This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 66 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Public concerns can make their way onto the government's agenda through: A) Media coverage. B) Interest group lobbying. C) Citizen protests. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 2. To be responsible for the consequences of one's actions and decisions- A) Reliable. B) Dependable. C) Accountable. D) Responsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accountable. 3. In the Electoral College system, the candidate that wins the majority of votes within a state gets how many of that states electoral votes? A) A proportional amount. B) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of them. 4. #21-Can declare executive actions unconstitutional as a check on the President. A) Legislative Branch. B) Executive Branch. C) Judicial Branch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial Branch. 5. What is the purpose of the executive branch? A) Make laws. B) Enforce laws. C) Interpret laws. D) Make everyone happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enforce laws. 6. Public policy does not always achieve its goals. This can be due to a variety of factors, such as poor planning, inadequate resources, or unforeseen obstacles. A) True. B) False. C) Take care. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Media can also provide a forum for opposing viewpoints-it is important for engaged citizens to be able to detect ..... or favor a view over another, and opinion in media reporting. A) Bias. B) Media. C) Agenda. D) Opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 8. The largest portion of "uncontrollable spending" in the federal budget would be A) Entitlement spending. B) Spending on national defense. C) Interest on the national debt. D) Salaries of federal bureaucrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entitlement spending. 9. What are interest groups that start at the community level and influence public policy through community participation called? A) Lobbyist. B) Grassroots Organization. C) Interest Groups. D) Executive Departments and Independent Agencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grassroots Organization. 10. Individuals can influence policy in all the following ways EXCEPT ..... A) Campaigning. B) Registering to vote. C) Voting. D) Writing letters to their representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Registering to vote. 11. Linda is allowed to vote for the President of the United States while living in Washington, D.C. for the first time in 1964. A) 15th Amendment. B) 19th Amendment. C) 23rd Amendment. D) 24th Amendment. E) 26th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23rd Amendment. 12. This group of close advisors helps the President keep the USA safe A) The CIA. B) The IBSW. C) The NSC. D) The NHL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The NSC. 13. Which term means to influence legislators to introduce or vote for or against a bill? A) Begging. B) Lobbying. C) Bicameral. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbying. 14. Which of the following sources is the most accurate? A) Candidate: "I will release my tax returns at some point.". B) Fox News Opinion Host: "The President did nothing wrong.". C) Unanimous Agreement of Senate Republicans & Democrats: "The President has a legal requirement to give Congress the report.". D) Bill Weld, a Republican challenger to Pres. Trump: "The President has committed treason.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unanimous Agreement of Senate Republicans & Democrats: "The President has a legal requirement to give Congress the report.". 15. Which is Ira Sharkansky's classification of public policy according to the policy process? A) Policy output. B) Implementation of policy. C) Policy setting. D) Policy analysis. E) Policy evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy output. 16. Fiscal Policy is concerned with A) Government Spending and taxation. B) Consumer spending and productivity. C) Government spending and the money supply. D) Taxation and inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government Spending and taxation. 17. Which option represents a way that multiple perspectives are reflected in political participation? A) Public meetings. B) Press conference. C) Legislative sessions. D) State of the Union address. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public meetings. 18. The ..... branch is responsible for passing legislation. A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 19. The media influences public policy in all of the following ways EXCEPT: A) Focusing attention on issues. B) Determining which laws are passed. C) Letting the public know what government officials are doing. D) Offering a place where differing views may be expressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determining which laws are passed. 20. #6 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. ← 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