This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 33 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Special interest groups influence public policy by doing all of the following EXCEPT: A) Making political contributions. B) Identifying issues. C) Conducting judicial reviews. D) Lobbying government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conducting judicial reviews. 2. SS.7.C.2.10What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties? A) Interest groups have more members than political parties. B) Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern. C) Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office. D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. 3. Citizens should participate politically in their communities by doing all of the following except: A) Sign a petition. B) March at a rally. C) Go to a debate. D) Go to church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go to church. 4. Which one of these is a public policy? A) Healthcare for the poor/disabled. B) Parliament. C) Rule of One. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Healthcare for the poor/disabled. 5. Buying bonds A) Increases money supply. B) Decreases money supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases money supply. 6. As the human population increases, what will happen to animal habitats? A) They will increase in size. B) They will decrease in size. C) They will remain unchanged. D) They will fluctuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will decrease in size. 7. Who is MOST likely to vote? A) Highly educated. B) Little education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highly educated. 8. A meeting of local party members to choose candidates for public office. A) Caucus. B) Direct Primary. C) General Election. D) National Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucus. 9. Keeping things or people Separate A) Prejudice. B) Union. C) Confederate. D) Segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Segregation. 10. Term which refers to seeking to influence a public official on an issue. A) Lobbying. B) Ideology. C) Public policy process. D) Political process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbying. 11. Congress, states, and local governments having the power to lay and collect taxes would be an example of a(n) A) Concurrent power. B) Implied power. C) Reserved power. D) Expressed power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concurrent power. 12. If we create real economic growth, should we see price increases? A) No, because the long-run and short-run curves both shift to the right. Prices should minimally stay the same. B) Yes because the long-run curve shifts to the right and that meets supply at a higher price point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, because the long-run and short-run curves both shift to the right. Prices should minimally stay the same. 13. What is Sutrisno also suggested to government? A) Government should become entrepreneurs. B) Government should encourage people to become entrepreneurs. C) Government should encourage people to create new jobs. D) Government should create new jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government should encourage people to become entrepreneurs. 14. John received a tax cut from the government. What happens to his spending habits? A) John's spending increases. B) John's spending decreases. C) John's spending remains the same. D) John's spending becomes unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John's spending increases. 15. The gov't uses the media to ..... A) Communicate with the public. B) Provide support for the opposing party. C) Transmit sensitive info to other countries. D) Let the people communicate with president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communicate with the public. 16. Public policy NEVER changes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Public policy is a purposeful course of action produced in response to a perceived problem, discussed and developed through a political process, and implemented by a public agency. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. "Senator Jones Caught On Camera Calling Supporters Dummies"This headline shows which role of the media when setting public agenda? A) Offering a forum for opposing viewpoints. B) Broadcasting different points of view. C) Emphasizing selected issues. D) Holding gov't officials accountable to the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holding gov't officials accountable to the public. 19. A political party's candidates for president and vice president. A) Ballot. B) Ticket. C) Vote. D) Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ticket. 20. The goals of ..... policy involve national security and promotion of international trade. A) Domestic. B) Foreign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign. ← 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