CCAP Advocacy & Public Policy 3

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'inside advocacy' strategies?

Accepted Answer

Building direct relationships with legislators and agency officials to influence policy

Answer

Inside advocacy involves working directly with policymakers through meetings, testimony, and relationship-building rather than public pressure tactics.

Question 2

A policy window, as described in Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework, opens when:

Accepted Answer

The problem, policy, and political streams converge simultaneously

Answer

Kingdon's framework holds that agenda change occurs when a problem is recognized, a solution is available, and the political climate is favorable — all at the same time.

Question 3

What does the term 'policy entrepreneur' mean in the context of community action advocacy?

Accepted Answer

An individual who invests time and resources to push a policy idea onto the agenda

Answer

Policy entrepreneurs champion specific policy solutions and seize policy windows to advance them, often across organizational and sector boundaries.

Question 4

A CAA wants to educate the public about child poverty without lobbying. Which activity stays within IRS 501(c)(3) permissible bounds?

Accepted Answer

Publishing a factual report on child poverty trends without urging specific legislation

Answer

Nonpartisan public education, including factual research and issue reports with no call to action on specific legislation, is fully permissible for 501(c)(3) organizations.

Question 5

In the context of community organizing for policy change, a 'one-on-one' meeting primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Build relationships and identify individual self-interest to develop leaders

Answer

One-on-one relational meetings are foundational organizing tools used to build trust, surface motivations, and cultivate community leaders.

(CCAP) Certified Community Action Professional Practice Test

(CCAP) Certified Community Action Professional Practice Test

CCAP Advocacy & Public Policy 3