This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the Brown vs. the Board of Education case named after? A) A little girl. B) A school in Topeka, Kansas. C) A city in Topeka, Kansas. D) The color of skin of those being discriminated against. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A little girl. 2. I studied fast facts, and I KNOW that the two-party system allows a greater voice for minority opinions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. One common way that interest groups work to influence public policy is by ..... A) Making financial contributions to candidates who support their causes. B) Working with the media to spread false statements about candidates who oppose their views. C) Electing members of the Senate and House of Representatives. D) Creating political parties to express their beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making financial contributions to candidates who support their causes. 4. Head of the executive branch of government A) Party Chief. B) Chief of state. C) Commander in chief. D) Chief executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief executive. 5. Accoding to monetarist theory, inflation happens when: A) There isn't enough money being printed. B) The government prints too much money. C) Budget deficits exceed GDP. D) Demand exceeds supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The government prints too much money. 6. Which of the following could be defined as the tools people use to communicate information to one another about current events and other news items? A) The media. B) The legislature. C) Interest groups. D) Grassroots activism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The media. 7. Organizations created to press for laws and policies their members favor- A) Lobbyists. B) Interest groups. C) Public agenda. D) Public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest groups. 8. An oligarchy is A) Where the leaders of the country are the same race of people. B) A country where a group of people rule the country, often like a group dictatorship. C) A country where oligarchs rule the country. D) A country where everyone votes for the leaders using the single transferrable vote system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A country where a group of people rule the country, often like a group dictatorship. 9. What was one policy adopted by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War? A) Made Panama a protectorate. B) Established the League of Nations. C) Formed NATO. D) Started the Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made Panama a protectorate. 10. One of these is NOT a role of the media during an election. A) Identify the candidates. B) Show different points of view. C) Emphasize selected points of view. D) Identify Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identify Propaganda. 11. "What the government chooses to do or not do" is the definition of whose public policy? A) Thomas R. Dye. B) Ira Sharkansky. C) James Anderson. D) Charles Jacob (Charles Jacob). E) David Easton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas R. Dye. 12. Focuses attention on specific issues A) Media. B) Interest Groups. C) Individuals. D) Politicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media. 13. All of the following are steps in the naturalization process except: A) 18 years old. B) Legal Resident for 5 years. C) Read, Write, Speech English. D) Obey Laws. E) Pass Naturalization Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obey Laws. 14. A burden that people believe they must fear if a policy is adopted A) Benefit. B) Authority. C) Cost. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cost. 15. A set of actions the government decides to take when approaching a problem A) Policy adoption. B) Public policy. C) Policy makers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public policy. 16. How many members are in Congress? A) 100. B) 270. C) 435. D) 535. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 535. 17. Research suggests that the overriding bias in the news is one toward stories that ..... A) Are humanitarian. B) Will draw the largest audience. C) Put the president in a good light. D) Favor liberals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will draw the largest audience. 18. Process of inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation A) Negotiation. B) Consensus Building. C) Compromise. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persuasion. 19. What is Dillon's Rule? A) All power of the local government is derived from the state. B) Regional authorities are created by the General Assembly. C) Lobbying can persuade policymakers to share the group's point of view. D) Individuals are allowed to influence policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All power of the local government is derived from the state. 20. Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources? A) Cheap. B) Potential. C) Renewable. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. ← 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