1 .		Advocates of greater spending for poverty programs have had greater support than those for programs for the elderly. [Hint]  True  False
2 .		European nations tend to support greater governmental responsibility for poverty and social welfare than the United States. [Hint]  True  False
3 .		In general, federal taxes are progressive. [Hint]  True  False
4 .		In the 1960s America experienced an outpouring of federal programs designed to help the poor and the elderly. [Hint]  True  False
5 .		Means-tested programs are rarely controversial in America and often overwhelmingly popular. [Hint]  True  False
6 .		Prior to the twentieth century, governments took little responsibility for feeding and clothing the poor or anyone else. [Hint]  True  False
7 .		Welfare reform coincided with major economic growth in the 1990s. [Hint]  True  False
8 .		After September 11, Social Security took a back seat to homeland security. [Hint]  True  False
9 .		Studies of wealth in America display even more inequality than those of income. [Hint]  True  False
10 .		The 1980s and 1990s was a period in which the old adage "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" applied. [Hint]  True  False
11 .		The 1996 Welfare Reform Bill failed to reduce the number of people on welfare. [Hint]  True  False
12 .		Transfer payments include cash transfers and in-kind transfers. [Hint]  True  False
13 .		As the century turned, social welfare policies were under fire more than any period since the New Deal. [Hint]  True  False
14 .		The official poverty counts tend to underestimate the seriousness of poverty in America. [Hint]  True  False
15 .		Without reform, at some point, the Social Security program will become bankrupt. [Hint]  True  False