1. Community development during the Progressive Era emphasized all but one of the following
characteristics:
a. Comprehensive approach emphasizing the linkages between various institutions.
d. Emphasis on citizen participation.
2. Which of the following would you say is the most important characteristic of the New Deal programs
addressing poverty and community development?
c. focusing on a trickle-down theory of development.
d. race-specific policies attempting to overcome discrimination.
3. Which of the following was NOT a criticism of the Community Action Program of the Great Society?
a. Concern that the poor were not to assume power in their communities.
b. Bureaucrats perverted Congressional intent.
4. Which of the following concepts refers to the government condemnation of private property for
public purposes?
a. deregulation
b. privatization
5. Which of the following community development programs has been developed under the Obama
administration?
c. Workforce Investment Act
d. Enterprise Zones