This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 85 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 85 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What step in the public policy process involves selecting one specific plan? A) Agenda Setting. B) Policy Adoption. C) Policy Implementation. D) Policy assessment/evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy Adoption. 2. What are some techniques used in policy analysis? A) Interview analysis, survey analysis, observation analysis. B) Pie chart analysis, bar graph analysis, line graph analysis. C) Cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, and scenario planning. D) Risk analysis, decision tree analysis, regression analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, and scenario planning. 3. What is the first step in the policy formulation process? A) Conducting a cost-benefit analysis. B) Implementing the policy. C) Evaluating the policy outcomes. D) Identifying the issue or problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identifying the issue or problem. 4. #5-2 The governor decides to propose a salary increase for members of the National Guard. A) State. B) National. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State. 5. During a contraction / recession, the Federal Government should use A) An expansionary fiscal policy. B) A contractionary fiscal policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An expansionary fiscal policy. 6. The collection of opinions or attitudes of a population is called ..... A) Personal opinion. B) Publicity. C) Public opinion. D) Public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public opinion. 7. According to the Multiple Streams Model, 'three separate streams simultaneously engage in activities toward a certain direction.' Where does that certain direction lead to ..... A) Achieving policy goals. B) Arranging the policy agenda. C) To a window of opportunity. D) Better new policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To a window of opportunity. 8. During President Shrum's campaign, he made it very clear that he was going to remove ALL student testing. By broadcasting his speeches and and focusing attention on this issue, the media is ..... A) Lobbying Congress. B) Setting the public agenda. C) Separating fact from opinion. D) Making political contributions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting the public agenda. 9. What is an Interest Group? A) A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy. B) The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues. C) Technique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selected. D) A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy. 10. The following quote was said by Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, New Jersey. "I am the law!" -speech on city government to the Emory Methodist Episcopal Church in Jersey City, November 10, 1937 This quote refers to which of the following concepts of city government? A) The law rules. B) The voters elect the mayor. C) The commissioners give the mayor all power. D) The mayor acts as the chief executive of the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mayor acts as the chief executive of the city. 11. How can an individual affect public policy? A) By becoming a government official. B) By participating in the democratic process. C) By donating money to political campaigns. D) By advocating for specific policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By participating in the democratic process. 12. This cartoon illustrates how government officials use media to A) Communicate with other countries. B) Influence political lobbyist. C) Approve federal legislation. D) Communicate with the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicate with the public. 13. Which of the following could help fix Social Security's funding shortfall in the future? A) Making Social Security mandatory spending. B) Declaring that taxation is theft. C) Raising the retirement age. D) Eliminating Federal income tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raising the retirement age. 14. In what year was the zero to forever policy established? A) 2017. B) 2016. C) 2014. D) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2016. 15. Step in the Public Policy process in which you brainstorm possible solutions A) #1 Agenda setting. B) #2 Policy Formulation. C) #3 Policy Adoption. D) #4 Policy Implementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) #2 Policy Formulation. 16. What word to we use for "taking care of natural resources and not wasting them?" A) Reservation. B) Conservation. C) Observation. D) Chlorination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 17. Lower levels government are encouraged, and trained to be more self reliant through A) Unitary. B) Centralization. C) Decentralization. D) National government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decentralization. 18. How many U.S. House of Representatives are there? A) 100. B) 2 per state. C) 510. D) 435. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 435. 19. What is the definition of public policy? A) Local community events. B) International trade agreements. C) Private decisions made by individuals. D) Laws, regulations, and actions taken by government to address issues affecting the general public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laws, regulations, and actions taken by government to address issues affecting the general public. 20. This ideology believes the government must take action to change economic, political, or social policies seen as unfair. A) Liberal. B) Moderate. C) Conservative. D) Radical. 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