Question

1. The original definition of the poverty line in the U.S. came about as a result of:

1. The Reconstruction effort after the Civil War
2. The Great Depression
3. The New Deal
4. President Johnson’s War on Poverty

2. Programs including TANF, EIC, Medicaid, and food stamps are known collectively as:

1. The Poverty Trap
2. The Poverty Line
3. Aid to Families with Dependent Children
4. The Safety Net

3. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996:

1. Instituted a 5-year lifeline maximum for receipt of benefits
2. Required recipients to work or go to school
3. Reduced the number of families receiving welfare by more than half by 2002
4. All of the above

4. Quintile data for U.S. income distribution shows that from 1980 to 2017:

1. All quintiles have benefited proportionally from economic growth
2. There has been a redistribution of income from the bottom 80% of earners to the top 20% of earners
3. Excessively high progressive tax rates have reduced income at the top while    redistributing it from the makers to the takes at the bottom
4. The middle class had their share of national income reduced to feed those in the bottom 20% and the top 20%

Answer 1

1. The answer of the question is The Great Depression and The New Deal. If multiple options can be chosen as the right answer, then options B and C are the right ones. If only one option can be chosen, then choose option B.

2. The answer to the question is option D - The Safety Net.

Safety Net is a group of programs that assist the poor who are below the poverty line and just above the poverty line. These programs include TANF, EIC, Medicaid, and Food Samples.

3. The answer to the question is option D - All the above.

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 instituted a five-year lifeline maximum for receipt of benefits and required them to work or go to school. The act a drastic effect and it reduced the number of families receiving welfare by 50% in 2002.

4. The answer to the question is option B- There has been a redistribution of income from the bottom 80% of earners to the top 20% of earners