UTSA POL 1133 Final Ch. 12 Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Gilmer-Aikin Laws, - ✔✔EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION PASSED
IN 1949 THAT SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL FUNDING OF EDUCATION
WITH PUBLIC MONIES, RAISED TEACHERS' SALARIES, MANDATED A
MINIMUM LENGTH FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND PROVIDE FOR
MORE STATE SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
equal protection clause, - ✔✔Clause found in the 14th Amendment that
says that states cannot deny U.S. citizens the equal protection of the law.
The basis for nearly all civil rights cases.
New Deal, - ✔✔PRES. FDR'S 1930 PROGRAM TO STIMULATE THE
NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF THE
GREAT DEPRESSION.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), - ✔✔A FEDERALLY AND
STATE FINANCED PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH PARENTS
OR RELATIVES WHO FELL BELOW STATE STANDARDS OF NEED--
REPLACED BY "TANF" IN 1966
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, Medicaid, - ✔✔A FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAM FINANCING
MEDICAL SERVICE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), - ✔✔A NATIONAL WELFARE
PROGRAM PASSED IN 1972 THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW-
INCOME ELDERLY OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS; REPLACED THE
FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS THAT HAD OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO
THE BLIND, THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, AND THE
AGED.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), - ✔✔A WELFARE
PROGRAM PASSED IN 1996 TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
TO FAMILIES WITH NEEDY CHILDREN; REPLACING THE "AFDC"
PROGRAM, _____ THIS SOUGHT TO MAKE POOR FAMILIES SELF-
SUFFICIENT TO GIVE STATES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SETTING
BENEFIT LEVELS, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER
PROGRAM DETAILS.
Michigan' Proposal 2 (and recent Supreme Court Ruling) - ✔✔SUPREME
COURT RULED IN A 6 TO 2 VOTE THAT THE VOTERS BAN ON "THE
USE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT GIVE
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT" IN STATE CONTRACTING,
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Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Gilmer-Aikin Laws, - ✔✔EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION PASSED
IN 1949 THAT SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL FUNDING OF EDUCATION
WITH PUBLIC MONIES, RAISED TEACHERS' SALARIES, MANDATED A
MINIMUM LENGTH FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND PROVIDE FOR
MORE STATE SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
equal protection clause, - ✔✔Clause found in the 14th Amendment that
says that states cannot deny U.S. citizens the equal protection of the law.
The basis for nearly all civil rights cases.
New Deal, - ✔✔PRES. FDR'S 1930 PROGRAM TO STIMULATE THE
NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF THE
GREAT DEPRESSION.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), - ✔✔A FEDERALLY AND
STATE FINANCED PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH PARENTS
OR RELATIVES WHO FELL BELOW STATE STANDARDS OF NEED--
REPLACED BY "TANF" IN 1966
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, Medicaid, - ✔✔A FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAM FINANCING
MEDICAL SERVICE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), - ✔✔A NATIONAL WELFARE
PROGRAM PASSED IN 1972 THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW-
INCOME ELDERLY OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS; REPLACED THE
FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS THAT HAD OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO
THE BLIND, THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, AND THE
AGED.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), - ✔✔A WELFARE
PROGRAM PASSED IN 1996 TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
TO FAMILIES WITH NEEDY CHILDREN; REPLACING THE "AFDC"
PROGRAM, _____ THIS SOUGHT TO MAKE POOR FAMILIES SELF-
SUFFICIENT TO GIVE STATES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SETTING
BENEFIT LEVELS, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER
PROGRAM DETAILS.
Michigan' Proposal 2 (and recent Supreme Court Ruling) - ✔✔SUPREME
COURT RULED IN A 6 TO 2 VOTE THAT THE VOTERS BAN ON "THE
USE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT GIVE
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT" IN STATE CONTRACTING,
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
