This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished any citizen that opposed him. A) Oligarchy. B) Dictatorship. C) Monarchy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dictatorship. 2. What kind of laws are enacted by Congress? A) Common. B) Criminal. C) Statutory. D) Civil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statutory. 3. A group of people who seek to influence public policy based on their common beliefs A) Government. B) Interest Groups. C) Political Party. D) Ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest Groups. 4. Because regulation restricts behavior, regulation is a huge area of debate for public policy. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. What is a policy that imposes limitations, restraints, or mandates on persons, groups, and businesses, thus reducing their discretion to act? A) Redistributive policy. B) Symbolic policy. C) Procedural policy. D) Regulatory policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regulatory policy. 6. This case ruled that political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, leading to the creation of Super PACs in 2010. A) Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. B) Voting Rights Act. C) Federal Election Campaign Act. D) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. 7. The crafting of a policy to resolve public problems A) Policy adoption. B) Policy formulation. C) Policy evaluation. D) Discretionary spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy formulation. 8. If the FED feared the economy was growing to rapidly it would A) Use its monetary tools to increase the money supply in the US economy. B) Buy millions of dollars of Treasury bonds from private brokers. C) Lower the discount rate for member banks. D) Raise the reserve requirement on the nation's member banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raise the reserve requirement on the nation's member banks. 9. Political group that focuses mainly on policy question A) Political Parties. B) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest Groups. 10. Which article of the Constitution creates Congress? A) Article III. B) Article I. C) Article II. D) Preamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article I. 11. Society is divided into:who govern (a few) andare governed (themass) ..... A) Game theory. B) Elite theory. C) Rational choice theory. D) Group theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elite theory. 12. From an ecological economist's perspective, without sustainability, as economies grow, A) Natural ecosystems are replenished. B) Gross national product grows too. C) The natural world is depleted. D) Natural resources are renewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The natural world is depleted. 13. When a media outlet only publishes or shows one side of an issue, it is: A) Displaying bias. B) Setting public policy. C) Holding government officials accountable. D) Evaluating sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displaying bias. 14. When new laws are actually enforced, this is the ..... stage. A) Debate. B) Implementation. C) Adoption. D) Formulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implementation. 15. How many electoral votes does Ohio get? A) 10. B) 150. C) 21. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18. 16. Everyone in a community has to follow the same ..... A) Laws. B) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws. 17. Where do most monies for charity come from? A) Some came from large corporations. B) The government. C) Foreign governments. D) Average individual citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Average individual citizens. 18. All of the following are ways that individuals influence and help shape public policy EXCEPT A) Demonstrating. B) Going on hunger strikes. C) Attending meetings. D) Running for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going on hunger strikes. 19. What is the main purpose of political action committees? A) Write letters to law makers. B) Collect large political contributions. C) Lobby policymakers. D) Supply law makers with information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collect large political contributions. 20. The Judicial Branch A) Has to carry out the laws. B) Makes new laws. C) Decides the meaning of the laws. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decides the meaning of the laws. 21. Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime A) United States v. Lopez. B) McDonald v. Chicago. C) Roe v. Wade. D) Gideon v. Wainwright. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States v. Lopez. 22. Which branch of government carries out the law? A) EXECUTIVE. B) LEGISLATIVE. C) JUDICIAL. D) ALL OF THEM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EXECUTIVE. 23. The Constitution gives us the basic rights to what? A) "It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.". B) "Passion, strength, fire.". C) "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.". D) "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.". 24. Governments decide on a specific course of action through a process of: A) Negotiation and bargaining. B) Political ideology. C) Interest group strength. D) Resource availability. E) All of the points. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the points. 25. The President has a role in the lawmaking process, what can he/she do? Choose the best answer A) Sign/veto laws. B) Propose state legislation. C) Determine laws are unconstitutional. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sign/veto laws. 26. Why is clean water important? A) All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow. B) We need clean water for recreational activities. C) We need bodies of water for transportation. D) We need water to regulate the temperature on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow. 27. In this specialty, professionals ensure the completeness and accuracy of patient data entered into computer systems and focus on coding of diagnoses and patient procedures A) RHIA. B) ON THAT. C) ANCC. D) Free of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free of. 28. Newspapers often run candidates views side-by-side during elections. This is an example of? A) Identifying propaganda. B) Separating fact from opinion. C) Detecting bias. D) Broadcasting different points of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broadcasting different points of view. 29. The Federal Reserve System designed in the manner described above resulted in the creation of- A) A decentralized system of banks. B) Reserve bank satellite locations. C) One large depository for U.S. Currency. D) New methods for printing money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A decentralized system of banks. 30. Who helps shape legislation? A) Congress. B) Senators. C) The people and interest groups. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people and interest groups. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPolicy QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPublic Policy Quiz 1Public Policy Quiz 2Public Policy Quiz 3Public Policy Quiz 4Public Policy Quiz 5Public Policy Quiz 6Public Policy Quiz 7Public Policy Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books