This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 94 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 94 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a "pro" ? A) Advantage. B) Disadvantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advantage. 2. "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many ..... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny ..... " James Madison Which feature of the U.S. Constitution was included to address the concern expressed by James Madison? A) Electoral College. B) Bill of Rights. C) Checks and balances. D) Amendment process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checks and balances. 3. Public Policies are usually in favor of the minority rather than the majority. A) True. B) False. C) Not mentioned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which of these is found in a party platform? A) A description of the party's structure. B) A statement of the party's principles. C) A list of the party's campaign contributors. D) A plan for getting the party's candidates elected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement of the party's principles. 5. The President's annual speech to Congress is called: A) State of the Union. B) State of the Commonwealth. C) State of the Country. D) State of the Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State of the Union. 6. Bolstered freedom of the press, establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security A) Schenck v. United States. B) New York Times Co. v. United States. C) Mc Donald v. Chicago. D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York Times Co. v. United States. 7. A married couple decides to get a divorce. They disagree over who gets what. A judge hears both sides and makes a decision about how their property should be divided. A) Military Law. B) Juvenile Law. C) Civil Law. D) Criminal Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civil Law. 8. What issue is at the very top of the President Trump's policy agenda? A) Immigration. B) Creating a system of universal healthcare. C) The war in Afghanistan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immigration. 9. Which causes lead to unemployment? A) Economic recession. B) Weak labor laws. C) Inadequate infrastructure. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What type of public policy occurs when the federal government sets standards for public schools? A) Economic Policy. B) Social Policy. C) Foreign and Defense Policy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Policy. 11. What is one of the main purposes of political parties? A) To cast electoral votes. B) To set the age for voting. C) To administer literacy tests. D) To nominate candidates for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To nominate candidates for office. 12. The news media can influence this by highlighting issues perceived as meriting public attention A) Political Socialization. B) Sampling. C) Fourth Estate. D) Public Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Agenda. 13. Proposer of the legislative agenda/plan A) Chief legislator. B) Commander in Chief. C) Chief of Party. D) Chief Diplomat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief legislator. 14. Which phrase describes an oligarchy? A) One person in charge of everyone. B) Rule by a few. C) A government for the people and by the people. D) Anything goes; no rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule by a few. 15. What type of court systems would you used to settle sue, divorce, contracts, any case that does not involve a crime? A) Criminal Cases. B) Prosecutor. C) Defendant. D) Civil Cases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil Cases. 16. Which person has the best chance of influenceing local legislation? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 17. S5:When the media holds public debates between political candidates. They are carrying out what role? A) Focusing public attention on selected issues. B) Holding government officials accountable to the public. C) Offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated. 18. Roles such as declaring war and regulating trade are listed in the US Constitution. What type of powers are these roles? A) RESERVED. B) CONCURRENT. C) IMPLIED. D) EXPRESSED. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EXPRESSED. 19. This ideology represents the middle ground between conservative and liberal positions. A) Moderate. B) Temporate. C) Neo-liberal. D) Facisist . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate. 20. The media influences public policy by A) Interviewing politicans. B) Reporting the weather. C) Comparing prices. D) Detecting bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interviewing politicans. ← 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