LMSW Social Policy and Advocacy

Question 1

The Social Security Act of 1935 originally established which two major social insurance programs?

Accepted Answer

Old-Age Insurance and Unemployment Compensation

Answer

The Social Security Act of 1935 created Old-Age Insurance (retirement benefits) and Unemployment Compensation as its two cornerstone social insurance programs.

Question 2

Which advocacy strategy involves working through established political and institutional channels to bring about policy change?

Accepted Answer

Insider strategy

Answer

The insider strategy involves working within existing governmental or institutional systems—such as lobbying legislators or testifying at hearings—to influence policy.

Question 3

Title XIX of the Social Security Act established which program?

Accepted Answer

Medicaid

Answer

Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965 established Medicaid, a joint federal-state program providing health coverage to low-income individuals.

Question 4

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 replaced AFDC with which program?

Accepted Answer

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Answer

PRWORA replaced the entitlement program AFDC with TANF, a block grant program that imposed work requirements and a 60-month lifetime benefit limit.

Question 5

Which federal law prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, and public accommodations?

Accepted Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is the comprehensive federal civil rights law prohibiting disability-based discrimination across employment, transportation, and public accommodations.

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW Social Policy and Advocacy