Legislative advocacy means working to influence the lawmaking process.
A) True
B) False
When using expert power, advocates will:
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.
Power in the client-worker relationship is generally equal.
A) True
B) False
Real power involves:
A) Unilateral relationships and choices.
B) Transactional relationships between two or more people.
C) Physical force.
D) Refusal to follow others suggestions.
One of the important social work roles in participatory action research is that of synthesizer.
A) True
B) False
The political approach to policy advocacy involves:
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.
The method discussed in the text that involves people affected by a problem in efforts to study the issue, identify and carry out appropriate interventions, and evaluate the success of the effort is called community change reaction.
A) True
B) False
Politics describes:
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.
An injunction is a means of stopping an adversary from an action that cannot be reversed.
A) True
B) False
Making a presentation to a city council asking that a new park be built, and asking council members to think about where they would like their children, grandchildren, etc., to play is using which strategy?
A) Coercive
B) Adversarial
C) Motivational
D) Inspirational
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