This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word best describes this action:to assign or hand off a task for someone else to complete? A) Sanction. B) Convene. C) Delegate. D) Debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delegate. 2. Process of influencing others to take your point of view by reasoning or argumentation A) Persuasion. B) Negotiation. C) Compromise. D) Consensus Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasion. 3. Which of the following refers to the largest source of revenue for the United States? A) Custom duties. B) Individual income taxes. C) Corporate income taxes. D) National sales tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individual income taxes. 4. Which branch of government has the power to impeach a federal judge? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 5. Why did the author choose to study public policy? A) To make a difference in the world. B) To gain a better understanding of government. C) To pursue a career in politics. D) To explore the field of international relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make a difference in the world. 6. Why must voters carefully evaluate the information presented in the media before voting? A) To identify candidates. B) To emphasize selected issues. C) To make reasoned, informed choices. D) To hold gov't officials accountable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make reasoned, informed choices. 7. Which of the following finalizes the U.S. budget? A) Office of Management and Budget. B) The Department of Treasury. C) The Supreme Court. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Congress. 8. A consumer tax on a specific good is a(n): A) Excise tax. B) Payroll tax. C) Income tax. D) Progressive tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excise tax. 9. The head of the executive branch at the federal level is the A) President. B) Governor. C) Mayor. D) Commissioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 10. What statement about public opinion is true? A) It influences public officials. B) It is generally unchanging. C) It is mostly uniform on most issues in the United States. D) It is not important to democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It influences public officials. 11. What is the name of the current Queen of England? A) Ellizabeth II. B) Elizabeth II. C) Elizabeth I. D) Ellizabeth III. E) Elizabeth II. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth II. 12. As Chief Citizen, the President represents all Americans. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The tools of fiscal policy is the government's use of A) Buying and selling bonds. B) Buying goods and saving money. C) Taxing and spending to stabalize the economy. D) Taxing exports. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taxing and spending to stabalize the economy. 14. The media provides a meeting place to discuss opposing viewpoints. What is this "meeting place" called? A) Bias. B) Public opinion. C) Public policy. D) Forum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forum. 15. Ideology which believes that government must fix any policies seen as unfair A) Radical. B) Liberal. C) Conservative. D) Reactionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 16. Ideology that favors extreme change to create an altered or entirely new social system A) Radical. B) Liberal. C) Reactionary. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radical. 17. Choose a way a citizen may influence their government effectively. A) Complain to friends. B) Write a letter to officials. C) Make a meme. D) Create a video on an app. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write a letter to officials. 18. Going by the United States Constitution how many Senators does each state have? A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 19. Finding dead fish in a body of water is an indicator of eutrophication. This means ..... A) There are not enough nutrients in the water. B) The flow rate of water has increased. C) There is an excess of nutrients in the water. D) There was too much oxygen in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is an excess of nutrients in the water. 20. Which of the following is NOT an example of a government institution making policy? A) Congress passes a law. B) The president issues an executive order. C) The media selects a policy issue to report to the public. D) The Supreme Court rules on a case establishing a new precedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The media selects a policy issue to report to the public. ← 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