This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these are ways the Media plays a role in setting the public agenda? A) Holding government officials accountable to the public. B) Offering a forum in which one viewpoint is communicated. C) It has NO influence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holding government officials accountable to the public. 2. The term for the set of tools and organizations that communicate important issues to the public is the ..... A) Watchdog. B) Bias. C) Media. D) Opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Media. 3. Individuals may not always be consistent in their opinions about public policy. For example, a person may hold conservative views about the economy and liberal views about society. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. Why did abandoning the gold standard result in a decline in the value of the United States dollar? A) People begin hoarding dollar bills so the value would decline. B) Your currency was able to be printed thus reducing its value. C) Businesses prefer to be paid with Goldust dollars for Less valued. D) Americans did not want to use fiat currency so the value declined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your currency was able to be printed thus reducing its value. 5. Any law or rule created in response to a social condition is known as a A) Player. B) Public policy. C) Board decision. D) Rule of law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public policy. 6. Which is not an international issue that would require local government to make policy decisions? A) Issues concerning a pandemics or act of terrorism. B) Economic development in response to the emerging global economy. C) Issues regarding k-12 education. D) Policies to protect the environment (wildlife protection). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Issues regarding k-12 education. 7. What is it called when individuals try to get legislators to introduce or vote a certain way on a bill? A) PAC. B) Lobbying. C) Demonstrating. D) Interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbying. 8. What programs does the FICA tax cover? A) Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. B) The National Defense Budget. C) An endowment for education. D) Also known as an unemployment tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. 9. Officials in a government department are defined as A) Bureaucrats. B) Appointees. C) Elected people. D) Leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bureaucrats. 10. Function in which you choose a person to run for office A) Nominate candidates. B) Bonding Agent. C) Governing. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate candidates. 11. An election by which voters choose their party's candidate for national office. A) Primary Election. B) General Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Election. 12. The government decides how much money Americans must pay in federal taxes. A) Foreign Policy. B) Domestic Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domestic Policy. 13. In government, the public agenda refers to A) The book the government must take as a hall pass to the bathroom. B) The issues the government will guarantee to take action on. C) A list of items to be be discussed. D) A to-do list of issues thatmuch of the public agrees are a priority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A to-do list of issues thatmuch of the public agrees are a priority. 14. An election in which only registered party members may participate is the A) Blanket primary. B) Open primary. C) Closed primary. D) Runoff primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed primary. 15. What is the biggest factor on if someone can influence public policy? A) Effort. B) Peanut Butter. C) Family Ties. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effort. 16. True or False. Government officials do NOT use the media to communicate with the public. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. During a recession, the Fed should use ..... A) An expansionary policy. B) A contractionary policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An expansionary policy. 18. An example of bias is ..... A) A tv station showing the commercials of only one candidate. B) Charging more for certain products during a pandemic. C) Limiting membership in a club to only people who pay their dues. D) Voting for candidates in two different parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tv station showing the commercials of only one candidate. 19. He wrote "Wealth of Nations" and pioneered laissez-faire capitalism A) Daddy Marx. B) Adam Smith. C) Friedrich Engels. D) Ron Swanson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adam Smith. 20. Which of the following would be considered an appropriate activity of a lobbying group? A) Providing representatives with information that supports a particular action. B) Giving gifts to members of Congress to persuade them to vote a certain way. C) Requesting favors in return for financial campaign contributions. D) Paying members of Congress to pass laws supporting a particular industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing representatives with information that supports a particular action. 21. " ..... the importance of the psychological characteristics of elites which made them superior to the masses and enabled them to gain and hold power."This statement refers to ..... ? ..... argument about elite theory A) Robert Michels. B) C. Wright Mills. C) Vilfredo Pareto. D) Gaetano Mosca. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vilfredo Pareto. 22. When individuals join together to form groups with others who believe in the same issue or cause it is called a what? A) Union. B) Organization. C) Interest group. D) Club. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest group. 23. Is defined as the integration of health care sciences, computer science, information science, and cognitive science to assist in the management of health care information. A) Healthcare Science. B) Telehealth. C) Health Information. D) Healthcare Informatics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Healthcare Informatics. 24. There are FOUR main ways that government works to solve problems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. If I own a TV store and you want to buy a tv; the buyer would be called the What? A) Maker. B) Manufacture. C) Consumer. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumer. 26. Many times, public policy involves government cooperation with private organizations. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Which of the following would be considered a contractionary monetary policy? A) A decrease in the discount rate. B) A decrease in government spending. C) An increase in taxes. D) The purchase of bonds/securities. E) The sale of bonds/securities. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The sale of bonds/securities. 28. Groups of people with similar interests who seek to influence public policy (MADD, NRA, PETA ..... ) A) Lobbying. B) Forum. C) International Issues. D) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest Groups. 29. Select the BRANCH and LEVEL of government that this group of people should address in order to effectively influence public policy Business owners in the United States want the President to negotiate a new trade treaty with Asian countries. A) Legislative; state. B) Executive; national. C) Judicial; state. D) Executive; local. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive; national. 30. Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment. A) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. B) Marbury v. Madison. C) Buckley v. Valeo. D) United States v. Lopez. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPolicy QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPublic Policy Quiz 1Public 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