SCWK 300 Midterm Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
T/F The Food Stamp Program was minimized and reduced during the Nixon era. - Answers True
Early social workers were predominately:
A. Older male legislators
B. Lower class
C. Paid employees
D. Women connected to a church - Answers 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. - Answers False
An early advocate in mental health, who lobbied for federal intervention to reform mental
services was:
A. Jane Addams
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Milton Friedman - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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. - Answers 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 - Answers 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. - Answers True
All are true about the Elizabethan Poor Laws, except:
A. They required local governments to assume responsibility for the needy
B. They provided early substance abuse treatment services for "drunkards"
C. They were meant to control the poor who were unable to obtain employment
D. They separated the "deserving" from the "undeserving" - Answers B. They provided early
substance abuse treatment services for "drunkards"
Explain the difference between an institutional and residual approach to social welfare, and
provide at least one example of each. - Answers The differences between institutional and
residual approach to social welfare is that the institutional approach expects the government to
social programs, while residual approach expects individuals to first try to find a job, rely on
their friends and family, and then use voluntary services. An example of institutional approach
to social welfare could be a family who needs Food Stamps and receives those from the
government. An example of residual approach could be a person who has a disability attempts
to find a job, and if they cannot they rely on their family to support them.
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 - Answers Restored child-placement decisions to the individual
tribes
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act - Answers Disentitled most
legal immigrants from food stamps, public assistance, and other programs
Comparable worth - Answers The idea that workers should be paid equally for different types of
T/F The Food Stamp Program was minimized and reduced during the Nixon era. - Answers True
Early social workers were predominately:
A. Older male legislators
B. Lower class
C. Paid employees
D. Women connected to a church - Answers 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. - Answers False
An early advocate in mental health, who lobbied for federal intervention to reform mental
services was:
A. Jane Addams
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Milton Friedman - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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. - Answers 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 - Answers 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. - Answers True
All are true about the Elizabethan Poor Laws, except:
A. They required local governments to assume responsibility for the needy
B. They provided early substance abuse treatment services for "drunkards"
C. They were meant to control the poor who were unable to obtain employment
D. They separated the "deserving" from the "undeserving" - Answers B. They provided early
substance abuse treatment services for "drunkards"
Explain the difference between an institutional and residual approach to social welfare, and
provide at least one example of each. - Answers The differences between institutional and
residual approach to social welfare is that the institutional approach expects the government to
social programs, while residual approach expects individuals to first try to find a job, rely on
their friends and family, and then use voluntary services. An example of institutional approach
to social welfare could be a family who needs Food Stamps and receives those from the
government. An example of residual approach could be a person who has a disability attempts
to find a job, and if they cannot they rely on their family to support them.
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 - Answers Restored child-placement decisions to the individual
tribes
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act - Answers Disentitled most
legal immigrants from food stamps, public assistance, and other programs
Comparable worth - Answers The idea that workers should be paid equally for different types of
