This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This was created after World War II to promote worldwide cooperation, but it has no military authority. A) NATO. B) Warsaw Pact. C) Berlin Wall. D) United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Nations. 2. Which of the following is NOT a factor in public policy A) Individuals. B) Interest Groups. C) Media. D) International Issues. E) Department Stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Department Stores. 3. Which of the following was NOT a problem that emerged as result of Ohio's first plan of government (Constitution of 1802)? A) Debt Problem. B) Overworked Supreme Court. C) General Assembly with too much power. D) Governor with too much power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Governor with too much power. 4. Anything that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people is called a- A) Population. B) Environmental Problem. C) Natural Resource. D) Environmental Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Resource. 5. Which statement is correct about the inflation problem? A) Overall products have increased demand. B) Overall product prices have increased. C) Overall products are in less demand. D) The overall product price is lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overall product prices have increased. 6. Local governments preparing a response for an international health crisis would most likely- A) End visits by international travellers. B) Develop a public safety plan for the city. C) Shut down international airline flights. D) Ask the military to police the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Develop a public safety plan for the city. 7. Once the candidate wins the nomination they give an ..... speech. A) Negative. B) Acceptance. C) Concession. D) Artistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptance. 8. The media's role in the government is to do what ..... A) Create specific legislation. B) Veto Bills. C) Give only "true" reports on government officials. D) Act as a Government Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Act as a Government Watchdog. 9. What is povertry itself? A) When you don't have money. B) When your basic needs aren't met. C) When your begging in th streets. D) When you don't have a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When your basic needs aren't met. 10. Which of the following accurately completes the graphic? A) Characteristics of money. B) Federal Reserve notes. C) Functions of Money. D) Types of Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functions of Money. 11. Which of these is an example of lobbying by an interest group? A) A hotel association develops a plan to attract more tourists. B) An animal rights organization presents its views to a legislator. C) A group of citizens asks city officials for a schedule of public hearings. D) A neighborhood association backs a candidate for an election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An animal rights organization presents its views to a legislator. 12. What are groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals called? A) Direct Financial Assistance. B) Interest Groups. C) Deregulation. D) Common Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest Groups. 13. What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished any citizen that opposed him. A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Dictatorship. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dictatorship. 14. What kind of laws are enacted by Congress? A) Criminal. B) Statutory. C) Civil. D) Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statutory. 15. A group of people who seek to influence public policy based on their common beliefs A) Ideology. B) Political Party. C) Interest Groups. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest Groups. 16. Because regulation restricts behavior, regulation is a huge area of debate for public policy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What is a policy that imposes limitations, restraints, or mandates on persons, groups, and businesses, thus reducing their discretion to act? A) Regulatory policy. B) Procedural policy. C) Redistributive policy. D) Symbolic policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulatory policy. 18. This case ruled that political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, leading to the creation of Super PACs in 2010. A) Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. B) Federal Election Campaign Act. C) Voting Rights Act. D) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. 19. The crafting of a policy to resolve public problems A) Discretionary spending. B) Policy evaluation. C) Policy adoption. D) Policy formulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Policy formulation. 20. If the FED feared the economy was growing to rapidly it would A) Lower the discount rate for member banks. B) Raise the reserve requirement on the nation's member banks. C) Use its monetary tools to increase the money supply in the US economy. D) Buy millions of dollars of Treasury bonds from private brokers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raise the reserve requirement on the nation's member banks. ← 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