Social Welfare Final Exam

Which of the following policies would provide a path to legalization for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the U.S.? Question options: - Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act - Comprehensive immigration reform - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - the DREAM Act

*Comprehensive immigration reform

By repealing this law, President Obama expanded rights for LGBTQ people serving in the military: Question options: Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

*Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT)

Current federal law protects Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Question options: True False

*False

Medicare and Medicaid are examples of universal health care. Question options: True False

*False

The U.S. Constitution guarantees gender equality. Question options: True False

*False

This public health insurance program provides coverage to the poorest individuals and families in the U.S., and its beneficiaries include children, pregnant women, people with severe disabilities, and some seniors. Question options: Medicaid S-CHIP Medicare Obamacare

*Medicaid

Which of the following is not a provision of the Affordable Care Act? Question options: - larger employers (50 or more employees) that opt not to offer - healthcare coverage are penalized with a fine chain restaurants must disclose nutritional content of foods - young people are permitted to stay on their parent's health insurance plans until age 26 - Medicare for All

*Medicare for All

During Clinton's presidency, his administration's support for NAFTA and welfare reform reflected a shift toward which of the following political philosophies? Question options: Radicalism Globalism Libertarianism Neoliberalism

*Neoliberalism

The creation of home-based and community-based supportive services for older adults like meals-on-wheels, elder abuse prevention, and caregiver support grew out of which of the following policies? Question options: Elder Justice Act Older Americans Act Medicare for All Social Security Act

*Older Americans Act

During which Presidential administration did the federal government begin to reduce dramatically its direct involvement in administering large-scale social welfare programs? Question options: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt President Ronald Reagan President Lyndon B. Johnson President Richard Nixon

*President Ronald Reagan

Which of the following represents the earliest efforts by social workers to engage in policy practice? Question options: - Charity Organizations Society "friendly visitors" work with parents and families - Welfare rights organizing to increase benefit levels for AFDC recipients - New Deal legislation expanding workers' rights to collective bargaining - Settlement house workers advocating for laws protecting workers and Children

*Settlement house workers advocating for laws protecting workers and Children

Although President Bill Clinton and then First Lady Hillary Clinton's plan for national health insurance reform was soundly defeated, they successfully established which of the following program(s): Question options: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Veterans' Health Administration (VA) State-Children's Health Insurance Program Medicare and Medicaid

*State-Children's Health Insurance Program

Which piece of legislation enacted as part of the New Deal is considered the cornerstone of social welfare policy, marking the birth of the U.S. welfare state? Question options: - The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) - The Social Security Act of 1935 - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Economic Bill of Rights

*The Social Security Act of 1935

This 1972 law was established to eliminate gender discrimination in all schools and educational settings that receive federal funding: Question options: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Equal Rights Amendment Title IX Proposition 8

*Title IX

A central concern among conservatives opposing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was that the ACA expanded the federal government's role in health care. Question options: True False

*True

According to current U.S. law, all students, regardless of immigration status, have the right to receive a K-12 education. Question options: True False

*True

As of 2018, the U.S. was the only member nation of the United Nations that had not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Question options: True False

*True

Both state and federal governments may run deficits and accumulate debt. Question options: True False

*True

Choosing a social issue that you are passionate about and learning as much as you can is an important step in policy engagement. Question options: *True False

*True

Elder abuse must be reported to authorities, but—unlike children—older adults have more decision-making power in the process of investigating allegations of abuse. Question options: True False

*True

Getting a policy proposal drafted into a bill is part of the policy formulation stage of the policy change process. Question options: True False

*True

Policy is influenced in different ways by all three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. Question options: True False

*True

Prior to the Great Depression, the dominant explanation for poverty-focused on individual deficits and failings. Question options: True False

*True

Research on political psychology reveals that engaging in political activism is linked to enhanced well-being and personal growth. Question options: True False

*True

Social work's commitment to social justice and the well-being of vulnerable populations influences the profession's approach to politics and advocacy. Question options: True False

*True

The United States has a long history of providing inadequate care for mental illness. Question options: True False

*True

The eventual success of mental health parity legislation depended on bipartisan support and cooperation by Republican and Democratic leaders. Question options: True False

*True

Which one of the following statements about Social Security benefits is false? Question options: - benefit amounts are calculated based on the cost of living in a particular area - benefit amounts are calculated based on a person's average lifetime earnings - benefits are adjusted for inflation - benefits are financed through a payroll tax on current workers' earnings

*benefit amounts are calculated based on the cost of living in a particular area

House and Senate versions of a bill are discussed and reconciled through which of the following? Question options: rule-making coalition-building policy evaluation conference committee

*conference committee

The practice of government giving subsidies and tax breaks to corporations is referred to by some as Question options: welfare exceptionalism welfare exceptionalism corporate welfare demand-side economics

*corporate welfare

The _______________ approach to poverty is focused on addressing the root causes of poverty by imposing structural changes, such as higher taxes, and promoting economic security and wealth redistribution. Question options: alleviative curative preventive neoliberal

*curative

When individuals lobby decision-makers on behalf of a cause or an issue, it is referred to as Question options: voter persuasion grassroots lobbying direct lobbying campaign contributions

*direct lobbying

New Deal legislation aimed to accomplish all but which one of the following Question options: - enact reforms to the financial system - provide immediate economic relief - establish a safety net for individuals and families during times of need - eliminate distinctions between "worthy" and "unworthy" poor

*eliminate distinctions between "worthy" and "unworthy" poor

Assessing the impact of a policy after it is implemented typically occurs at which of the following stages of the policy change process? Question options: agenda-setting policy planning evaluation passage of the policy

*evaluation

Sponsored by the Children's Aid Society, the Orphan Trains of the mid-1800s were the precursor to which of the following modern-day systems? Question options: juvenile court system Children's Defense Fund foster care system kinship care

*foster care system

At Chicago's Hull House, all but which one of the following interventions were offered to community residents? Question options: art classes individual casework citizenship and literacy classes political discussion groups

*individual casework

By emphasizing the message that the lack of parity in mental health care constituted discrimination, advocates and legislative leaders were engaged in Which aspect of the policy change process? Question options: issue framing policy analysis and design securing legislative champions coalition-building

*issue framing

The two dominant political ideologies in the U.S. are ___________________. Question options: neoliberalism and the neo-conservatism libertarianism and progressivism liberalism and conservatism Marxism and Keynesianism

*liberalism and conservatism

The Social Security Act, a federal policy enacted to provide benefits to retired workers and other populations represents policy intervention at which level of practice? Question options: mezzo/meso macro micro

*macro

The principle that health insurance should provide the same coverage for mental health care and medical care is known as Question options: deinstitutionalization stigma mental health parity wraparound services

*mental health parity

Which of the following is the most commonly reported form of child maltreatment? Question options: sexual abuse physical abuse neglect emotional abuse

*neglect

All but which one of the following sources are likely to be used in the problem definition stage of policy change process? Question options: policy analyses opposition research anecdotal evidence and practice experience scientific research

*opposition research

All but which one of the following conditions must be met in order for patients to use the Death with Dignity Act in Oregon? Question options: - patients must have a terminal illness with 6 months or less to live - patients must make two verbal requests and a written request to the physician the attending physician must inform the patient of alternatives - only one physician is required to provide a diagnosis and certify - that the patient is mentally competent to make this decision

*patients must make two verbal requests and a written request to the physician

A proposal by Warren Buffett to substantially increase tax rates for individuals and corporations earning over $1 million a year is an example of Question options: regressive taxation corporate welfare progressive taxation welfare exceptionalism

*progressive taxation

Which of the following refers to populations or individuals who have fled their country because of human rights violations and whose government cannot or will not protect them? Question options: - migrants - refugees - internally displaced persons - Braceros

*refugees

Advocating for the rights of marginalized or oppressed groups by educating the public and raising awareness with a goal of changing societal attitudes is an example of Question options: social action policy design problem definition political revolution

*social action

Which of the following policy tools has recently proven very useful in helping people to connect with each other, educating the public, and mobilizing people for action? Question options: earned media social media employing paid, professional staff to run campaigns letter-writing campaigns to decision-makers from individual Constituents

*social media

The Social Work Reinvestment Act is primarily focused on which of the following? Question options: - expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to reduce poverty among working families - establishing the Congressional Social Work Caucus providing student loan forgiveness for social workers with debt - supporting recruitment, retention, recognition, and adequate - compensation for professional social workers

*supporting recruitment, retention, recognition, and adequate

Which two of the following reasons are listed as possible explanations for why social workers are not more politically active? (Choose two.) Question options: - they are busy and lack adequate time to engage in politics - engaging in political work is perceived by many social workers as intimidating - social work education does not prepare social workers for competence in policy and politics by offering social policy courses - social workers lack the passion and zeal required for political - involvement

*they are busy and lack adequate time to engage in politics *engaging in political work is perceived by many social workers as intimidating

Social workers using the legislative process to enact policies at the state, local, federal or international level is an example of _____-level practice

macro