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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2018, how much more did the average middle-class family receive in government aid than it paid in federal taxes?
(a) $7.100.
(b) $6,500.
(c) $5,800.
(d) $8,300.

2. How much did President Reagan reduce funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
(a) 40%.
(b) Nearly 80%.
(c) Almost 70%.
(d) 20%.

3. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?
(a) About 15 million.
(b) 11 million.
(c) Roughly 12 million.
(d) 13 million.

4. In 2022, how much did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent to influence government policy?
(a) $35 million.
(b) $25 million.
(c) $40 million.
(d) $20 million.

5. Where did Desmond meet home health aides who belonged to the full-time working homeless?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Illinois.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Using what font on mailers helped increase the number of individuals who signed up for the Earned Income Credit?

2. How old was a warehouse worker who had to give up two of his children to keep one?

3. How long ago were only the rich able to afford cell phones?

4. How many premature deaths did a study find could have been prevented in New York City from 2008 to 2012 if the city's minimum wage had been $15 an hour?

5. After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, when did Democrats have majorities in both houses of Congress?

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