LMSW Social Policy and Advocacy

Question 1

The Social Security Act of 1935 originally established which two major social insurance programs?

Accepted Answer

Old-Age Insurance and Unemployment Compensation

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Medicare and Medicaid

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TANF and SNAP

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Workers' Compensation and Disability Insurance

Question 2

Which advocacy strategy involves working through established political and institutional channels to bring about policy change?

Accepted Answer

Insider strategy

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Community organizing

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Grassroots mobilization

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Direct action

Question 3

Title XIX of the Social Security Act established which program?

Accepted Answer

Medicaid

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Medicare

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Social Security Disability Insurance

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Children's Health Insurance Program

Question 4

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 replaced AFDC with which program?

Accepted Answer

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Answer

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

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Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Question 5

Which federal law prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, and public accommodations?

Accepted Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973

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Fair Housing Act of 1968

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Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act

Question 6

In policy practice, 'macro social work' primarily refers to interventions at which level?

Accepted Answer

Community, organizational, and societal

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Individual and family

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Group and peer

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Clinical and therapeutic

Question 7

According to NASW's Code of Ethics, social workers have an ethical obligation to engage in social and political action primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure clients access to needed resources and opportunities

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Increase their professional visibility

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Comply with agency requirements

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Satisfy continuing education mandates