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SCWK 300 Midterm Questions and Correct
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T/F The Food Stamp Program was minimized and reduced during the
Nixon era.
Ans: True
Early social workers were predominately:
A. Older male legislators
B. Lower class
C. Paid employees
D. Women connected to a church
Ans: D. Women connected to a church
T/F It is not really that important to understand the history of a policy,
b cause decision makers are just going to do whatever they want
anyway.
Ans: False
An early advocate in mental health, who lobbied for federal
intervention to reform mental services was:
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A. Jane Addams
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Milton Friedman
Ans: C. Dorothea Dix
An early program that set an important precedent for federal
involvement in human services was:
A. Federal Emergency Relief Administration
B. The Freedman's Bureau
C. Charity Organizations Societies
D. Settlement Houses
Ans: B. The Freedman's Bureau
Social Workers:
A. Wanted a less secular approach to New Deal legislation
B. Were against the New Deal on moral grounds
C. Assisted in creating the New Deal
D. Were not involved in New Deal legislation due to the NASW Code of
Ethics
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Ans: C. Assisted in creating the New Deal
T/F One of the biggest criticisms about the No Child Left Behind Act
passed in the George W Bush presidential administration was that
schools were not given adequate resources to meet the policy goals.
Ans: True
The Protestant work ethic has been credited with helping to build
America into the world's strongest national economy. From a social
welfare perspective, what would you say is the most damaging legacy
of the Protestant work ethic?
A. America is a strong work-oriented society
B. There is dignity in work
C. Poverty is a sign of God's displeasure
D. The federal government should be the great almoner of public
charity
Ans: C. Poverty is a sign of God's displeasure
T/F The Civil Right's Act of 1965 primarily targeted barriers that
prevented African Americans from voting.
Ans: True
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SCWK 300 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
T/F The Food Stamp Program was minimized and reduced during the
Nixon era.
Ans: True
Early social workers were predominately:
A. Older male legislators
B. Lower class
C. Paid employees
D. Women connected to a church
Ans: D. Women connected to a church
T/F It is not really that important to understand the history of a policy,
b cause decision makers are just going to do whatever they want
anyway.
Ans: False
An early advocate in mental health, who lobbied for federal
intervention to reform mental services was:
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A. Jane Addams
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Milton Friedman
Ans: C. Dorothea Dix
An early program that set an important precedent for federal
involvement in human services was:
A. Federal Emergency Relief Administration
B. The Freedman's Bureau
C. Charity Organizations Societies
D. Settlement Houses
Ans: B. The Freedman's Bureau
Social Workers:
A. Wanted a less secular approach to New Deal legislation
B. Were against the New Deal on moral grounds
C. Assisted in creating the New Deal
D. Were not involved in New Deal legislation due to the NASW Code of
Ethics
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Ans: C. Assisted in creating the New Deal
T/F One of the biggest criticisms about the No Child Left Behind Act
passed in the George W Bush presidential administration was that
schools were not given adequate resources to meet the policy goals.
Ans: True
The Protestant work ethic has been credited with helping to build
America into the world's strongest national economy. From a social
welfare perspective, what would you say is the most damaging legacy
of the Protestant work ethic?
A. America is a strong work-oriented society
B. There is dignity in work
C. Poverty is a sign of God's displeasure
D. The federal government should be the great almoner of public
charity
Ans: C. Poverty is a sign of God's displeasure
T/F The Civil Right's Act of 1965 primarily targeted barriers that
prevented African Americans from voting.
Ans: True
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