Question 1

The _____ supported the work of artists, musicians, writers, and scholars-provided jobs from heavy construction to the painting of murals in local libraries and orchestral performances in the schools.

Accepted Answer

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal agency that provided jobs for unemployed Americans, including artists, musicians, writers, and scholars, through various public works projects.

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of _____ was the most important piece of civil rights legislation since the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, making it the most significant civil rights law since the Civil War.

Question 3

The _____ in 1917 gave all people born on the island of Puerto Rico U.S. citizenship.

Accepted Answer

The Jones Act, passed in 1917, granted U.S. citizenship to all people born on the island of Puerto Rico.

Question 4

_____developed and coordinated efforts by neighborhood organizations to fight poverty and improve social and economic conditions for community residents.

Accepted Answer

The Community Action Program was designed to fight poverty and improve social and economic conditions for community residents through coordinated efforts by neighborhood organizations.

Question 5

_____ provided assistance for older adults; dependent children in single-parent families; children with disabilities; and people who are blind.

Accepted Answer

Public assistance programs are designed to provide financial aid and support to various vulnerable groups, including older adults, dependent children in single-parent families, children with disabilities, and people who are blind.

Question 6

_____ provided preschoolers with resources designed to meet educational, health, and recreational needs through the year.

Accepted Answer

Operation Head Start is a program that provides preschoolers with resources designed to meet educational, health, and recreational needs.

Question 7

_____ targeted school-age children and presented them with special education resources and incentives to prevent them from dropping out of school.

Accepted Answer

Upward Bound is a program that specifically targets high school students, providing them with resources and support to encourage them to complete high school and pursue higher education.

Question 8

Mid-eighteenth century John Locke's tabula rasa approach suggested that children:

Accepted Answer

John Locke's tabula rasa theory posited that children are born as a "blank slate," meaning they are neither inherently good nor bad, but shaped by their experiences and environment.

Question 9

The most famous Native American protest group is called:

Accepted Answer

The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American protest group that was founded in 1968. AIM has been involved in a number of protests and demonstrations, including the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973.

Question 10

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act was passed during the _____ presidency.

Accepted Answer

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act was passed in 1996 during Bill Clinton's presidency.

Question 11

______ provided benefits related to certain designated risks assumed by working people.

Accepted Answer

Social insurance provides benefits related to certain designated risks assumed by working people, such as old age, disability, and unemployment.

Question 12

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land:

Accepted Answer

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land, commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in 1865 and was the first federal welfare agency, designed to aid freed slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.

Question 13

The _____ initially recruited males between 18 and 25 who were receiving public assistance, and transported them to revitalize parks in the West.

Accepted Answer

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program that recruited young men to work on conservation projects, including revitalizing parks.

Question 14

The _____ mental health movement emphasized provision of care in people's own communities.

Accepted Answer

The deinstitutionalization movement focused on providing mental health care in community settings rather than in large, centralized institutions.

Question 15

Cesar Chavez formed the:

Accepted Answer

Cesar Chavez formed the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 which later became the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) in 1972. This organization aimed to improve the working and living conditions of migrant farmworkers in California.

Question 16

_____ involved people recruited to work in urban and rural neighborhoods experiencing economic and cultural problems.

Accepted Answer

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) involved people recruited to work in urban and rural neighborhoods experiencing economic and cultural problems.

Question 17

_____ recruited impoverished youths ages 16-24 from disadvantaged urban and rural communities, and provided them with residential training, employment, and work skills.

Accepted Answer

Job Corps is a program that recruits young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and provides them with training and skills to improve their employment prospects.

Question 18

The Immigration Acts of ______ halted Asian immigration almost altogether, and that lasted until 1968.

Accepted Answer

The Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, established national origins quotas that severely restricted immigration from Asia, effectively halting it until changes in immigration law in 1965.

Question 19

The landmark ruling in 1954 by the Supreme Court that overturned the separate but equal doctrine and declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional was:

Accepted Answer

The landmark ruling in 1954 was Brown v. Board of Education, which declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson.

Question 20

President Barack Obama's health-care reform plan is entitled the:

Accepted Answer

The correct name for President Barack Obama's health-care reform plan is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare."

Quiz 7: An Overview of Social Welfare and Social Work History