This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is NOT considered "the media" ? A) Internet. B) Television. C) Bathroom wall. D) Broadcast radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bathroom wall. 2. Which of the following describes an entitlement program? A) A program that is discretionary. B) A program only the President can authorize. C) A program that all people benefit from. D) A program that provides a benefit to certain individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A program that provides a benefit to certain individuals. 3. The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. A) Civil Disobedience. B) Gerrymandering. C) Franking. D) Disenfranchisement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil Disobedience. 4. If a government tries to punish another country through economic means it is known as A) Jail. B) Recession. C) Sanctions. D) Collapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanctions. 5. Example:newly purchased car Explanation:excludable-if you did not pay for it, the dealer would not give it to you rival-one person driving car keeps another person from driving it. This is an example of a ..... A) Public Good. B) Private Good. C) Free Rider. D) Market Failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private Good. 6. What is the role of the Department of Education in setting education policies? A) Forcing policies upon states. B) Providing funding to states. C) Implementing federal programs. D) Mediating among interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Providing funding to states. 7. What is the term for the government giving funds to certain people such as tax cuts or unemployment benefits? A) Direct Financial Assistance. B) Interest Groups. C) Deregulation. D) Common Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Financial Assistance. 8. Are any individual or group that is directly or indirectly, formally or informally, affiliated with or affected by the policy process at ant stage. they can include governments, businesses, NGOs, civil society organizations and communities as well as individuals A) Resource. B) Institutions. C) Actors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actors. 9. Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law has been expanded. Who has expanded it? A) Congress. B) The President. C) The Supreme Court. D) The New York State legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congress. 10. If the president holds a ceremony at the White House for a girl who wins the national spelling bee, he/she is A) Chief of State. B) Chief Executive. C) Chief legislator. D) Chief Diplomat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief of State. 11. An item that goes up by 10% over the average price in the past 30 days is always price gouging A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which department is responsible for administering flu shots? A) Education. B) Health. C) Police. D) Traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Health. 13. Government officials use the ..... to communicate with the public. A) Media. B) Congress. C) General Assembly. D) Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media. 14. If someone tells you that you cannot work for another technology company for the next 10 years in the US. Would that be an enforceable non-compete clause? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 15. A setting to discuss issues of public interest/differences A) Bias. B) Forum. C) Mass media. D) Lobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forum. 16. What is a renewable resource? A) An object you can reuse. B) An object you cannot reuse. C) Fossil fuels. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An object you can reuse. 17. True or false, to battle inflation Congress should use Expansionary Fiscal Policy? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Voting, campaigning and running for office are all ways citizens can ..... A) Participate in politics. B) Be accountable for their actions. C) Detect bias. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participate in politics. 19. Which of these is a way that the mass media influence the public agenda A) By airing reality shows and contests. B) By briefly mentioning a story on television news shows. C) By giving lengthy coverages to the issue. D) By interviewing experts on the issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By giving lengthy coverages to the issue. 20. Councils are to cities and towns as Board of Supervisors are to- A) School boards. B) States. C) Nations. D) Counties. 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