This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The act of refusing to obey laws or comply with regulations to peacefully express disapproval of the government. A) Graffiti. B) Guerrilla warfare. C) Satyagraha. D) Civil disobedience. E) Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil disobedience. 2. Open to all persons A) Public. B) Private. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public. 3. Which branch has the power to reduce the jurisdiction of the federal courts? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 4. Virginian Pilot:Meet the candidates running for mayor!According to the headline, what role is the media playing in the election process? A) Identifying candidates. B) Focusing on selected issues. C) Detecting bias. D) Evaluating sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identifying candidates. 5. Which theory holds that policies result from conflict and struggle among political interest groups? A) Policy. B) Group theory. C) Rational-choice theory. D) Pluralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Group theory. 6. There is a high correlation between a person's party identification and the liberal-conservative ideology of his or her parents. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. What is the happens after the bill is sent out of committee? A) It is debated on the full house floor. B) Voted on by the full house of Congress. C) Sent to the other chamber for debate. D) It is signed by the president, becoming a law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is debated on the full house floor. 8. Which of the following is the ultimate goal of Special Interest Groups? A) Influence legislation in their favor. B) Bribe delegates for personal gain. C) Create a stalemate in Congress so nothing gets done. D) Create a system where all sides are heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Influence legislation in their favor. 9. The first public step a candidate has to take is to ..... to the nation that s/he wants to be president. A) Delegate. B) Acceptance speech. C) Nominee. D) Declare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declare. 10. ..... are group of people who work to influence government about specific issues. A) Interest groups. B) Political Action Committees. C) Political Parties. D) Super Political Action Committees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest groups. 11. Which of the following is NOT a way that groups influence public policy? A) Educating the public about their chosen issue. B) Lobbying. C) Voting. D) Holding large-scale events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voting. 12. Supreme Court case that established separate is NOT equal, therefore DESEGREGATING public schools. A) Gideon v. Wainwright. B) Brown v. Board of Education. C) Bush v. Gore. D) Plessis v. Ferguson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brown v. Board of Education. 13. Is this public policy? The Maryland General Assembly passes new law governing standardized testing in schools. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 14. Which type of policy refers to decisions on the money supply and interest rates? A) Fiscal policy. B) Monetary policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monetary policy. 15. "Acche Din aane wale hain" is a now-famous tweet by PM Modi. Perhaps, unknowingly, Modi was inspired by the slogan (Happy Days are here again) of one of America's greatest Presidents, who was elected 4 times, and led the country through one of the toughest times. Who is the US President? A) Calvin Coolidge. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Franklin D Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franklin D Roosevelt. 16. A 12 month period, October through September, for planning the federal budget A) Mandatory Spending. B) Federal budget. C) Fiscal year. D) Appropriations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiscal year. 17. A satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted A) Benefit. B) Legitimacy. C) Power. D) Elite View. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benefit. 18. Institution in which society makes and enforces its public policies A) Interest Groups. B) Government. C) Political Party. D) Civic Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 19. This letter is an example of- A) Demonstrating. B) Lobbying. C) Campaigning. D) Policymaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbying. 20. Which of the following is NOT an example of a linkage institution influencing the policy making process? A) Coverage by the national media on the housing crisis. B) The Sierra Club lobbying the Environmental Protection Agency. C) The outcome of a congressional election. D) The president delivering the State of the Union Address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The president delivering the State of the Union Address. 21. Running for office is one way citizens can- A) Make donations to an interest group. B) Participate in politics to influence public policy. C) Gather data to draw attention to issues. D) Offer a forum for expressing opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participate in politics to influence public policy. 22. What is the term for a theory that argues that interest group activity brings representation to all and interest groups compete and counterbalance one another? A) Purposive incentives. B) Interest groups. C) Pluralism. D) Interest group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pluralism. 23. What is the role of the media in agenda-setting? A) Primary policy formulators. B) Primary policy adopters. C) Primary agenda-setters. D) Primary policy evaluators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary agenda-setters. 24. Which of the following possesses the power to declare war? A) Congress. B) The Secretary of Defense. C) The president. D) The joint chiefs of staff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congress. 25. The power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted A) Gatekeeping. B) Framing. C) Agenda setting. D) Priming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Framing. 26. Learning process that focuses on internal mental activity, including insight, information processing, memory and perception. A) Conceptual learning theory. B) Critical thinking theory. C) Cognitive learning theory. D) Communication learning theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive learning theory. 27. Former Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, proclaimed he would raise taxes significantly and end private healthcare and have the government takeover healthcare. These are two MAJOR ..... issues. A) Domestic. B) Foreign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domestic. 28. Which statement is NOT a reason why people should recycle? A) It reduces are and water pollution. B) It saves landfill space. C) It fun to keep trash inside a house. D) It saves natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It fun to keep trash inside a house. 29. What is the advantage of participating in the European Union (EU)? A) Eliminated tariffs and increase of free trade. B) Low tariffs and no embargos. C) High tariffs and no free trade. D) Embargoes, tariffs, and quotas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eliminated tariffs and increase of free trade. 30. When did Karnataka state was renamed A) 1973. B) 1963. C) 1983. D) 1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1973. Next →Related QuizzesPolicy QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPublic 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