Question 1

The political approach to policy advocacy involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding the political realities in order to develop a strategy.
B)  Avoiding political maneuvering because it is counter to social work values.
C)  Discovering technically superior solutions to a problem.
D)  Advocating for truth over might. A

Question 2

Direct-service staffs' power comes from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Their personal knowledge of an agency's problems and clientele.
B)  Their ability to connect with government agencies.
C)  Their understanding of political maneuvering within an agency.
D)  Their ability to manipulate agency policy. A

Question 3

Which is the following is NOT a power resource that social workers and policy advocates have in organizational settings:

Accepted Answer

A)  Subversion.
B)  Compliance.
C)  Discretion.
D)  Whistle-blowing. A

Question 4

The belief that only high-level persons or powerful interests can wield power successfully is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Victim mentality.
B)  Submission.
C)  Elitism.
D)  Fatalism.

Question 5

When using expert power,advocates will:

Accepted Answer

A)  Use their personal credentials and knowledge to convince others.
B)  Exercise coercive techniques to convince others.
C)  Use political knowledge to influence decisions.
D)  Use personal opinion to convince decision makers.

Question 6

Substantive power involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Using qualitative and quantitative data.
B)  Shaping the content of policies to elicit support from specific persons.
C)  Efforts to enlarge the scope of conflict.
D)  Using threatening techniques.

Question 7

A person with power of position will have power stemming from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Their position in the hierarchy of an organization.
B)  Their strategic location in an agency or workforce.
C)  Their networks and contacts.
D)  Information that only they know.

Question 8

The element of process power that introduces a proposal at the right moment involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Charisma.
B)  Tenor.
C)  Coercion.
D)  Timing.

Question 9

"Politics" describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  The tactics of elected officials such as legislators.
B)  Efforts by persons in a range of settings to secure their policy preferences by developing and using power resources.
C)  Campaigns for any elected office.
D)  Governmental exchanges.

Question 10

Influencing the tenor,tempo,or scope of conflict of deliberations in order to get a specific proposal enacted is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Process power.
B)  Indirect power.
C)  Person-to-person power.
D)  Substantive power.

Question 11

Real power involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Unilateral relationships and choices.
B)  Transactional relationships between two or more people.
C)  Physical force.
D)  Refusal to follow others suggestions.

Question 12

"Bribes" are a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Coercive power.
B)  Charismatic power.
C)  Reward power.
D)  Expert power.

Question 13

A _______ is the number and range of supportive relationships a person has.

Accepted Answer

A)  Group.
B)  Lobby.
C)  Network.
D)  Petition.

Question 14

An advocate's personal credibility:

Accepted Answer

A)  Influences the degree to which others will listen to them.
B)  Influences their ability to tell ethical untruths.
C)  Influences their dependence on political relationships.
D)  Influences their likelihood to complain about certain policies.

Question 15

"Power differentials" refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The exchange between elected officials in powerful positions.
B)  The power advantage that some people have over others.
C)  The information that is exchanged between practitioners and decision-makers.
D)  The negotiations that go on in legislative settings.

Question 16

A mentoring relationship is helpful because:

Accepted Answer

A)  A male mentor will help a female rise higher in an organization.
B)  A mentor gives advice,information and introductions to important people.
C)  It is almost impossible to enact new legislation without a mentor.
D)  It increases a person's credibility.

Question 17

_________ power often involves the use of threat.

Accepted Answer

A)  Political.
B)  Substantive.
C)  Coercive.
D)  Expert.

Question 18

Policy advocates develop power resources by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Building personal credibility.
B)  Learning to network.
C)  Creating links with groups.
D)  All of these choices.

Question 19

If a person appeals to others because of their ethical commitments,it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Person-to-person power.
B)  Information power.
C)  Connections power.
D)  Value-based power.

Question 20

By downplaying her ideology when trying to convince an opponent,an advocate may appear:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indecisive and unsure.
B)  Reasonable and pragmatic.
C)  Uneducated.
D)  Unqualified.

Exam 10: Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task