failure

Question 9

Resource allocation

Answer 9

Effectiveness
Efficiency
Equity

Question 10

T/F: AFDC was replaced by TANF?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T/F: States have more freedom of how to spend money under TANF than AFDC?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T/F: Under President Reagan, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was passed?

Answer 12

False

Question 13

T/F: States receive a block grant from the federal government to fund AFDC?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F: Adults receiving cash benefits are required to work or participate in a state designed program after a year, or their payments will end?

Answer 14

False

Question 15

T/F: Payments to recipients using federal funds must end after a max of 3 years?

Answer 15

False

Question 16

T/F: The average number of children born to parents receiving TANG is greater than the number born to all women in US?

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T/F: Nearly half of all TANF recipients never finished high school

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F: Whites represent approximately 1/3 of TANF recipients

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F: Caseloads of all families on TANF continue to rise

Answer 19

False

Question 20

T/F: TANF spending continues to rise

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Macroeconomic factors

Answer 21

Increase or decrease productivity
Impact profits
Inflation rate, GDP, Unemployment rate

Question 22

Doctrine of less eligibility

Answer 22

Person living on welfare should always be worse off than the lowest paid working person

90% selfish hypothesis, assumes that if people can do as well or better on welfare than they can be working, most people choose to live on welfare.

Question 23

Why was TANF constructed?

Answer 23

To serve the poorest of the poor.

Question 24

What changed from AFDC to TANF?

Answer 24

Shifted from the concept of public assistance as a right of citizenship for the needy, to a program that is temporary and for those who meet the strictest qualifications

Presupposes that there are jobs available for all who are looking

Question 25

TANF includes:

Answer 25

``` Work requirements Education requirements Time limits (5 years) Limitations for immigrants Child support enforcement ```

Question 26

Average cost for TANF

Answer 26

In 2010 the average payment was to a family with two children, $392 per month

Question 27

Race in TANF

Answer 27

In 2010, 68.7% of recipients were minority group members

Question 28

Time limits for TANF

Answer 28

No more than 60 months | No more than 2 years at a time

Question 29

Macroeconomics for TANF

Answer 29

Cost: the federal share of TANF was less than 1% of the 3.8 trillion dollar 2011 budget The program is not a significant contributor to deficits at the state or federal level TANF spending is not increasing; it is declining

Question 30

Federal Govt spending for TANF

Answer 30

2010: $26k 2014: $12k

Question 31

How TANF funds are spent

Answer 31

``` Basic Assistance: 26% Work related: 8% Child care: 16% Administration and systems: 7% Refundable tax credit: 8% Other areas: 34% ```

Question 32

Microeconomics for TANF

Answer 32

TANF was structured with the goal of preventing the program from being a work disincentive, it forces labor market participation Programs force recipients reliance on unreported funds to help fill deficits each month: causes problems for parents Concerns regarding the programs impact on family structure and unwed births

Question 33

Welfare

Answer 33

``` Public assistance Social security Workers comp Supplemental Security Income WIC ```

Question 34

T/F: As of 2013, all but three states met the above goal

Answer 34

False

Question 35

T/F: Legal immigrants are eligible for most means tested programs after one year

Answer 35

False

Question 36

T/F: Illegal aliens are barred from means test

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F: TANF reauthorization bulls are passed in Congress yearly

Answer 37

False