This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Social Security is primarily funded by: A) A payroll tax. B) Estate taxes. C) Capital gains taxes. D) The President's salary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A payroll tax. 2. This type of interest group focuses on one narrow topic: A) Single-Issue Interest Group. B) Public Interest Group. C) Professional Interest Group. D) Economic Interest Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single-Issue Interest Group. 3. Government officials use the media to communicate with the public. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What does the word Persuasion mean? A) A process of inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation. B) A process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group. C) A process of settling differences through a discussion of issues often takes place involves a series of meetings in order to discuss solutions to a conflict. D) A process of making concessions to settle differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A process of inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation. 5. Which of these is most likely a reason Presidents issue executive orders? A) To remove legislators from Congress. B) To create laws that contradict existing federal law. C) To force the Supreme Court to reverse legal decisions. D) To make policy without congressional approval. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make policy without congressional approval. 6. Public policy is always in the best interests of the public. A) True. B) False. C) Really?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Includes all aspects surrounding policy-making. this would include the broader socio-economic aspects that are analysed in organization strategy-making A) Policy environment. B) Public policy. C) Policy adoption. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy environment. 8. Which of the following is NOT a forum that mass media provides for opposing viewpoints? A) Political shows like "Meet the Press" where candidates discuss the issues. B) Political cartoons. C) Newspaper editorials. D) Important news alerts at the bottom of the TV screen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Important news alerts at the bottom of the TV screen. 9. When an interest group wants of increased drinking and driving during winter holidays, it is influencing public policy by ..... A) Evaluating the source. B) Identifying an important issue. C) Creating new gov't policy. D) Donating money to a candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identifying an important issue. 10. #1-1 Branch: ....., Gov't. Level:State A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 11. If the Federal Reserve wanted to stimulate the economy (make it grow), they might A) Sell Treasury bonds. B) Buy Treasury bonds. C) Spend more money. D) Spend less money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy Treasury bonds. 12. An example of a public policy at school is the dress code. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The goals of ..... policy involve building infrastructure and community resources. A) Domestic. B) Foreign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domestic. 14. Beliefs fall between liberal and conservative depending on the issue A) Radical. B) Reactionary. C) Ideology. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moderate. 15. Does the government use the media to communicate with the public? A) YES. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 16. What does economic policy cover? A) Government budgets and taxation. B) Personal rights and freedoms. C) Program evaluation and policy analysis. D) Miliatry policy and actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government budgets and taxation. 17. Which one of these is NOT a federal government created national volunteer programs: A) AmeriCorps. B) Peace Corp. C) Salvation Army. D) Senior Corps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salvation Army. 18. Concerned with the administrative reorganization of congressional agencies A) Substantive policy. B) Constituent Policy. C) Distributive Policy. D) Redistributive policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constituent Policy. 19. What does PAC's stand for? A) Political Action Committees. B) PartisanAction Committee. C) Political Action Congress. D) People Action Committees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Action Committees. 20. The US House of Representatives can pass what kind of laws? A) Criminal. B) Civil. C) Statutory. D) Equity. 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