SW 319 Final
it occurs across a large geographic region
AIDS is referred to as a pandemic because:
policy practice
Action taken to influence the policy-making process is:
judicial branch
Public policies are passed into law through the legislative, executive, and:
true
Rational policy-making includes knowledge of all possible policy alternatives.
government documents
Reliable sources for policy research include:
false
Social Security historically has included fairness in resource distribution by race and gender.
false
Social Security is a social program that provides sufficient benefits for a comfortable retirement.
true
The Affordable Care Act was established in 2010
false
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were ineffective in securing the rights outlined by the Fourteenth Amendment.
allowed the continuation of group health insurance coverage after a person leaves his or her employment
The Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA):
true
The Constitution was the first social welfare policy that outlined the protection of individual's rights
would allow undocumented students to become eligible for legal status
The DREAM act, if passed:
was not part of the Social Security Act until 1956
The Disability Insurance program:
false
The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
coverage for physical and mental health services are provided equally
The Health Insurance Parity Act ensured that
true
The Medicaid program is funded through federal matching grants given to states
provides long-term care coverage
The Medicaid program:
has two parts: Part A- hospital insurance and Part B- supplementary medical insurance
The Medicare program:
Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection
The Older Americans Act includes:
false
The Social Security Act in 1935 included health insurance for senior citizens
false
The Social Security trust funds are projected to run out by 2019.
false
A refugee is a person who chooses to relocate to a new country for economic opportunity.
true
People of color outnumbered white settlers in America during the 1700s.
true
Deinstitutionalization resulted in a 75% decrease in the number of people in state mental health institutions from 1955 to 1980
added in 1956
Disability Insurance was:
includes financial exploitation
Elder maltreatment:
false
Employers can choose to match the Social Security contribution of their employees.
false
From its introduction as a policy proposal, Social Security was widely embraced because of its support for the elderly and people with disabilities.
true
Historically, for most Social Security recipients the amount of money they receive in benefits has been more than the total they paid in over their working years.
quotas and limitations
Immigration policies over the years have been characterized by:
denying women the right to vote
An example of a policy promoting sexism is:
true
An executive order can only be issued by the president.
were mandated by federal law
Adult Protective Services:
false
All people who are poor and uninsured qualify for Medicaid.
the Older Americans Act
Area Agencies on Aging are mandated and funded through:
a compelling public problem, timing, political support, and a solution
Based on the window of opportunity theory, for an idea to become a public policy the following elements must be present:
true
Both the Supplemental Security Income program and the Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance program provide cash benefits to people with disabilities
true
If a woman survives her husband and becomes a widow, she is entitled to the full 100% of his Social Security Benefit
are offered free through Medicaid or public health clinics
Immunization services for children against preventable childhood diseases:
including employment during their retirement years
In recent years, planning for retirement has changed, and people are
true
In the 1940s, the areas of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California were part of Mexico.
small changes in existing policies
Incrementalism in social welfare policy development is:
institutional racism
Jim Crow laws in the south were examples of:
false
Legislation can never be passed directly through the voters.
false
Level of education is inversely related to income.
coverage of low-income children
Many argue that the future of Social Security is in jeopardy. Which of the following is NOT a reason to worry about the future of the program?
true
NAFTA made trade between the US and Mexico and Canada easier.
Medicaid
OASDHI includes a variety of programs. Which of the following is not covered under OASDHI?
campaign finance reform
One policy solution legislators have tried to establish to limit outside influence on policy-makers:
true
Over 90% of elderly people receive some Social Security benefits.
lawful permanent residents
People not born in the US but who have been granted permanent residence are:
undocumented workers
People who are employed but living illegally in the US are:
Social Security, pensions, and private savings
Planning for retirement typically is built on the "three-legged stool" consisting of:
true
Social Security is an excellent example of a preventative social welfare policy.
true
Social Security is the main source of income for two-thirds of all elderly people
collectively funded program for workers and their dependents
Social insurance is:
presidential decree
Social welfare policies are not created and enacted through:
false
Social welfare policy always follows a linear flow.
false
Social welfare policy analysis is the investigation and inquiry into the causes and consequences of social welfare programs.
false
Social welfare programs are a product of input from all concerned parties
what happens after social welfare policy is implemented
Street level bureaucracy focuses on:
requires reliance on multiple sources
Sufficient retirement income:
false
The US Census Bureau publishes data that are available only through on-line membership.
homophobia
The US Constitution lacks provisions which protect against:
true
The US is the only industrialized country without a family allowance program.
ranks first in health technology
The US spends the greatest amount on health, and
can put a proposition on the ballot with signatures of registered voters
The ballot initiative process:
all of the choices listed
The critical theory model of analysis stresses:
true
The federal government became involved in the delivery of mental health services in 1946 through the National Mental Health Act
the Social Security Act
The first organized social welfare policy response for older Americans was:
identifying the issue or problem of concern
The first step in any analysis of social welfare policies is:
Old Age Insurance
The following programs were all part of the original Social Security Act of 1935:
true
The full name of Social Security today is Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance.
open the electoral process and reduce influence of special interests
The goal of clean elections is to:
was enacted through executive action by President Obama
The immigration policy of Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA):
globalization
The interconnectedness of the world's economies is called
true
The magnitude of a social event often influences the course of public policy.
they both immigrate from another country
The major similarity between a refugee and an immigrant is:
long-term care
The most costly health care concern for seniors is
stands at 435
The number of Congressional Districts in the US:
false
The number of people immigrating to the US was high during the early 1900s, but has trailed off in recent years
false
The original Social Security Act of 1935 included Grants to States for Aid to Dependent Children and Medicare
respond to immediate crisis while planning for long term security
The overall intent of the Social Security Act was to create programs that would:
more than twice the rate for men
The rate of poverty for older women is:
all of these principles
The social work profession is built on:
6.2%
The tax rate for OASDI is:
social insurance and public assistance
The two key complementary components of the Social Security Act were:
treatment through medical and mental health intervention
There are different federal policy approaches to the use of illegal substances. These approaches include:
Unemployment Insurance
Today, social insurance programs include:
None of the programs
When the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, the public legislators embraced which program?
populated by millions of indigenous people
When the first European settlers came to this country, the land was:
the ACA has received wide bipartisan political support
Which of the following about the Affordable Care Act is NOT true:
all of these are forms of advocacy
Which of the following are considered forms of advocacy?
SSI is a social insurance program
Which of the following is NOT true about the Supplemental Security Income program?
biological determinism
Which of the following is not an example of how social welfare policy gets developed?
those who understand financial markets would do well
Which of the following is true about privatization of Social Security?
advocacy groups take political positions
Which of the following is true of advocacy groups?
true
Women are more likely to be poor in old age than men.