Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World 2e Shannon Lane, Elizabeth Palley, Corey Shdaimah [All
Chapters 1 to 17 Original Test Bank, A+ Grade]
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TB 1
Questions & Answers
1. Which two women worked diligently to begin social work in the United States?
A. Jane Addams and Mary Richmond
B. Alice Solomon and Jane Addams
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C. Dorothea Dix and Mary Richmond
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D. Mary Richmond and Eleanor Roosevelt
Correct Answer: A. Jane Addams and Mary Richmond
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2. What law, originating from Britain, provided the foundation for U.S. social welfare policies?
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A. King George Poor Laws
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B. Elizabethan Poor Laws
C. Colonial Laws
D. Magna Carta
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Correct Answer: B. Elizabethan Poor Laws
3. How did European colonizers perceive the decision−making systems of Native American tribes
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regarding social welfare?
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A. They admired and respected it.
B. They did not respect it.
C. They believed it was superior to their own system.
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D. They integrated it into their own governance process.
Correct Answer: B. They did not respect it.
4. In the 1960s the federal government expanded its role in addressing poverty, civil rights, hunger,
healthcare, public schools, and tax reform. This was known as the ______.
A. New Deal Era
B. Gilded Age
C. Great Society Era
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D. Progressive Era
Correct Answer: C. Great Society Era
5. Which act shifted federal income assistance for parents from a federal right to a temporary right?
(?
A. PATRIOT Act
B. Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
C. Glass−Steagall Act
D. Affordable Care Act
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Correct Answer: B. Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
6. How did the outcomes of the Civil War and Reconstruction underscore the different goals of
African Americans and white Southerners in shaping post−war society?
A. They led to the complete abolition of racial segregation in the South.
B. They resulted in a unified vision for rebuilding the Southern economy.
C. They highlighted the struggle between African Americans seeking equality and white
Southerners aiming to maintain racial hierarchies.
D. They eliminated all forms of racial discrimination in the United States.
Correct Answer: C. They highlighted the struggle between African Americans seeking equality and
)
white Southerners aiming to maintain racial hierarchies.
(?
7. Which document governs U.S. social work education and requires students to master core
competencies?
A. NASW Code of Ethics
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B. Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards
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C. IFSW Code of Ethics
D. Department of Health and Human Services
Correct Answer: B. Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards
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8. Which laws were enacted during the Reconstruction era to restrict the freedoms and rights of
newly freed African Americans?
A. penal codes
is t
D es
B. African American codes
C. slave codes
D. Black codes
T
Correct Answer: D. Black codes
9. In social work, the principle of less eligibility refers to ______.
A. providing the highest level of support to those in need
B. offering equal benefits to all individuals regardless of their employment status
C. guaranteeing that all individuals receive adequate housing and health care
D. ensuring that the conditions of aid are less favorable than the lowest paying job
Correct Answer: D. ensuring that the conditions of aid are less favorable than the lowest paying job
)e
10. During which period did a small elite enjoy great wealth while most Americans faced significant
hardship?
A. Gilded Age
(?
B. Progressive Era
C. Neoliberal Era
D. Great Depression
Correct Answer: A. Gilded Age
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11. No Child Left Behind was repealed during President Obama’s administration and replaced with
which initiative?
A. Summer Food Program
B. Race to the Top
C. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
D. Affordable Care Act
Correct Answer: B. Race to the Top
12. How does the belief that misfortune is due to character flaws align with the values of the Charity
Organization Society?
)
(?
A. It shows a focus on moral judgment and individual responsibility.
B. It demonstrates a focus on advocacy for comprehensive social welfare programs.
C. It demonstrates efforts to promote collective land ownership.
D. It underscores the role of social structure in creating unequal opportunities.
tS k
p
Correct Answer: A. It shows a focus on moral judgment and individual responsibility.
un an
ho
13. What was the first federal law passed to regulate immigration?
A. Homeland Security Act
B. Asiatic Barred Law
co B
C. Alien Contract Labor Laws
D. Chinese Exclusion Act
is t
Correct Answer: D. Chinese Exclusion Act
D es
14. How does devolution and shifting funding responsibility to lower levels of government affect the
effectiveness of social welfare programs?
A. By maintaining centralized oversight, it ensures uniform implementation across all localities.
T
B. It allows localities to better tailor social welfare programs to meet the specific needs of their
citizens.
C. It decreases the need for local governments to manage their own funding.
D. It reduces the cost of social welfare programs by limiting the resources allocated to individual
states.
Correct Answer: B. It allows localities to better tailor social welfare programs to meet the specific
needs of their citizens.
)e
15. What was an outcome of No Child Left Behind?
A. increased high school attendance
B. increased focus on testing and standardization
(?
C. teacher recruitment
D. more remedial classes in poor schools
Correct Answer: B. increased focus on testing and standardization
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16. What actions did Jane Addams and her colleagues at Hull House take to address issues like
poverty and child labor?
A. They focused primarily on clinical practice without considering social context.
B. They used surveys to collect individual experiences and understand broader social systems.
C. They often overlooked the influence of policy on individual choices.
D. They primarily relied on government interventions.
Correct Answer: B. They used surveys to collect individual experiences and understand broader
social systems.
17. Colonial and early U.S. social welfare policies were administered by ______.
)
(?
A. Hull House
B. bishops
C. the Governor’s Office
D. Overseers of the Poor
tS k
p
Correct Answer: D. Overseers of the Poor
un an
ho
18. During the New Deal era, how did the Social Security Act of 1935 perpetuate racial inequality
for African Americans?
A. It created underfunded job training programs specifically for African Americans.
co B
B. It excluded domestic and agricultural workers, who were predominantly African American.
C. It established separate and equal provisions but offered fewer benefits for African Americans.
D. It offered varied levels of support and access based on local policies and economic conditions.
is t
D es
Correct Answer: B. It excluded domestic and agricultural workers, who were predominantly African
American.
19. What steps can be taken to elevate social work to meet Abraham Flexner’s criteria for
T
professionalism?
A. Organize community events to raise awareness about social issues.
B. Focus primarily on charitable donations to support social work initiatives.
C. Implement educational programs to establish a standardized knowledge base for social workers.
D. Develop a code of ethics to guide social work practice while maintaining current educational
practices.
Correct Answer: C. Implement educational programs to establish a standardized knowledge base
for social workers.
)e
20. As a social work student, how would you demonstrate mastery of the core competencies in the
Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards?
A. by focusing on providing individual therapy to clients while integrating discussions about
(?
inequality
B. by collaborating with colleagues to develop and implement initiatives that address equity
C. by participating in organizational training sessions to enhance your understanding of diversity
D. by incorporating anti−racism principles and addressing systemic injustices through community
engagement
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Chapters 1 to 17 Original Test Bank, A+ Grade]
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TB 1
Questions & Answers
1. Which two women worked diligently to begin social work in the United States?
A. Jane Addams and Mary Richmond
B. Alice Solomon and Jane Addams
)
C. Dorothea Dix and Mary Richmond
(?
D. Mary Richmond and Eleanor Roosevelt
Correct Answer: A. Jane Addams and Mary Richmond
tS k
2. What law, originating from Britain, provided the foundation for U.S. social welfare policies?
p
A. King George Poor Laws
un an
ho
B. Elizabethan Poor Laws
C. Colonial Laws
D. Magna Carta
co B
Correct Answer: B. Elizabethan Poor Laws
3. How did European colonizers perceive the decision−making systems of Native American tribes
is t
regarding social welfare?
D es
A. They admired and respected it.
B. They did not respect it.
C. They believed it was superior to their own system.
T
D. They integrated it into their own governance process.
Correct Answer: B. They did not respect it.
4. In the 1960s the federal government expanded its role in addressing poverty, civil rights, hunger,
healthcare, public schools, and tax reform. This was known as the ______.
A. New Deal Era
B. Gilded Age
C. Great Society Era
)e
D. Progressive Era
Correct Answer: C. Great Society Era
5. Which act shifted federal income assistance for parents from a federal right to a temporary right?
(?
A. PATRIOT Act
B. Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
C. Glass−Steagall Act
D. Affordable Care Act
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World 2e Shannon Lane Test Bank Chapter 1- 17 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
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Correct Answer: B. Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
6. How did the outcomes of the Civil War and Reconstruction underscore the different goals of
African Americans and white Southerners in shaping post−war society?
A. They led to the complete abolition of racial segregation in the South.
B. They resulted in a unified vision for rebuilding the Southern economy.
C. They highlighted the struggle between African Americans seeking equality and white
Southerners aiming to maintain racial hierarchies.
D. They eliminated all forms of racial discrimination in the United States.
Correct Answer: C. They highlighted the struggle between African Americans seeking equality and
)
white Southerners aiming to maintain racial hierarchies.
(?
7. Which document governs U.S. social work education and requires students to master core
competencies?
A. NASW Code of Ethics
tS k
p
B. Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards
un an
ho
C. IFSW Code of Ethics
D. Department of Health and Human Services
Correct Answer: B. Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards
co B
8. Which laws were enacted during the Reconstruction era to restrict the freedoms and rights of
newly freed African Americans?
A. penal codes
is t
D es
B. African American codes
C. slave codes
D. Black codes
T
Correct Answer: D. Black codes
9. In social work, the principle of less eligibility refers to ______.
A. providing the highest level of support to those in need
B. offering equal benefits to all individuals regardless of their employment status
C. guaranteeing that all individuals receive adequate housing and health care
D. ensuring that the conditions of aid are less favorable than the lowest paying job
Correct Answer: D. ensuring that the conditions of aid are less favorable than the lowest paying job
)e
10. During which period did a small elite enjoy great wealth while most Americans faced significant
hardship?
A. Gilded Age
(?
B. Progressive Era
C. Neoliberal Era
D. Great Depression
Correct Answer: A. Gilded Age
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World 2e Shannon Lane Test Bank Chapter 1- 17 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
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11. No Child Left Behind was repealed during President Obama’s administration and replaced with
which initiative?
A. Summer Food Program
B. Race to the Top
C. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
D. Affordable Care Act
Correct Answer: B. Race to the Top
12. How does the belief that misfortune is due to character flaws align with the values of the Charity
Organization Society?
)
(?
A. It shows a focus on moral judgment and individual responsibility.
B. It demonstrates a focus on advocacy for comprehensive social welfare programs.
C. It demonstrates efforts to promote collective land ownership.
D. It underscores the role of social structure in creating unequal opportunities.
tS k
p
Correct Answer: A. It shows a focus on moral judgment and individual responsibility.
un an
ho
13. What was the first federal law passed to regulate immigration?
A. Homeland Security Act
B. Asiatic Barred Law
co B
C. Alien Contract Labor Laws
D. Chinese Exclusion Act
is t
Correct Answer: D. Chinese Exclusion Act
D es
14. How does devolution and shifting funding responsibility to lower levels of government affect the
effectiveness of social welfare programs?
A. By maintaining centralized oversight, it ensures uniform implementation across all localities.
T
B. It allows localities to better tailor social welfare programs to meet the specific needs of their
citizens.
C. It decreases the need for local governments to manage their own funding.
D. It reduces the cost of social welfare programs by limiting the resources allocated to individual
states.
Correct Answer: B. It allows localities to better tailor social welfare programs to meet the specific
needs of their citizens.
)e
15. What was an outcome of No Child Left Behind?
A. increased high school attendance
B. increased focus on testing and standardization
(?
C. teacher recruitment
D. more remedial classes in poor schools
Correct Answer: B. increased focus on testing and standardization
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World 2e Shannon Lane Test Bank Chapter 1- 17 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
, Test Bank Chapter 1- 17 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
16. What actions did Jane Addams and her colleagues at Hull House take to address issues like
poverty and child labor?
A. They focused primarily on clinical practice without considering social context.
B. They used surveys to collect individual experiences and understand broader social systems.
C. They often overlooked the influence of policy on individual choices.
D. They primarily relied on government interventions.
Correct Answer: B. They used surveys to collect individual experiences and understand broader
social systems.
17. Colonial and early U.S. social welfare policies were administered by ______.
)
(?
A. Hull House
B. bishops
C. the Governor’s Office
D. Overseers of the Poor
tS k
p
Correct Answer: D. Overseers of the Poor
un an
ho
18. During the New Deal era, how did the Social Security Act of 1935 perpetuate racial inequality
for African Americans?
A. It created underfunded job training programs specifically for African Americans.
co B
B. It excluded domestic and agricultural workers, who were predominantly African American.
C. It established separate and equal provisions but offered fewer benefits for African Americans.
D. It offered varied levels of support and access based on local policies and economic conditions.
is t
D es
Correct Answer: B. It excluded domestic and agricultural workers, who were predominantly African
American.
19. What steps can be taken to elevate social work to meet Abraham Flexner’s criteria for
T
professionalism?
A. Organize community events to raise awareness about social issues.
B. Focus primarily on charitable donations to support social work initiatives.
C. Implement educational programs to establish a standardized knowledge base for social workers.
D. Develop a code of ethics to guide social work practice while maintaining current educational
practices.
Correct Answer: C. Implement educational programs to establish a standardized knowledge base
for social workers.
)e
20. As a social work student, how would you demonstrate mastery of the core competencies in the
Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards?
A. by focusing on providing individual therapy to clients while integrating discussions about
(?
inequality
B. by collaborating with colleagues to develop and implement initiatives that address equity
C. by participating in organizational training sessions to enhance your understanding of diversity
D. by incorporating anti−racism principles and addressing systemic injustices through community
engagement
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World 2e Shannon Lane Test Bank Chapter 1- 17 (?) eDiscountShop (?)
