Question 1

The first of the eight tasks in policy advocacy is:

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A) Navigating policy arenas. 
B) Setting an agenda. 
C) Analyzing policy. 
D) Deciding what is right and wrong. 
A) Navigating policy arenas. 
B) Setting an agenda. 
C) Analyzing policy. 
D) Deciding what is right and wrong. D

Question 2

Policy advocacy is a(n)_____________ intervention because it is geared toward improving the well-being of citizens and clients:

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A) unnecessary 
B) professional 
C) cost-effective 
D) difficult 
A) unnecessary 
B) professional 
C) cost-effective 
D) difficult B

Question 3

Ballot-based advocacy is a style of policy advocacy that:

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A) Focuses upon eradicating voter fraud. 
B) Aims to change campaign finance policies. 
C) Seeks to change the composition of government. 
D) Strives to protect constituents. 
A) Focuses upon eradicating voter fraud. 
B) Aims to change campaign finance policies. 
C) Seeks to change the composition of government. 
D) Strives to protect constituents. C

Question 4

"Policy leadership" is:

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A) Taking the initiative to develop new policies and to change existing ones to improve the human condition. 
B) Instituting policy change at all levels of government. 
C) Influencing policy at the legislature. 
D) Taking the lead on all policy matters in an organizational setting. 
A) Taking the initiative to develop new policies and to change existing ones to improve the human condition. 
B) Instituting policy change at all levels of government. 
C) Influencing policy at the legislature. 
D) Taking the lead on all policy matters in an organizational setting.

Question 5

The legislative-advocacy style of policy advocacy:

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A) Aims to make legislatures change their procedures. 
B) Seeks enactment of specific reforms. 
C) Focuses on getting social workers involved in elections. 
D) Emphasizes the legal aspect of policy issues. 
A) Aims to make legislatures change their procedures. 
B) Seeks enactment of specific reforms. 
C) Focuses on getting social workers involved in elections. 
D) Emphasizes the legal aspect of policy issues.

Question 6

A person who seeking elective office:

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A) Engages in the same tasks and uses the same skills as policy advocates. 
B) Primarily engages in the agenda-setting task. 
C) Primarily uses value-clarifying skills. 
D) Rarely uses policy analysis skills. 
A) Engages in the same tasks and uses the same skills as policy advocates. 
B) Primarily engages in the agenda-setting task. 
C) Primarily uses value-clarifying skills. 
D) Rarely uses policy analysis skills.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Powerful interest groups can single-handedly shape the course of policy deliberations. 
B) Interest groups have very little interest in anything other than their own agenda. 
C) Powerful interests are only interested in financial gain. 
D) Powerful interests pay attention to social policy changes. 
A) Powerful interest groups can single-handedly shape the course of policy deliberations. 
B) Interest groups have very little interest in anything other than their own agenda. 
C) Powerful interests are only interested in financial gain. 
D) Powerful interests pay attention to social policy changes.

Question 8

Policy practice and policy advocacy provide social workers with:

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A) Extra tasks to do. 
B) A unifying theme. 
C) A feeling of well-being. 
D) A new perspective. 
A) Extra tasks to do. 
B) A unifying theme. 
C) A feeling of well-being. 
D) A new perspective.

Question 9

In order to build a policy agenda,policy practitioners:

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A) Use interactional skills to place issues on the agendas of decision makers. 
B) Use analytic skills to create the impression that a problem deserves attention. 
C) Use political skills to associate issues with political threats. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) Use interactional skills to place issues on the agendas of decision makers. 
B) Use analytic skills to create the impression that a problem deserves attention. 
C) Use political skills to associate issues with political threats. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 10

What are stakeholders?

Accepted Answer

A) Persons and groups with a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
B) Persons or groups who characteristically support policy reforms. 
C) The only decision makers in shaping policy reform. 
D) Persons and groups concerned with business reform. 
A) Persons and groups with a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
B) Persons or groups who characteristically support policy reforms. 
C) The only decision makers in shaping policy reform. 
D) Persons and groups concerned with business reform.

Question 11

Which of the following is an incorrect use of power by a social worker?

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A) Enforcement of agency procedures. 
B) Subtly taking sides in family conflicts. 
C) Offering a client a single option when more are available. 
D) Steering a client towards a certain decision. 
A) Enforcement of agency procedures. 
B) Subtly taking sides in family conflicts. 
C) Offering a client a single option when more are available. 
D) Steering a client towards a certain decision.

Question 12

Designing a presentation is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Political competency. 
B) Interactional competency. 
C) Analytical competency. 
D) Value clarifying competency. 
A) Political competency. 
B) Interactional competency. 
C) Analytical competency. 
D) Value clarifying competency.

Question 13

Power is used in policy advocacy to:

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A) Help enact or block proposals. 
B) Gain access to networks of people who have information. 
C) Persuade highly placed officials to prioritize an agenda. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) Help enact or block proposals. 
B) Gain access to networks of people who have information. 
C) Persuade highly placed officials to prioritize an agenda. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 14

What is a value issue?

Accepted Answer

A) An economic problem. 
B) An idea for raising funds. 
C) A tactic that poses ethical questions. 
D) A decision that is made based on morals. 
A) An economic problem. 
B) An idea for raising funds. 
C) A tactic that poses ethical questions. 
D) A decision that is made based on morals.

Question 15

The diversity of opportunities for policy practice,result in a greater need for:

Accepted Answer

A) Versatility. 
B) Formally sanctioned projects. 
C) Policy advocates who are also social workers. 
D) Concentration on a single style of policy making. 
A) Versatility. 
B) Formally sanctioned projects. 
C) Policy advocates who are also social workers. 
D) Concentration on a single style of policy making.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the four policy advocacy skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Value-clarifying skills. 
B) Interactional skills. 
C) Analytic skills. 
D) Active listening skills. 
A) Value-clarifying skills. 
B) Interactional skills. 
C) Analytic skills. 
D) Active listening skills.

Question 17

A policy practitioner should:

Accepted Answer

A) Focus on modifying simple,administrative policies. 
B) Focus on policies that have the most impact on citizens. 
C) Focus on any policy that they feel needs changing. 
D) Focus on policies within agencies. 
A) Focus on modifying simple,administrative policies. 
B) Focus on policies that have the most impact on citizens. 
C) Focus on any policy that they feel needs changing. 
D) Focus on policies within agencies.

Question 18

"Policy initiators" are persons or groups who:

Accepted Answer

A) Try to block policy modifications. 
B) Have a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
C) Gather data to support policy changes. 
D) Propose changes to existing policy. 
A) Try to block policy modifications. 
B) Have a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
C) Gather data to support policy changes. 
D) Propose changes to existing policy.

Question 19

Political conflict during policy deliberations may result in _______,especially when the level of conflict is high.

Accepted Answer

A) Value clarification. 
B) Polarization. 
C) Bipartisanship. 
D) Hasty decisions. 
A) Value clarification. 
B) Polarization. 
C) Bipartisanship. 
D) Hasty decisions.

The first of the eight tasks in policy advocacy is:

Policy advocacy is a(n)_____________ intervention because it is geared toward improving the well-being of citizens and clients:

Ballot-based advocacy is a style of policy advocacy that:

"Policy leadership" is:

The legislative-advocacy style of policy advocacy:

A person who seeking elective office:

Which of the following statements is true?

Policy practice and policy advocacy provide social workers with:

In order to build a policy agenda,policy practitioners:

What are stakeholders?

Which of the following is an incorrect use of power by a social worker?

Designing a presentation is an example of:

Power is used in policy advocacy to:

What is a value issue?

The diversity of opportunities for policy practice,result in a greater need for:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four policy advocacy skills?

A policy practitioner should:

"Policy initiators" are persons or groups who:

Political conflict during policy deliberations may result in _______,especially when the level of conflict is high.

Joining a Tradition of Social Reform

Articulating Four Rationales for Participating in Policy Advocacy

Understanding the Ecology of Policy in Governmental, electoral, community, and Agency Settings

Expanding Policy Advocacy Across National Borders

Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas

Analyzing Problems in the First Step of Policy Analysis

Developing Policy Proposals in the Second, third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis

Presenting and Defending Policy Proposals in Step 5 and Step 6 of Policy Analysis

Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task

Developing Political Strategy and Putting It Into Action in the Policy-Enacting Task

Engaging in Ballot-Based Policy Advocacy

Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7

Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy During Task 8

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Exam 3: Obtaining Skills and Competencies for Policy Advocacy

The first of the eight tasks in policy advocacy is:

Policy advocacy is a(n)_____________ intervention because it is geared toward improving the well-being of citizens and clients:

Ballot-based advocacy is a style of policy advocacy that:

"Policy leadership" is:

The legislative-advocacy style of policy advocacy:

A person who seeking elective office:

Which of the following statements is true?

Policy practice and policy advocacy provide social workers with:

In order to build a policy agenda,policy practitioners:

What are stakeholders?

Which of the following is an incorrect use of power by a social worker?

Designing a presentation is an example of:

Power is used in policy advocacy to:

What is a value issue?

The diversity of opportunities for policy practice,result in a greater need for:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four policy advocacy skills?

A policy practitioner should:

"Policy initiators" are persons or groups who:

Political conflict during policy deliberations may result in _______,especially when the level of conflict is high.

Joining a Tradition of Social Reform

Articulating Four Rationales for Participating in Policy Advocacy

Understanding the Ecology of Policy in Governmental, electoral, community, and Agency Settings

Expanding Policy Advocacy Across National Borders

Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas

Analyzing Problems in the First Step of Policy Analysis

Developing Policy Proposals in the Second, third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis

Presenting and Defending Policy Proposals in Step 5 and Step 6 of Policy Analysis

Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task

Developing Political Strategy and Putting It Into Action in the Policy-Enacting Task

Engaging in Ballot-Based Policy Advocacy

Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7

Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy During Task 8

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