A Social Worker Is Advocating Strongly for the Rights of People

question 25

Multiple Choice

A social worker is advocating strongly for the rights of people living in poverty. In the heat of a public debate, the social worker states that a particular senator is corrupt and that he is advocating for laws that reduce legal protections for tenants because the senator will financially benefit from undisclosed interests in slum apartments. Despite the social worker's positive goal of helping clients, the social worker could be liable for "defamation" if the

• A) Social worker is also a landlord and does not disclose this conflict of interest.
• B) Information is untrue and causes harm to the senator's reputation.
• C) Senator really is corrupt and the social worker's claims are true.
• D) Social worker has no agency mandate to advocate.
• E) Social worker does not make her points very clearly and nobody really understands what the social worker is saying.

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Definitions:

Money Supply

represents the total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time, including cash, coins, and balances held in bank accounts.

Interest Rates

The financial charge, calculated as a fraction of the principal, imposed by a lender on a borrower for asset use.

Monetary Multiplier

The ratio of the change in the money supply to the change in reserves, indicating the potential increase in money supply through the banking system.

Legal Reserve Ratio

The minimum fraction of customer deposits and notes that each commercial bank must hold as reserves rather than lend out, often set by central banks.