1. Chapter Nineteen Domestic Policy

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-2 Government programs designed to provide the minimum living conditions necessary for all citizens are called a. charitable programs. b. social welfare programs. c. the welfare state. d. disability programs. e. subsistence aid programs.

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-3 Government programs designed to provide the minimum living conditions necessary for all citizens are called a. charitable programs. b. social welfare programs. (correct) c. the welfare state. d. disability programs. e. subsistence aid programs.

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-4 The purpose of social insurance programs is to a. provide help to working people who are unemployed because of age, illness, or economic forces beyond their control. b. provide a decent living wage to all Americans. c. provide a nationwide system of health care. d. ensure that people of all races and religions receive equal treatment. e. establish a fair standard for the “living poor.”

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-5 The purpose of social insurance programs is to a. provide help to working people who are unemployed because of age, illness, or economic forces beyond their control. (correct) b. provide a decent living wage to all Americans. c. provide a nationwide system of health care. d. ensure that people of all races and religions receive equal treatment. e. establish a fair standard for the “living poor.”

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-6 In a(n) _____ program, benefits go to every eligible person as a legal right, and government cannot deny the benefits to those who are eligible to receive them. a. cash assistance b. trust fund c. welfare d. entitlement e. guaranteed assistance

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-7 In a(n) _____ program, benefits go to every eligible person as a legal right, and government cannot deny the benefits to those who are eligible to receive them. a. cash assistance b. trust fund c. welfare d. entitlement (correct) e. guaranteed assistance

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-8 The social security old-age benefit program would be difficult to reduce or eliminate because a. no one opposes the system. b. current or soon-to-be beneficiaries of the program have significant political power in the American system. c. Congress is reluctant to negotiate any more changes. d. the courts have ruled that entitlements are protected by the Constitution. e. of the amount of money owed to people who have paid into the system.

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-9 The social security old-age benefit program would be difficult to reduce or eliminate because a. no one opposes the system. b. current or soon-to-be beneficiaries of the program have significant political power in the American system. (correct) c. Congress is reluctant to negotiate any more changes. d. the courts have ruled that entitlements are protected by the Constitution. e. of the amount of money owed to people who have paid into the system.

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-10 Because Medicare’s insurance program is compulsory, it poses a conflict between the values of a. freedom and equality. b. order and freedom. c. majoritarianism and pluralism. d. order and equality. e. liberty and right.

11. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19-11 Because Medicare’s insurance program is compulsory, it poses a conflict between the values of a. freedom and equality. (correct) b. order and freedom. c. majoritarianism and pluralism. d. order and equality. e. liberty and right.