policy exam

1.

1 point

In 1890 Wyoming:

denys women's rights to vote

Allows women to run for public office

Joins the union and is the only state that has voting rights

allows former slaves the right to vote, but denies women right to vote.

2.

1 point

The first coeducational institution of higher learning was?

William and Mary College

Oberlin College

mount Holyoke

Harvard

3.

1 point

Women are finally granted the right to vote with the passage of the nineteenth amendment in?

1955

1920

1935

1910

4.

1 point

Locating or generating objective and subjective data upon which to base policy practice decision is the primary task of?

planners

advocates

direct service workers

researchers

5.

1 point

The type of data obtained from clients who are actually experiencing a particular problem, agency setting or service delivery system is called?

subjective data

client based data

Objective data

perspective data

6.

1 point

Social Work practitioners responsible for implementing new policies via the development of delivery system and supervising and authorize the evaluation of program effectiveness are referred to as?

planners

Administrators

managers

community organizers

7.

1 point

The policy making model that assumes that all cost/ benefits are known and can be assessed prior to implementation, and assumes that policy alternatives and consequences can be known, identified and measures is?

The conservative model

The progressive model

The rational Model

the incremental model

8.

1 point

A rational choice that considers the limitations of the decision maker, limitations of both knowledge and computational capacity is the definition of?

objective rationale

subjective logic

strapped logic

bounded rationality

9.

1 point

The political policy making model asserts that

gaining a consensus on social values among stakeholders is unlikely, and value conflict is the norm in policy making

In any given political situation a consensus can eventually be achieved but problem identification

A problem can be objectively defined and all costs and benefits of a policy intervention can be known and calculated

Large scale policy chnages are possible, but only occur in response to crisis.

10.

1 point

The policy model that adopts small, continual changes over time, maintaining a certain level of social, economic and political stability, and recognizes the constraints of time, money, information, intelligence, and politics is the?

incremental model

transitional model

rational model

baby step model

11.

1 point

Factors that determine whether or not a social problem is publicly recognized are?

Public attitude toward the affected population, availability and level of interest of potential advocates for the group, ability of the affected group to participate in the legislative process

The number of people affected, the power and status of those attempting to alleviate the problem and the public attitude toward the affected population.

Level of cohesiveness within the affected group, willingness of the affected group to approach a politician, legislator or social work practitioner about how to resolve or alleviate the problem.

The political power of the affected group, the ability of the group to advocate for itself and draw public attention to the problem, level of interest and power of politicians in a position to do something about the problem.

12.

1 point

When an elderly person has used up there minimal prescription drug benefits, and reached the out of pocket spending threshold what happens?

They are eligible based upon there monthly income, they can sign up for socialized health care under the social security act.

Catastrophic coverage kicks in and then covers 95% of prescription drug costs.

Once the required amount has been spent out of pocket federal insurance kicks in and covers 85% of prescription drugs and health care costs.

They are then absorbed by medicade and there perscription drugs and healthcare are subsidized.

13.

1 point

Once a problem has been identified and a decision has been made to address the problem the next step is

Begin by contacting a community organizer and planning a strategy to mobilize the community around solving the problem.

Contact relevant legislators and the local level, set a meeting and begin a discussion on how the problem could be addressed.

set up a meeting with colleagues to discuss possible solutions to the problem.

Find cases and documentation to substantiate the problem, and define the persuasiveness of the problem.

14.

1 point

After a problem has been defined and documented, data needs to be collected to analyze the extent of the problem, the type of data that is considered relevant for this type of analysis is?

objective data only

subjective and objective data

qualitative data

quantitative data

15.

1 point

When reaching out to inform a rural population of a problem or issue the most effective methods of disseminating information in rural areas are ?

emails, text messages, and blogs

local forums as community centers and churches

phone call campaigns, and web casts about the problem.

pod casts, email campaigns, indirect phone call campaigns

16.

1 point

Collection of objective and subjective data to help detect the causes of the problem being investigated, and how people experience the problem occurs in which stage?

stage 1

stage 6

stage 4

stage 2

17.

1 point

Identifying people who are directly affected by the problem, those who are professional affected, and those who could become affected by the problem in the future are all examples of;

the population that are primarily responsible for informing the rest of the public about the problem

people who are most likely already have quite a bit of information regarding the problem and are not a top priority in outreach efforts.

parameters for determining appropriate public to inform and educate about the problem.

Advocate public, many of whom will direct outreach and education campaigns.

18.

1 point

Advocacy group contacts, professional conferences and journals, and public hearings are all examples of;

regularly used venues for dispersing information to the public about a problem.

venues that NASW discourages when attempting to educate the public on issues or problems

primary methods of reaching judicial and law related resources for input on developing legal social policies solutions.

the main vehicles lobbyists use to reach the public and help frame the issue in there favor.

19.

1 point

The policy making stage that focuses on discussion on policy options, and each option is examined in order to determine which will best meet the stated policy goals is ;

stage 7

stage 2

stage 6

stage 4

20.

1 point

Consensus building essential to developing a successful policy initiative campaign , but is the most critical factor when;

designing a public education campaign

deciding upon relevant stake holders.

selecting a policy option and developing the message for selling the option

developing policy goals

21.

1 point

coalition members commitment to the policy initiative campaign can be gauged by ,

contributions of time, money, or resources.

how much they talk about the effort to other people

there direct support and planning in effective communications structure for the initiative.

how many lobbyist allocate legislators about the policy initiative.

22.

1 point

Policy initiatives can fizzle and die when;

conflict intensifies within a changed effort when a strong consensus on the issue has not been contained.

the stake holders can not afford the necessary lobbyist and specialized staff to implement the change effort

the problem they are addressing are to broad

no social workers participate in the effort

23.

1 point

The stage where supporters must be apprised of what the outcome of the policy option is projected to be, as well as convincing key stake holder of the financial and administrative feasibility of the option is?

stage 4

stage 9

stage 6

stage 8

24.

1 point

Some common pitfalls to the successful implementation of a policy include

intentional sabotage by bureaucrats, and small target population

inadequate marketing of the policy to legislators and poor policy coordination.

poor communication plan and a small target population

inadequate resources, and poor policy coordination

25.

1 point

When a policy reaches the evaluation stage;

there is little that can be done if the effectiveness of the policy is not what had been projected.

policy evaluators can identify short falls in the policy or programs and changes can be made to the policy to generate a more successful outcome.

the only way to make any amendments or changes is via legislation

any short falls that are identified normally result in the policy or program being canceled.

26.

1 point

When analyzing the appropriatness of provision of a policy the factors to consider are?

eperical evidence and research only

societys view of the problem and potential solutions

current theories for explaining the problem and current epirical evidence

opinions of leading social scientists

27.

1 point

Questions such as what is the public getting for its money? and how can the public return on investment be assessed are questions that must be addressed when?

voting for a politician in your district

conducting a budget analysis

building the frame work for a new policy

determining a programs success rate

28.

1 point

When the poverty line was first implemented in 1955 the median income was about 50% of the median family income. Currently the poverty line is?

no longer calculated

29% of the median family income

determine what new social programs will be implemented and which will not

50% of the median family income

29.

1 point

Social policies such as the fair housing act and the civil rights act have what concept as there primary subject?

survival

adquency

quity

equality

30.

1 point

Some critical differences in the calculation of the self sufficiency standard vs the U.S poverty thresh hold are?

d

the self sufficiency standard is calculated by the NASW, the U>S poverty threshhold is calulated by each state government

c

The self suffiency standard calculates the income necessary to meet basic needs based upon the marketplace, and does not include any possible public subsidies, and it is updated annually.

31.

1 point

The concept that acknowledges that each person can/ has been/ will be vulnerable is referred to as?

equity

collaboration

adquency

interdependence

32.

1 point

The core values associated with the ethic of care perspective are?

interdependence collaboration and inclusion

equity collaboration and interdependence

adquency inclusion and equality

interdependence equity and equality

33.

1 point

Of the 10% of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness the percentage that suffers from mental illness in addition to being homeless is?

20%-25%

70%

50%

10%

34.

1 point

The common factors that define a social problem as being a real problem must be addressed are heavily influenced by?

the acuteness of the problem

the values and ideologies of the target population

the ideologies and values of those in power, and in a position to do something about the problem.

the number of people experiencing the problem

35.

1 point

Outreach workers idetifying mentally ill community members who lost the housing and lining them up with transitional housing to minimize the length of time they are homeless is an example of?

alleviative care

curative care

pre-emptive care

preventative care