The progressive era was a time of great social welfare reform. Which of the following did not occur as part of the
progressive era?
a. mothers pension programs
b. child labor laws
c. special courts for juvenile offenders
d. compulsory school attendance laws
e. aid to dependent childr
Which of the following was an outcome of the Civil War:
a. women began to be active outside the home in public health careers and social welfare services
b. abolishment of pre-Civil War federal programs to provide social welfare benefits
c. a renewed emphasis on agricultural production
d. reaffirmation of slavery
e. the right to vote for women
Social welfare programs developed as a result of the War on Poverty during the 1960s included:
a. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
b. The addition of disability insurance to the Social Security Act
c. Unemployment insurance
d. Head Start
e. Earned income Tax Credit
All of the following were a part of the Elizabethan Poor Laws except:
a. primary responsibility for assistance rests with the family
b. a distinction between worthy and unworthy poor
c. local authorities were not involved in providing assistance
d. residency requirements
e. assistance is given only in the case of dire necessity
Among those categorized by the Elizabethan Poor Laws as worthy of assistance were:
a. single poor women
b. orphans
c. unemployed poor men
d. married poor women
e. rich elderly people
The Social Security Act did not include
a. social insurance programs
b. veterans assistance programs
c. public assistance programs
d. old age assistance
e. aid to the blind and disabled
The President and Congress joined together to pass significant social welfare legislation including the Affordable Care
Act and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act
a. True
b. False
The Great Depression permanently brought the federal government into the provision of social welfare services in the
United States
a. True
b. False
In 1935, the public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act were embraced by the public and readily accepted
by politicians.
a. True
b. False
The 1980s was a decade of cutbacks by the federal government in the funding of social welfare programs.
a. True
b. False
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