This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An election by which voters choose their party's candidate for national office. A) Primary Election. B) General Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Election. 2. The government decides how much money Americans must pay in federal taxes. A) Foreign Policy. B) Domestic Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domestic Policy. 3. In government, the public agenda refers to A) The book the government must take as a hall pass to the bathroom. B) The issues the government will guarantee to take action on. C) A list of items to be be discussed. D) A to-do list of issues thatmuch of the public agrees are a priority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A to-do list of issues thatmuch of the public agrees are a priority. 4. An election in which only registered party members may participate is the A) Open primary. B) Runoff primary. C) Closed primary. D) Blanket primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed primary. 5. What is the biggest factor on if someone can influence public policy? A) Effort. B) Family Ties. C) Money. D) Peanut Butter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effort. 6. True or False. Government officials do NOT use the media to communicate with the public. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. During a recession, the Fed should use ..... A) An expansionary policy. B) A contractionary policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An expansionary policy. 8. An example of bias is ..... A) A tv station showing the commercials of only one candidate. B) Charging more for certain products during a pandemic. C) Limiting membership in a club to only people who pay their dues. D) Voting for candidates in two different parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tv station showing the commercials of only one candidate. 9. He wrote "Wealth of Nations" and pioneered laissez-faire capitalism A) Daddy Marx. B) Friedrich Engels. C) Adam Smith. D) Ron Swanson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adam Smith. 10. Which of the following would be considered an appropriate activity of a lobbying group? A) Requesting favors in return for financial campaign contributions. B) Paying members of Congress to pass laws supporting a particular industry. C) Providing representatives with information that supports a particular action. D) Giving gifts to members of Congress to persuade them to vote a certain way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing representatives with information that supports a particular action. 11. " ..... the importance of the psychological characteristics of elites which made them superior to the masses and enabled them to gain and hold power."This statement refers to ..... ? ..... argument about elite theory A) Vilfredo Pareto. B) C. Wright Mills. C) Gaetano Mosca. D) Robert Michels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vilfredo Pareto. 12. When individuals join together to form groups with others who believe in the same issue or cause it is called a what? A) Club. B) Organization. C) Interest group. D) Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest group. 13. Is defined as the integration of health care sciences, computer science, information science, and cognitive science to assist in the management of health care information. A) Telehealth. B) Health Information. C) Healthcare Science. D) Healthcare Informatics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Healthcare Informatics. 14. There are FOUR main ways that government works to solve problems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. If I own a TV store and you want to buy a tv; the buyer would be called the What? A) Producer. B) Consumer. C) Maker. D) Manufacture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumer. 16. Many times, public policy involves government cooperation with private organizations. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which of the following would be considered a contractionary monetary policy? A) The purchase of bonds/securities. B) The sale of bonds/securities. C) An increase in taxes. D) A decrease in government spending. E) A decrease in the discount rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sale of bonds/securities. 18. Groups of people with similar interests who seek to influence public policy (MADD, NRA, PETA ..... ) A) Interest Groups. B) International Issues. C) Lobbying. D) Forum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest Groups. 19. Select the BRANCH and LEVEL of government that this group of people should address in order to effectively influence public policy Business owners in the United States want the President to negotiate a new trade treaty with Asian countries. A) Executive; national. B) Legislative; state. C) Judicial; state. D) Executive; local. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive; national. 20. Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment. A) United States v. Lopez. B) Marbury v. Madison. C) Buckley v. Valeo. D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPolicy QuizzesPublic Policy Quiz 1Public Policy Quiz 2Public Policy Quiz 4Public Policy Quiz 5Public Policy Quiz 6Public Policy Quiz 7Public Policy Quiz 8Public Policy Quiz 9Public Policy Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books