Question

Can someone check my answers please?

Answer 1

1. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
*Medicare is for people over age 65, whereas Medicaid is for low–income families.
Medicare is for adults, whereas Medicaid is for children under 16 years old.
Medicare is a program of the individual states, whereas Medicaid is a federal program.
There is no difference; they are different names for the same program.
2. What is a "means–tested" program?
one with no federal entitlements
one that depends on age–related criteria for benefits
one for which those with higher incomes receive lower benefits or no benefits at all
*one for which the recipient must have contributed to it in order to qualify for benefits
3. What is the largest category of federal spending?
*foreign aid
law enforcement
education and training
social security
4. What is one reason the government has only limited control of its spending?
When criteria have been set for a program there is no control of how many people will qualify.
*Congress can change the number of people who qualify for a program but not how much they will receive.
The government cannot control how much money will be spent on education in a given year.
When the government starts some programs it does not know what they will cost.
5. Why are Social Security and Medicare spending expected to increase further in the near future?
The amounts people receive are expected to take a big jump.
The baby boomer generation will qualify for both programs.
The people who qualify will all receive the maximum benefit.
*The generation over age 85 will qualift for expensive medical programs.
6. What is the major source of revenue for most state governments?
sales and individual income taxes
property and gasoline taxes
alcohol and tobacco taxes
*business income and licensing taxes
7. How do most states finance their capital budget?
sales or excise taxes
*income and property taxes
long-term borrowing or sale of bonds
personal property or inheritance taxes
8. What are the main sources of revenue for local governments?
*state grants
federal grants
income tax
property taxes
9. How does the concept of a balanced budget apply to state government?
Only the capital budget must be balanced.
Only the operating budget must be balanced.
*Both the operating budget and the capital budget must be balanced.
Neither the operating budget nor the capital budget must be balanced.
10. For which expense do state governments provide financial help to their local governments?
*parks and recreation
trash and garbage collection
election supervision
public school systems

Answer 2

looks good

Answer 3

how did you do with this did you get an a

Answer 4

She failed.

Answer 5

1. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) Medicare is for people over age 65, whereas Medicaid is for low–income families.
Unselected answer (0 pts) Medicare is for adults, whereas Medicaid is for children under 16 years old.
Unselected answer (0 pts) Medicare is a program of the individual states, whereas Medicaid is a federal program.
Unselected answer (0 pts) There is no difference; they are different names for the same program.
1 /1 point
2. What is a "means–tested" program? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) one with no federal entitlements
Unselected answer (0 pts) one that depends on age–related criteria for benefits
Unselected answer (1 pt) one for which those with higher incomes receive lower benefits or no benefits at all
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) one for which the recipient must have contributed to it in order to qualify for benefits
0 /1 point
3. What is the largest category of federal spending? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) foreign aid
Unselected answer (0 pts) law enforcement
Unselected answer (0 pts) education and training
Correct answer (1 pt) social security
1 /1 point
4. What is one reason the government has only limited control of its spending? (1 point)
Unselected answer (1 pt) When criteria have been set for a program there is no control of how many people will qualify.
Unselected answer (0 pts) Congress can change the number of people who qualify for a program but not how much they will receive.
Unselected answer (0 pts) The government cannot control how much money will be spent on education in a given year.
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) When the government starts some programs it does not know what they will cost.
0 /1 point
5. Why are Social Security and Medicare spending expected to increase further in the near future? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) The amounts people receive are expected to take a big jump.
Unselected answer (1 pt) The baby boomer generation will qualify for both programs.
Unselected answer (0 pts) The people who qualify will all receive the maximum benefit.
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) The generation over age 85 will qualift for expensive medical programs.
0 /1 point
6. What is the major source of revenue for most state governments? (1 point)
Unselected answer (1 pt) sales and individual income taxes
Unselected answer (0 pts) property and gasoline taxes
Unselected answer (0 pts) alcohol and tobacco taxes
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) business income and licensing taxes
0 /1 point
7. How do most states finance their capital budget? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) sales or excise taxes
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) income and property taxes
Unselected answer (1 pt) long-term borrowing or sale of bonds
Unselected answer (0 pts) personal property or inheritance taxes
0 /1 point
8. What are the main sources of revenue for local governments? (1 point)
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) state grants
Unselected answer (0 pts) federal grants
Unselected answer (0 pts) income tax
Unselected answer (1 pt) property taxes
0 /1 point
9. How does the concept of a balanced budget apply to state government? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) Only the capital budget must be balanced.
Unselected answer (1 pt) Only the operating budget must be balanced.
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) Both the operating budget and the capital budget must be balanced.
Unselected answer (0 pts) Neither the operating budget nor the capital budget must be balanced.
0 /1 point
10. For which expense do state governments provide financial help to their local governments? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) parks and recreation
Unselected answer (0 pts) trash and garbage collection
Unselected answer (0 pts) election supervision
Correct answer (1 pt) public school systems

Answer 6

those are the right ones. just took the test

Answer 7

Cute, Although I didn't fail. I changed my answers whenever I took it and got them all correct.

Answer 8

Pretty sure @xojesse00 gave the wrong answers. Just took the same answers and all it said was "responses saved" meaning i am pretty sure they were all wrong. lol.

Answer 9

no that doesnt lol. go check.

Answer 10

LOL

Answer 11

all of xojesse's answers are right. just so future people know.

Answer 12

yeah all of xojesse00's answers are correct, i just took the quiz

Answer 13

8 was B for me. The same answer, just in a different place.