This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the main problem in today's world? A) The various aftermaths of the Iraq War. B) The situation on the Korean Peninsula is tense. C) The continuation and escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. D) All right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All right. 2. The United States implemented the Open Door policy with which foreign country? A) Russia. B) Mexico. C) England. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 3. Which branch can appoint additional federal judges to the courts as a check on the judiciary A) Legislative. B) State. C) Executive. D) Judicial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Executive. 4. A politician accepts expensive gifts from a campaign supporter. Two television networks run hour-long exposés about the politician's bad behavior. The politician returns the gifts and resigns from office. What role of the media is at work here? A) Gatekeeper. B) Watchdog. C) Agenda setter. D) Business. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchdog. 5. Which one of these is not a form of government? A) Monarchy. B) Democracy. C) Communism. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 6. Public policy is the- A) Process for selecting the president and vice president. B) System of allowing one branch to check the other two. C) Course of action the government takes to solve a problem. D) Procedures for removing a federal judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Course of action the government takes to solve a problem. 7. All of these are ways INTEREST GROUPS influence public policy EXCEPT: A) Making political contributions. B) Expressing opinions. C) Buying a trip for a politician. D) Demonstrating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying a trip for a politician. 8. How can individuals participate in shaping public policy? A) By only complaining about public policy on social media. B) By staying informed, contacting elected representatives, joining advocacy groups, and participating in public hearings and meetings. C) By ignoring current events and political issues. D) By avoiding any involvement in community discussions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By staying informed, contacting elected representatives, joining advocacy groups, and participating in public hearings and meetings. 9. Which word best fits with the executive branch in relation to creation of laws? A) Enforces. B) Makes. C) Constitutional. D) Debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enforces. 10. What is national debt? A) Tax on imported goods. B) Policy to tax/spend to reduce disparities of wealth between lowest and highest income brackets. C) Efforts to regulate the economy through manipulation of money and credit supply. D) Total amount of money the government has borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total amount of money the government has borrowed. 11. How long does a Senate member serve for? A) 4 Years. B) 2 Years. C) 6 Years. D) 8 Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6 Years. 12. Public policy is made on the "public's" behalf. A) True. B) False. C) Not mentioned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Naturalizing citizens is an example of what policy area? A) Tax policy. B) Education policy. C) Foreign policy. D) Immigration policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigration policy. 14. Means of communication that are reaching the public, including newspapers and magazines, radio, television (broadcast, cable, and satellite), films, recordings, books, and electronic communication. A) Internet. B) News. C) Gossip. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Media. 15. Which choice would most likely write a letter to a government official? A) Media. B) Individual. C) Interest Group. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individual. 16. The primary function of peers as socialization agents is to A) Challenge our ingrained perspectives from childhood. B) Encourage us to explore new ways of thinking. C) Reinforce existing beliefs and behaviors. D) Prompt us to conform to societal norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reinforce existing beliefs and behaviors. 17. Discretionary spending is spending that: A) Money authorized through an appropriations bill (the budget). B) Money set aside for Bureaucratic agencies. C) Money to fund entitlement programs. D) Money only given to states through block grants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money authorized through an appropriations bill (the budget). 18. Will we likely ever see prices stay the same if we promote true economic growth? A) It's not likely that demand will increase by exactly the same amount as the LRAS increases however it is likely. B) Demand always increases at the same rate as technology increases. C) Our insatiable appetite for more causes prices to go up faster than supply ever grows. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's not likely that demand will increase by exactly the same amount as the LRAS increases however it is likely. 19. The disadvantages of the Gold Standard Act included: A) The gold stock may not grow fast enough to support a growing economy. B) People may suddenly decide to convert their currency into gold, thereby draining the government's gold reserves. C) The price of gold is likely to change dramatically over time if it is not fixed. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 20. What policy refers to the extension of one nation's power over another and is driven largely by economic interests? A) Imperialism. B) Truman Doctrine. C) Isolationism. D) Detente. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperialism. ← 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