SCWK 300 MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
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:
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:
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, 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 - 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
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"
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
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:
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:
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, 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 - 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
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"
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