LMSW Social Policy and Advocacy 2

Question 1

Policy advocacy differs from direct social work practice primarily because it:

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Focuses on changing conditions affecting many people rather than helping individual clients

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Requires more clinical training

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Is practiced only by macro-level social workers

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Involves providing concrete services to vulnerable populations

Question 2

Coalition building as an advocacy strategy involves:

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Bringing together multiple groups with shared interests to amplify advocacy efforts

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A single organization lobbying independently for policy change

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Providing testimony before a legislative committee

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Filing legal challenges to existing policies

Question 3

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 expanded health insurance coverage primarily through:

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Expanding Medicaid eligibility and establishing health insurance marketplaces

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Creating a single-payer national health insurance system

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Mandating employer-provided insurance for all workers

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Replacing Medicare with a universal coverage program

Question 4

Which policy analysis model evaluates a policy by examining the ratio of its financial costs to its expected benefits?

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Cost-benefit analysis

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Stakeholder analysis

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Force field analysis

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Feasibility analysis

Question 5

Grassroots organizing in social work advocacy primarily involves:

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Mobilizing community members most affected by an issue to take collective action

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Hiring professional lobbyists to represent client interests

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Drafting proposed legislation for legislative submission

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Forming advisory boards composed of policy experts

Question 6

In social policy analysis, 'universal' programs are those that:

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Provide benefits to all members of a defined category regardless of income

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Target only the lowest-income populations

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Are funded entirely by the federal government

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Require means-testing for eligibility

Question 7

Which term describes the process by which a social problem is recognized, defined, and placed on the governmental agenda for policy consideration?

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Agenda setting

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Policy implementation

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Policy evaluation

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Legislative drafting