Public Policy and Social Change Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Public Policy and Social Change examines the dynamic relationship between government policies and transformations within society. The course explores how public policy both shapes and responds to social, economic, and cultural developments, analyzing the processes through which policies are formulated, implemented, and evaluated. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, students investigate the impact of public policies on social justice, equity, and collective well-being, while also considering the role of advocacy, activism, and public participation in driving policy change. Topics include agenda-setting, policymaking institutions, the influence of interest groups, and contemporary policy debates relating to issues such as healthcare, education, environment, and civil rights.
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Foundations of Social Policy Social Justice in Human Perspective 6th Edition by Amanda
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S. Barusch
Chapter 1: Social Justice and Social Workers
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Q1) John Stuart Mill's views on justice illustrate which perspective?
A)Libertarian
B)Marxist
C)Contractual liberal
D)Utilitarian liberal
Answer: D
Q2) Provide an example of a social justice issue that might affect a family.
Answer: Numerous examples are offered in this chapter. (Grading note: I use this question to discover whether students grasp the book's definition of social justice. If they refer to the allocation of a cost or benefit of group membership, they have answered correctly.)
Q3) In Marx's Socialist Utopia, inequality would
A)not be tolerated.
B)result from rewarding workers for their contributions.
C)be viewed as a temporary necessity.
D)both result from rewarding workers for their contributions and be viewed as a temporary necessity.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Governments Role
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Q1) A "mark-up" session is held
A)to draft a bill for submission.
B)to determine whether there are enough votes to overturn a presidential veto.
C)after a committee has held hearings on a bill.
D)to bring together advocates and legislators to review a bill.
Answer: C
Q2) For federal income tax purposes, a taxpayer's marginal tax rate is
A)the proportion of total income that is subject to tax.
B)the rate applied to income in the taxpayer's highest tax bracket.
C)the amount of tax paid on the first $15,000 in taxable income.
D)the tax rate applied to income derived from margin accounts.
Answer: B
Q3) How do tax deductions and tax credits differ? Give one example of a tax credit.
Answer: Possible answer: A tax deduction reduces the amount of taxes a person owes, but it cannot result in a refund. A tax credit (for example, the Earned Income Tax Credit) can reduce the amount of tax owed, and it can also result in a refund.
Q4) Governance in the U.S. is shared among three levels of government. List these.
Answer: Federal, State, Local
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Chapter 3: Policy Analysis and Policy Practice
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Q1) In most states, a 501(c) (3) organization that attempts to influence legislation will lose its tax-exempt status.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The three effective elements of policy practice for social workers are
A)analysis, development, and implementation.
B)needs assessment, analysis, and advocacy.
C)needs assessment, advocacy, and empowerment.
D)analysis, advocacy, and empowerment.
Answer: D
Q3) Communications research suggests that examples are generally less effective than statistics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Define the following terms: pathos, logos, ethos.
Answer: Pathos: reason based on passion or emotions; Logos: reason based on content and logic; Ethos: reason based on the character and merits of the speaker
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Chapter 4: The Social Security Act
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Q1) Funding for the states' contributions to unemployment insurance comes from
A)the Social Security payroll tax.
B)fees charged for business licenses.
C)a state tax on company payrolls.
D)each state's general fund.
Q2) Under current law, individuals who are disabled by virtue of alcohol addiction
A)may receive Social Security disability benefits through a representative payee.
B)must be in treatment in order to receive Social Security Disability benefits.
C)may not receive Social Security disability benefits.
D)may receive Social Security disability benefits through a representative payee and must be in treatment in order to receive Social Security Disability benefits.
Q3) Discuss the effect of the Great Depression on the view that poverty was a problem of personal irresponsibility and what the result of this was, in terms of de Swanns's conditions for collective action.
Q4) Describe the four amendments made in the Social Security program in 1983 upon recommendations from the 1981 National Commission on Social Security Reform.
Q5) What are some of the reasons and outcomes for the conversion from AFDC to TANF?
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Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality
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Q1) Americans aged 65 and over have a lower rate of poverty than children.
A)True
B)False
Q2) President Andrew Johnson opposed the continued operation of the Freedman's Bureau because he thought
A)it was too costly.
B)it was ineffective.
C)it was unconstitutional.
D)all of these.
Q3) In the U.S., more money is lost through welfare fraud than tax evasion and health insurance fraud combined.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss how the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 became the foundation for US poverty interventions.
Q5) The establishment of Social Security stimulated the U.S. economy and brought an end to the Great Depression.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Health
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Q1) Opponents of the maternal and child health programs argued
A)the programs invaded the privacy of families.
B)the programs represented steps towards socialized medicine.
C)the programs would not be cost-effective.
D)both that the programs invaded the privacy of families and that they representedsteps towards socialized medicine.
Q2) Abram de Swaan identified three conditions that encourage collective solutions to individual problems. Apply his conditions to the problem of HIV/AIDS infection, and speculate on the likelihood of a collective response.
Q3) Under the Prospective Payment System
A)providers receive the same payment for all patients with the same diagnosis.
B)providers are paid in advance for services they deliver.
C)hospitals are required to discharge patients after a certain amount of time.
D)all of these.
Q4) What is social justice and why is health care a social justice issue?
Q5) The American Medical Association (AMA) strongly opposed the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Mental Illness
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Q1) Discuss the tensions and controversies surrounding involuntary commitment of the mentally ill.
Q2) _____________ was instrumental in establishing the National Associations for the Protection of the Insane and Prevention of Insanity in 1880.
A)Dorothea Dix
B)Jane Addams
C)Elizabeth Packard
D)Edith Burleigh
Q3) The specialty mental health sector, general/medical primary care sector, human service sector, and voluntary support network sector are the four major components of A)the National Alliance of Mental Health.
B)the de facto mental health service system
C)the National Institution of Mental Illness.
D)all of these.
Q4) Under a carve-out strategy, mental health services are treated separately from medical services.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Disability
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Q1) When ADAPT works on implementation of the Olmstead decision, it is
A)working to move people with disabilities out of institutions.
B)challenging states for failure to deliver appropriate education to children with disabilities.
C)expanding the definition of disability for ADA purposes.
D)doing all of these.
Q2) Workmen's compensation benefits were established by A)the Social Security Act.
B)ADA
C)IDEA
D)none of these; there is no national program.
Q3) During the 19th century in the U.S., people with disabilities were
A)cared for at home by family members.
B)labeled idiots and lunatics and placed in institutions.
C)provided special education.
D)forced to work at menial labor with no pay.
Q4) Discuss the ecological approach to defining disability and give an example of policy or legislature that applies to this model.
Q5) Discuss how the different definitions of disability have affected policy changes or development.
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Chapter 9: Crime and Criminal Justice
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Q1) How have three-strikes laws contributed to rising incarceration rates?
A)Through creation of mandatory sentences for a third conviction
B)Through automatic life sentences for three Schedule 1 drug offenses
C)By equating three nonviolent offenses to one felony offense
D)By requiring that judges consider prior offenses when deciding on a sentence
Q2) The world's first juvenile court was created in 1880 in Kansas.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Over time, the U.S. criminal justice system has focused on
A)deterrence, capital punishment, and rehabilitation.
B)compensation, rehabilitation, and revenge.
C)rehabilitation, deterrence, and rescue.
D)revenge, deterrence, and rehabilitation.
Q4) In their summary of the challenge of social work within the criminal justice system, Roberts and Springer stated that social workers must balance "the needs"
A)of victims and offenders.
B)of the criminal justice system and the offender.
C)of the community and the police.
D)of the public and the individual.
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Chapter 10: People of Color
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Q1) According to the recent census, which ethnic group has the lowest household income in the U.S.?
A)Asian/Pacific Islander
B)White, non-Hispanic
C)Hispanic
D)African American
Q2) Under the most recent Census estimates, by 2042 the "White, non-Hispanic" population will represent what proportion of the total U.S. population?
A)Two-thirds
B)About half
C)Less than a third
D)One-fourth
Q3) List the three racial categories identified on the first official U.S. census in 1790.
Q4) The <i>Plessy v. Ferguson</i> decision
A)supported the system of debt peonage in the South.
B)prohibited interracial marriage.
C)established the principle of "separate but equal."
D)supported the voting rights of African Americans.
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Chapter 11: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans Individuals
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Q1) The Boy Scouts of America took a case to the Supreme Court in 2000 so they could
A)allow Scout leaders who were gay to participate in Boy Scout programs.
B)prohibit gay men and boys from participating in Boy Scout programs.
C)preserve their right to exclude females from participating in Boy Scout activities.
D)continue to operate as a private organization.
Q2) Why is the Americans with Disabilities Act important for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender individuals?
Q3) Which of the following states passed anti-gay initiatives that were later overturned by the Supreme Court?
A)California
B)Colorado
C)Oregon
D)Both California and Colorado
Q4) Alfred Kinsey estimated that about ____% of men are exclusively homosexual throughout their lives.
A)10
B)4
C)15
D)13
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Chapter 12: Children
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Q1) One of the most significant federal investments in education has been
A)the Head Start Program.
B)the Quick Start Program.
C)preschool.
D)mandatory testing.
Q2) In 1562, England passed the "Statutes of Artificers," which was designed to force poor children into apprenticeships. This statute represented
A)an early poverty prevention policy.
B)a means to enforce child labor.
C)a method of population control.
D)an establishment of monopoly for small-town apprenticeships.
Q3) Bullying of children who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered is a violation of U.S. civil rights law.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Federal funds provide most of the financing for public elementary and secondary schools
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Women
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Q1) The Equal Rights Amendment was written by
A)Jane Addams.
B)Alice Paul.
C)Lucretia Mott.
D)Susan B. Anthony.
Q2) The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
A)required banks to provide loans to women with good credit histories.
B)required that married women's credit histories be maintained separate from those of their husbands.
C)allowed women to enter into contracts for the purchase of major assets.
D)prohibited discrimination in lending on the basis of sex.
Q3) Today, spousal rape is a crime in most states.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Give an argument that could be used to oppose prescription equity legislation.
Q5) Define the practice of "gender rating" by health insurance companies and present two arguments: one in support of, and one in opposition to this practice.
Q6) Discuss the impact of race on prosecution of rape in the United States.
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Chapter 14: Older Adults
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Q1) Americans for Generational Equity (AGE) was financed and organized by A)people who would later establish the AARP.
B)advocates for children.
C)financial and political leaders.
D)a grassroots coalition.
Q2) Every state and territory in the United States has an agency with a mandate to serve the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why did urban charity organization society (COS) leaders advise against working with the elderly?
Q4) Most historians agree that American values regarding the elderly underwent a transformation. Describe the transformation and present three possible explanations.
Q5) Social workers provide most of the care and services for the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The majority of Americans die in their home as opposed to hospitals. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Working Americans
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Q1) Sexual harassment is an example of
A)excessive sexuality in the workplace.
B)sex-based discrimination in the workplace.
C)an attempt to reduce offensive remarks in the workplace.
D)none of these.
Q2) List three legislative milestones in U.S. Immigration Policy related to employment.
Q3) The Occupational Safety and Health Act established a general duty for employers to eliminate workplace hazards.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Protective labor laws during the post-WWI era
A)limited the number of hours women could work.
B)restricted the mingling of women and men in the workplace.
C)controlled the wages that could be paid to women.
D)both limited the number of hours that women could work and controlled the wages that could be paid to women.
Q5) Describe two pieces of civil rights legislation that passed during the 1960s.
Q6) List two social trends that set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
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Chapter 16: Conclusion
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Q1) The United Nations was founded
A)after World War I.
B)after the end of World War II.
C)during the Korean conflict.
D)after the end of the Vietnam War.
Q2) Explain the roles and functions of social policy and the free in postindustrial socialism.
Q3) Within the UN, the council that focuses on social development, the status of women, crime prevention, drug trafficking, and environmental protection is known as
A)the General Assembly.
B)the Trusteeship Council.
C)the Economic and Social Council.
D)the Council on Social Development.
Q4) The main function of the Security Council is
A)arbitrating disputes between member nations.
B)regulating loans made by the World Bank.
C)maintaining peace and security.
D)administration of all UN work.
Q5) Discuss the impact of globalization on the world's poor.
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