This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 84 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr. Holmes writes a letter to his representative to influence him to vote against a proposed law. Which vocab word best describes what Mr. Holmes is doing here? A) Using name calling propaganda. B) Submitting a newspaper editorial. C) Creating a political cartoon. D) Lobbying an official. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbying an official. 2. An expansionary policy means that the Fed is attempting to A) Increase the size of the nation's money supply. B) Decrease the size of the nation's money supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase the size of the nation's money supply. 3. When a population grows, the demand for resources- A) Shrinks. B) Grows. C) Stays the Same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grows. 4. Why is the idea of separating the political branch from the executive branch? A) The performance of each party's duties requires them to be successful or effective. B) Each party has a desire to acquire individuals with different qualities. C) The need to have control and balance between each other. D) Each party has an unequal period of office. E) The need to guarantee people's rights and freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The need to have control and balance between each other. 5. This is a group of like-minded people brought together to support candidates. A) Interest group. B) Primary. C) Political party. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political party. 6. Global organizations, negotiations, and treaties are considered what type of foreign policy tool? A) Diplomatic. B) Military. C) Economic. D) Unconventional. E) Domestic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diplomatic. 7. Open market operations, the discount rate, and reserve requirements are used by the Federal Reserve to most directly affect the A) Amount of taxes collected. B) Minimum wages of workers. C) Cost of doing business overseas. D) Supply of money in the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supply of money in the economy. 8. In this type of government, there is one single ruler and citizens have little to no involvement. A) Democracy. B) Autocracy. C) Oligarchy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autocracy. 9. Which is a component of public policy? A) Have flexible goals. B) It is a guideline for the operation of political parties. C) There is a possibility of implementing the policy. D) Responding to the needs of some citizens. E) An announcement was made to the Cabinet and government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is a possibility of implementing the policy. 10. When a candidate expresses his/her feelings about an issue, they are using what campaigning technique? A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Bias. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. 11. The People's Council is the local ..... state agency representing the will, aspirations and mastery of the People, elected by the local People, responsible to the local people. local authorities and superior state agencies. A) Legislative. B) Justice. C) Power. D) Justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power. 12. Soon after the U.S. Constitution was adopted, disagreements arose over the proper role of the federal government in the economy.These disagreements still existed in the twentieth century when it led to the conflict over the A) Ability of FDR to have greater control over the economy. B) President Obama issuing an executive Order. C) President Trump hiring the head of the F.B.I. D) Influence of President Reagan to appoint the head of the Federal Reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability of FDR to have greater control over the economy. 13. A rabies clinic at the town hall is an example of A) Public policy. B) Private action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public policy. 14. The President of the United States going on nationwide TV to explain why she ordered troops into combat in a foreign nation is an example of ..... A) Using the media to communicate with the public. B) How the President may help a member of her party get elected. C) Recommending that Congress pass certain laws. D) Asking for campaign contributions from interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the media to communicate with the public. 15. Programs that assess whether or not an individual/family could do without the programs support: A) Means-tested. B) Mandatory Spending. C) Discretionary programs. D) Socialist propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Means-tested. 16. Is a decision-making style uses quick, decisive thinking to come to a solution. a directive decision-maker has a low tolerance for unclear or ambiguous ideas A) Directive. B) Analytical. C) Conceptual. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 17. What is the main purpose of the Federal Open Market Committe (FOMC)? A) To figure out the tax rate on US citizens. B) To create quotas on trade. C) To create a budget for the federal government. D) To decide on what monetary policy actions should be taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To decide on what monetary policy actions should be taken. 18. Issues that merit action, as determined by the public or those in power A) Political agenda. B) Public policy. C) Policy adoption. D) Policy evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political agenda. 19. Grit is..... A) The ability to set short term goals and achieve them through hard work. B) The ability to set long term goals and persevere to achieve them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ability to set long term goals and persevere to achieve them. 20. People who share a point of view about an issue and unite to support that belief are called what? A) Political party. B) Interest group. C) PAC. D) Mass media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest group. ← 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