This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The means by which the government maintains order and addresses the needs of its citizens A) Public Policy. B) Ideology. C) Interest Groups. D) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Policy. 2. What is the purpose of a visa? A) Pre-screening of potential visitors before they reach the actual border. B) Official authorization granted by a polity to a foreigner that allows them to enter, remain within, or leave its territory. C) Used to verify one's country of citizenship. If traveling outside your country, it is used to regain entry into your country of citizenship. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-screening of potential visitors before they reach the actual border. 3. Individuals and organizations can do which of the following to support candidates A) Conduct Letter Writing Campaigns. B) Campaign door to door for candidates. C) Organize public demonstrations. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. When the president gives the State of the Union address, who is in the room with him? A) Voters. B) Interest groups. C) His cabinet and advisors. D) Members of Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Members of Congress. 5. If a depositor deposits $ 1, 000 into a bank, and the reserve requirement at the time is 20%, then $ 200 of the depositor's money must be ..... A) Put into an interest bearing savings account. B) Returned to them within 6 months. C) Deposited into the Federal Reserve Bank. D) Made available for loans by the bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deposited into the Federal Reserve Bank. 6. Special interest groups influence public policy by doing all of the following EXCEPT: A) Making political contributions. B) Identifying issues. C) Conducting judicial reviews. D) Lobbying government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conducting judicial reviews. 7. SS.7.C.2.10What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties? A) Interest groups have more members than political parties. B) Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern. C) Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office. D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. 8. Citizens should participate politically in their communities by doing all of the following except: A) Sign a petition. B) March at a rally. C) Go to a debate. D) Go to church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go to church. 9. Which one of these is a public policy? A) Healthcare for the poor/disabled. B) Parliament. C) Rule of One. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Healthcare for the poor/disabled. 10. As the human population increases, what will happen to animal habitats? A) They will increase in size. B) They will decrease in size. C) They will remain unchanged. D) They will fluctuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will decrease in size. 11. Who is MOST likely to vote? A) Highly educated. B) Little education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highly educated. 12. A meeting of local party members to choose candidates for public office. A) Direct Primary. B) Caucus. C) General Election. D) National Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caucus. 13. Keeping things or people Separate A) Confederate. B) Segregation. C) Union. D) Prejudice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Segregation. 14. Term which refers to seeking to influence a public official on an issue. A) Public policy process. B) Lobbying. C) Ideology. D) Political process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbying. 15. Congress, states, and local governments having the power to lay and collect taxes would be an example of a(n) A) Reserved power. B) Expressed power. C) Concurrent power. D) Implied power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concurrent power. 16. If we create real economic growth, should we see price increases? A) No, because the long-run and short-run curves both shift to the right. Prices should minimally stay the same. B) Yes because the long-run curve shifts to the right and that meets supply at a higher price point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, because the long-run and short-run curves both shift to the right. Prices should minimally stay the same. 17. What is Sutrisno also suggested to government? A) Government should become entrepreneurs. B) Government should encourage people to become entrepreneurs. C) Government should encourage people to create new jobs. D) Government should create new jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government should encourage people to become entrepreneurs. 18. John received a tax cut from the government. What happens to his spending habits? A) John's spending decreases. B) John's spending remains the same. C) John's spending increases. D) John's spending becomes unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John's spending increases. 19. The gov't uses the media to ..... A) Let the people communicate with president. B) Provide support for the opposing party. C) Transmit sensitive info to other countries. D) Communicate with the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicate with the public. 20. Public policy NEVER changes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Public policy is a purposeful course of action produced in response to a perceived problem, discussed and developed through a political process, and implemented by a public agency. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. "Senator Jones Caught On Camera Calling Supporters Dummies"This headline shows which role of the media when setting public agenda? A) Broadcasting different points of view. B) Holding gov't officials accountable to the public. C) Emphasizing selected issues. D) Offering a forum for opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holding gov't officials accountable to the public. 23. A political party's candidates for president and vice president. A) Ballot. B) Ticket. C) Vote. D) Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ticket. 24. The goals of ..... policy involve national security and promotion of international trade. A) Foreign. B) Domestic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreign. 25. This type of interest group advocates for certain types of people such as lawyers, doctors, and teachers: A) Economic Interest Group. B) Single-Issue Interest Group. C) Professional Interest Group. D) Public Interest Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Professional Interest Group. 26. Which of the following items would be mandatory spending in the Federal budget? A) National defense. B) Corporate Subsidies. C) National Parks. D) Medicare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medicare. 27. Who, of the following, can officially introduce a bill in Congress? A) The president. B) Members of interest groups. C) Members of Congress. D) Voters and citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Members of Congress. 28. An election to choose a political party's candidates for an elective office. A) General election. B) Primary election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary election. 29. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were made to assist A) Nations that join the UN. B) Poor nations. C) The United States. D) Rich nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poor nations. 30. Scenario:The economy is experiencing high inflation. What type of policy might Congress use to tackle this? A) Contractionary Policy. B) Expansionary Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contractionary Policy. ← 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