Community Development comprehensive Questions and
Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
asset-based development
Correct Answer: - more a method than it is a theory of community social change - an
awareness of common interests -approach to provide stronger ties between
institutions and the residents in a locality
Question 2.
Assets
Correct Answer: physical, human, social, financial, environmental, political, and
cultural
Question 3.
Citizen Participation
Correct Answer: a purposeful activity's in which citizens take part in relation to
government
Question 4.
Community
Correct Answer: -May or may not be place based -a group of residents acting on
common interest - territory or place -social organization or institutions that provide
regular interaction among residents - social interaction on matters concerning a
common interest
Question 5.
Community Capital
Correct Answer: human capital, social capital, physical capital, financial capital,
environmental capital, Political capital and cultural capital
Question 6.
community sustainability
Correct Answer: local practices and policies and evaluate whether they contribute to
the long term survival of the social, economic and environmental base of the locality.
Question 7.
Conflicts
Correct Answer: the practitioner's approach in this model is one of the organizer or
advocate. - the source of the communities problems is a lack of power
,Question 8.
Development
Correct Answer: Structural change in the community, especially in how resources are
used, the functioning of institutions and the distribution of resources in the
community.
Question 9.
growth
Correct Answer: increased quantities of specific phenomena, such as jobs,
population and income. Also refers to changes in quality, such as better jobs or more
secure sources of income.
Question 10.
neighborhood
Correct Answer: refers to a specific geography, such as residential areas demarcated
by major streets or other physical barriers.
Question 11.
public involvement
Correct Answer: programs initiated and controlled by the government -purpose is to
gain support for decisions, programs, and services
Question 12.
public participation
Correct Answer: participation from people who aren't necessarily citizens, in
activities in any public institution of society or the government. also activities that are
separate from government
Question 13.
regionalism
Correct Answer: developing and area at large instead of starting at the grassroots
level
Question 14.
self-help
Correct Answer: teaching people how to help themselves. practitioners identify
themselves as facilitators and help the community ID goals and increasing capacity to
participate in the solution of collective programs. long lasting effects
, Question 15.
technical assistance
Correct Answer: the primary obstacle communities face concerns information. the
practitioner takes the role of a consultant. concerned with the eventual outcome
rather than the capacity of the residents
Question 16.
Community Action Program (CAP)
Correct Answer: made by Lyndon -Most controversial programs of the war on poverty
- authorized to develop, conducted and administered with the maximum feasible
participation of residents of the areas and members of the groups served.
Question 17.
Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs)
Correct Answer: made by Nixon and Reagan 1) benefits low and moderate income
families 2) eliminate or prevent slums 3) to meet urgent community needs one of the
largest of the federal grant programs
Question 18.
Cooperative Extension Services
Correct Answer: -provided an educator in each agricultural county who was
responsible for programs related to the social, economic and financial well being of
rural residents. - able to draw on the research and expertise of the land grant system
and build its program based on the involvement of local residents in ID community
needs
Question 19.
Country Life Commission
Correct Answer: created by Roosevelt - major impetus to improving rural life
-changed focus from urban to rural
Question 20.
Empowerment Zone/ Enterprise Community (EZ/EC)
Correct Answer: created by Clinton - objective was to stimulate economic opportunity
in America's distressed communities - program provided tax incentives and
performance grants and loans to create jobs and business opportunities.
Question 21.
Fair Housing act of 1968
Correct Answer: prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing
of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.
Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
asset-based development
Correct Answer: - more a method than it is a theory of community social change - an
awareness of common interests -approach to provide stronger ties between
institutions and the residents in a locality
Question 2.
Assets
Correct Answer: physical, human, social, financial, environmental, political, and
cultural
Question 3.
Citizen Participation
Correct Answer: a purposeful activity's in which citizens take part in relation to
government
Question 4.
Community
Correct Answer: -May or may not be place based -a group of residents acting on
common interest - territory or place -social organization or institutions that provide
regular interaction among residents - social interaction on matters concerning a
common interest
Question 5.
Community Capital
Correct Answer: human capital, social capital, physical capital, financial capital,
environmental capital, Political capital and cultural capital
Question 6.
community sustainability
Correct Answer: local practices and policies and evaluate whether they contribute to
the long term survival of the social, economic and environmental base of the locality.
Question 7.
Conflicts
Correct Answer: the practitioner's approach in this model is one of the organizer or
advocate. - the source of the communities problems is a lack of power
,Question 8.
Development
Correct Answer: Structural change in the community, especially in how resources are
used, the functioning of institutions and the distribution of resources in the
community.
Question 9.
growth
Correct Answer: increased quantities of specific phenomena, such as jobs,
population and income. Also refers to changes in quality, such as better jobs or more
secure sources of income.
Question 10.
neighborhood
Correct Answer: refers to a specific geography, such as residential areas demarcated
by major streets or other physical barriers.
Question 11.
public involvement
Correct Answer: programs initiated and controlled by the government -purpose is to
gain support for decisions, programs, and services
Question 12.
public participation
Correct Answer: participation from people who aren't necessarily citizens, in
activities in any public institution of society or the government. also activities that are
separate from government
Question 13.
regionalism
Correct Answer: developing and area at large instead of starting at the grassroots
level
Question 14.
self-help
Correct Answer: teaching people how to help themselves. practitioners identify
themselves as facilitators and help the community ID goals and increasing capacity to
participate in the solution of collective programs. long lasting effects
, Question 15.
technical assistance
Correct Answer: the primary obstacle communities face concerns information. the
practitioner takes the role of a consultant. concerned with the eventual outcome
rather than the capacity of the residents
Question 16.
Community Action Program (CAP)
Correct Answer: made by Lyndon -Most controversial programs of the war on poverty
- authorized to develop, conducted and administered with the maximum feasible
participation of residents of the areas and members of the groups served.
Question 17.
Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs)
Correct Answer: made by Nixon and Reagan 1) benefits low and moderate income
families 2) eliminate or prevent slums 3) to meet urgent community needs one of the
largest of the federal grant programs
Question 18.
Cooperative Extension Services
Correct Answer: -provided an educator in each agricultural county who was
responsible for programs related to the social, economic and financial well being of
rural residents. - able to draw on the research and expertise of the land grant system
and build its program based on the involvement of local residents in ID community
needs
Question 19.
Country Life Commission
Correct Answer: created by Roosevelt - major impetus to improving rural life
-changed focus from urban to rural
Question 20.
Empowerment Zone/ Enterprise Community (EZ/EC)
Correct Answer: created by Clinton - objective was to stimulate economic opportunity
in America's distressed communities - program provided tax incentives and
performance grants and loans to create jobs and business opportunities.
Question 21.
Fair Housing act of 1968
Correct Answer: prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing
of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.
