What president called the Earned Income Tax Credit the best anti-poverty, the best pro-family, the best job creation measure to come out of Congress?
a. Lyndon Johnson
b. Bill Clinton
c. Ronald Reagan
d. Richard Nixon
Question -2-Medicare and Medicaid were developed as part of what major expansion of social policy?
a. the Great Society
b. the New Deal
c. the Fair Deal
d. the Race to the Top
Question -3-During which period were the first public assistance programs created in the United States?
a. the late 1700s
b. the early 1800s
c. the late 1800s
d. the 1930s
Question -4-What are the two broad goals of social policy?
a. to raise the quality of life for all citizens and to control the costs of government programs
b. to create a social safety net and to raise the quality of life for all citizens
c. to create a social safety net and to protect citizens' rights and liberties
d. to protect citizens' rights and liberties and to control the costs of government programs
Question -5-Which region of the United States is generally the least generous in regard to protecting its citizens against economic hardship?
a. Northwest
b. West
c. Northeast
d. South
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