Multiple Choice


1	Welfare programs can be classified into three types. Which of the following is not one of these types?
		A)	social insurance
		B)	fiscal welfare
		C)	social assistance
		D)	fiscal assistance


2	Social assistance benefits are typically paid for through which type of income taxes?
		A)	progressive
		B)	repressive
		C)	regressive
		D)	preventive


3	The United States had no national old age pension until
		A)	1908.
		B)	1913.
		C)	1935.
		D)	1965.


4	In 2000, more than _____ million Americans received Social Security benefits.
		A)	44
		B)	50
		C)	65
		D)	70


5	Which part of Medicare is an optional program that pays for 80 percent of the cost of physician office visits?
		A)	Part A
		B)	Part B
		C)	Part C
		D)	Part D


6	Once an individual is awarded disability benefits, he or she may continue to receive them until
		A)	death.
		B)	conversion to regular Social Security benefits at age 65.
		C)	medical recovery or return to work.
		D)	all of the above.


7	Which country has the lowest percentage of population age 65 and older receiving formal home care?
		A)	Canada
		B)	United States
		C)	France
		D)	Japan


8	Which type of welfare program is a minimal means-tested benefit for the poor, paid for by income taxes?
		A)	social assistance
		B)	social insurance
		C)	fiscal welfare
		D)	fiscal assistance


9	_____ is a joint federal-state program for the aged, blind, and disabled poor.
		A)	Medicare
		B)	Supplemental Security Income
		C)	Medicaid
		D)	Disability insurance


10	_____ benefits derive from the sixteenth century British system of poor relief.
		A)	Social assistance
		B)	Social insurance
		C)	Fiscal welfare
		D)	Fiscal assistance

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