This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 72 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The government has only the powers that the Constitution gives to it A) Federalism. B) Limited Government. C) States' Rights. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limited Government. 2. How many ways to classify unemployment? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 3. A penalty a nation imposes on another nation for breaking an agreement. A) Espionage. B) Treaty. C) Sanctions. D) Diplomatic immunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanctions. 4. "Public policy is at any givenis the equilibrium reachedin the group struggle." is ..... A) Game theory. B) Group theory. C) Elite theory. D) Root-cause theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Group theory. 5. All of the following are factors in predicting which citizens will vote except: A) Education. B) Gender. C) Age. D) Income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gender. 6. National Security is an example of what type of Good? A) Private Good. B) Free Rider Problem. C) Excludable Good. D) Public Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Good. 7. Who is included in the party organization A) Party leaders. B) Elected officials & candidates. C) Members of the party; people who identify. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party leaders. 8. S4:Local governments exercise all of the following powers EXCEPT A) Writing ordinances. B) Educating children. C) Regulating how land is used. D) Raising an army. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raising an army. 9. Process of settling differences through a discussion of issues A) Persuasion. B) Consensus Building. C) Negotiation. D) Compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negotiation. 10. Which scenario demonstrates how the mass media commonly influence public policy & the public agenda? A) Lobbying members of Congress. B) Interviewing different politicians about proposed legislation. C) Discussing the lifestyle of a politician's family. D) Writing letters to a congressman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interviewing different politicians about proposed legislation. 11. When policy makers are coming up with ideas and strategies for a policy, then this is known as? A) Policy formulation. B) Policy implementation. C) Policy evaluation. D) Policy identification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy formulation. 12. In which situations is government intervention necessary in the market? On which situation acquire government intervention in the market? A) Positive market surplus Positive surplus. B) The products provided can increase people's income. Could uplift people's income from provided product. C) Failure in the market Market failure. D) Market profits increase by 30% Market profits increase to 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Failure in the market Market failure. 13. What is inflation? A) Governments use of taxing, monetary, and spending powers to manipulate the economy. B) Consistent increase in prices. C) Increasing public spending and cutting taxes stimulates the economy. D) Trade of goods and services between countires without restrictions (tariffs, quotas). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistent increase in prices. 14. Which of the following favors lowering taxes to stimulate the economy? A) Socialism. B) Supply-Side Economics. C) Monetarist Economics. D) Demand-Side Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supply-Side Economics. 15. #5-4 The President asks the Environmental Protection Agency to issue rules regulating coal-fired energy plants. A) State. B) National. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National. 16. Which of the following is not an expressed power of Congress? A) Raise an army and navy. B) Collect taxes. C) Establish post offices. D) Establish schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Establish schools. 17. Charles recently wrote a letter to his local Congressman concerning a company that is dumping toxic chemicals into a local river. Which of the following ways is Charles influencing public policy? A) Joining an interest group. B) Participating in politics. C) Expressing opinions. D) Making political contributions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressing opinions. 18. The price of oil changes all the time. What problems and obstacles are classified as public policy studies? A) State policy determination that is inconsistent with the reality of society. B) Efficiency in government policy making. C) Pressure from various interest groups. D) Environment of country society. E) Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Economy. 19. In choosing line of behavior, humans make rational calculations with respect to the following aspects except ..... A) The effect of the utility toward the stakeholders and target population. B) The utility of alternative lines of conduct with reference to the preference hierarchy. C) The costs of each alternative in terms of utilities foregone. D) The best way to maximize utility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The effect of the utility toward the stakeholders and target population. 20. A politician has a picture taken of him mowing the yard. Which propaganda technique is being used? A) Glittering generalities. B) Name-calling. C) Plain-folks appeal. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain-folks appeal. ← 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