This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A process by which information and news are filtered to the public by the media:for example, a reporter choosing which sources to include in a story. A) Agenda setting. B) Gatekeeping. C) Framing. D) Priming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatekeeping. 2. If a river is dammed, what effect would this have on the river? A) The river ecosystem below the dam would be changed. B) The entire river ecosystem would be changed. C) The river ecosystem above the dam would be changed. D) The river ecosystem would not be changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The entire river ecosystem would be changed. 3. Public policy will change overtime. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Who would be considered the Chief of the Republican Party currently? A) Donald Trump. B) Mike Pence. C) Paul Ryan. D) Newt Gingrich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donald Trump. 5. A public ..... is a problem or decision facing a community about which citizens disagree about what should be done. A) Controversy. B) Issue. C) Debate. D) Quandary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Issue. 6. Race based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause A) Brown v. Board of Education. B) Baker v. Carr. C) Tinker v. Monks. D) McCullouch v. Maryland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brown v. Board of Education. 7. A community organization can handle problems in the community instead of government getting involed? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What would be the most effective way for a special-interest group to try to influence the outcome of a presidential election? A) To conduct a public opinion poll. B) To hire a lobbyist. C) To hold a primary election. D) To run television advertisements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To run television advertisements. 9. S1:Who would you speak to discuss an ordinance written for Montgomery County? A) Mayor. B) Superintendent. C) County Administrator. D) Board of Supervisors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Board of Supervisors. 10. The power to declare war is held by: A) Congress. B) President. C) The Supreme Court. D) Shaggy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congress. 11. My parents haven't decided whom to vote for in the next election. They said they want to make a "reasoned choice among the candidates." I guess that means they'll ..... A) Donate to the candidate. B) Join a political party. C) Evaluate information. D) Get out of the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaluate information. 12. According tot he U.S. Constitution, the government is given the power to impeach a federal government official.Who is given the power of impeachment? A) The House of Representatives. B) The Senate. C) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The House of Representatives. 13. Why should voters carefully evaluate info presented in political speeches, advertisements, or in the media? A) To hold gov't office. B) To communicate with the public. C) To emphasize select issues. D) To make reasoned, informed choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make reasoned, informed choices. 14. Which party is often represented by the elephant symbol? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Grand Old Party. D) GOP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 15. What is the main function of environmental policy? A) Prevent the use of natural resources. B) Reduce human impact on the environment. C) Prevent nature from having a harmful effect on humans. D) Reduce the use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce human impact on the environment. 16. On the first ..... after the first Monday of November, citizens vote for the president and vice president. A) Tuesday. B) Wendesay. C) Thursday. D) Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuesday. 17. Does Vietnam's unemployment rate increase or decrease? A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Not change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 18. When General Assembly is looking at a bill that focuses on the environment, what is an example? A) Offering the best education for kids in Virginia. B) Promoting habits and programs that benefits the well-being of Virginia citizens. C) Improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. D) Making sure money is being used the right way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. 19. Oliver, Emma, and Liam are having a discussion about the factors that influence public policy. Can you help them understand? A) Public policy is influenced by the color of the sky. B) Public policy is influenced by the personal preferences of the policy makers. C) Public policy is influenced by factors such as public opinion, economic conditions, technological change, and political ideology. D) Public policy is influenced by the latest fashion trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public policy is influenced by factors such as public opinion, economic conditions, technological change, and political ideology. 20. The president is free to negotiate with foreign heads of state, however: A) Must seek senate approval for all treaties. B) Cannot enter into executive agreements with them. C) Congress appoints ambassadors to foreign states. D) The Supreme Court usually declares treaties unconstitutional. 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