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.