This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Types of media do not include blogs or photographs. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. Which program provides health insurance coverage for those without employer-based insurance? A) Medicare. B) Social security. C) Medicaid. D) Affordable Care Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affordable Care Act. 3. What does gerrymandering mean? A) Accurately counting all citizens in the country. B) Distributing the 435 seats in the House based on population shifts. C) Redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts. D) Drawing the map for the political benefit of one party or group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drawing the map for the political benefit of one party or group. 4. What is the main purpose of the legislative branch? A) Make law. B) Enforce laws. C) Interpret laws. D) Obey laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make law. 5. What is agenda setting in the policymaking process? A) Deciding which issues should be part of the public agenda. B) Working on formulating policies. C) Getting policies adopted. D) Evaluating policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciding which issues should be part of the public agenda. 6. In order to influence another nations decisions, what has the US often done? A) Provided economic relief or punishment. B) Made countries sit together and talk. C) Encouraged NATO membership. D) Had our President declare war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provided economic relief or punishment. 7. What do Republicans believe in? A) Liberty. B) Economic prosperity. C) Preserving American values and traditions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. What are the different types of public policy? A) Economic, Environmental, Social, Political. B) Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Administrative. C) Regulatory, Distributive, Redistributive, Constituent. D) Local, National, International, Private. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulatory, Distributive, Redistributive, Constituent. 9. Step in the public policy process in which decisions are made at the government level A) Agenda setting. B) Formulation. C) Adoption. D) Implementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adoption. 10. 1) What is the source of almost all energy on earth? A) Sun. B) Earth. C) Air. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 11. What type of political party system does the United States have? A) One-Party. B) Two-Party. C) Multi-Party. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-Party. 12. A political organization that seeks to influence the government based on a civic issue (one policy topic) A) Interest Groups. B) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest Groups. 13. Separating fact from opinion is a good way to evaluate the truth of an ad. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What is the role of public opinion in the public policy process? A) It has no impact on the public policy process. B) It is the primary driver of the public policy process. C) It is considered during the evaluation stage of the public policy process. D) It only affects international treaties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is considered during the evaluation stage of the public policy process. 15. Contractionary fiscal policies address inflationary economic problems and are intended to- A) Extend the expansion phase of the business cycle. B) Decrease the amount of money in circulation. C) Increase the level of economic investment. D) Encourage consumer spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease the amount of money in circulation. 16. How old do most states require kids go to school? A) 15. B) 17. C) 16. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16. 17. Different point of views A) Bias. B) Multiple perspectives. C) Political views. D) Decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple perspectives. 18. S4:Which of the following is not an incident that would require a local government to respond to a global issue or event? A) Developing a response to a pandemic. B) Preparation for an act of terrorism. C) Training a force to prepare for an outside invasion. D) Developing policy to protect the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Training a force to prepare for an outside invasion. 19. The President crafting a budget and then submitting it to Congress is an example of this constitutional principle A) Popular Sovereignty. B) Checks and balances. C) Federalism. D) Limited Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checks and balances. 20. A disease that spreads over a whole country or the world A) Issues. B) Pandemic. C) Lobbying. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pandemic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPolicy QuizzesPublic Policy Quiz 1Public Policy Quiz 2Public Policy Quiz 3Public Policy Quiz 4Public Policy Quiz 5Public Policy Quiz 6Public Policy Quiz 7Public Policy Quiz 8Public Policy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books