Social Work Policy, Advocacy & Social Justice 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which US federal program provides health insurance to low-income individuals and families?
- Medicare
- SNAP
- Medicaid (Correct answer)
- TANF
Correct answer: Medicaid
Medicaid is the federal-state program providing health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities.
Question 2: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 primarily prohibits:
- Employment in federal agencies
- Discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public services, and accommodations (Correct answer)
- Hiring of individuals without college degrees
- Insurance coverage denials
Correct answer: Discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public services, and accommodations
The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
Question 3: Macro-level social work practice most commonly involves:
- One-on-one counseling
- Community organizing, policy advocacy, and systems change (Correct answer)
- Group therapy facilitation
- Individual case management
Correct answer: Community organizing, policy advocacy, and systems change
Macro practice addresses large-scale social problems through community organizing, policy development, program administration, and advocacy.
Question 4: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides federal funding primarily for:
- Unemployment insurance
- Foster care and adoption assistance (Correct answer)
- Social Security retirement benefits
- Food assistance programs
Correct answer: Foster care and adoption assistance
Title IV-E provides federal matching funds to states for foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs.
Question 5: Which concept describes the cumulative effect of multiple, intersecting systems of oppression on marginalized identities?
- Assimilation
- Intersectionality (Correct answer)
- Acculturation
- Paternalism
Correct answer: Intersectionality
Intersectionality, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, describes how overlapping social identities (race, gender, class) create compounding forms of discrimination.
Question 6: The primary aim of community organizing in social work is to:
- Provide clinical therapy to community members
- Build collective power to address shared social problems (Correct answer)
- Manage government agency operations
- Conduct social science research
Correct answer: Build collective power to address shared social problems
Community organizing builds grassroots power by engaging community members to identify issues, develop strategies, and take collective action for change.
Social Work Policy, Advocacy & Social Justice 1
Which US federal program provides health insurance to low-income individuals and families?