This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Inflation do to the value of money? A) Makes it go up. B) Makes it go down. C) Makes it stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes it go down. 2. What is the name of leader House of Representative? A) Vice-President. B) President. C) Senate Pro Temp. D) Speaker of the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaker of the House. 3. Civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in the USA. A) Rose Park. B) Lilly Park. C) Anne Frank. D) Rosa Parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rosa Parks. 4. Which of the following is a characteristic of a fiat currency? A) It has value because the government maintains its value. B) It is used primarily in bartering transactions. C) It is backed by a physical commodity like gold or silver. D) It can be exchanged for a set amount of a commodity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has value because the government maintains its value. 5. Boundaries based on traits like language. A) Geometric Boundary. B) Cultural Boundary. C) Linear Boundary. D) Physical Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural Boundary. 6. Participating in politics (voting, campaigning, seeking office) A) Ways interest groups influence public policy. B) Ways individuals influence public policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ways individuals influence public policy. 7. The primary role of a third party is to: A) To help the best candidate win the election. B) To keep the best candidate from winning. C) To inform the public about the shortcomings of the other parties. D) To introduce new ideas or to push for a particular issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To introduce new ideas or to push for a particular issue. 8. How is public opinion often measured? A) Policy. B) Polls. C) Politicians. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polls. 9. Public policy refers to A) Widely held views on a particular issue. B) Regulations and /or laws based issues of importance to the masses. C) Newspapers, social media, radio, TV. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulations and /or laws based issues of importance to the masses. 10. As a US Ambassador, that person is the top ..... in a foreign country A) Diplomat. B) Police Officer. C) Special Operator. D) Senator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diplomat. 11. One advantage to using a debit card is that it allows the user to ..... A) Build a strong credit score. B) Access currency without carrying cash. C) Repay credit card debts faster. D) Purchase Goods without having any money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Access currency without carrying cash. 12. What happens when the president signs a bill? A) The bill enters Congress one more time for review. B) The sun gets a little brighter. C) S/He didn't approve of it. D) It turns into a law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It turns into a law. 13. What is the purpose of policy formulation? A) To craft an acceptable course of action. B) To apply the government's policy to the problem. C) To determine if a policy was effective and why or why not. D) To identify the problem that requires government action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To craft an acceptable course of action. 14. Ideas used to influence people's ideas or behavior A) Poll. B) Lobby. C) Bias. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 15. Price fixing discourages competition and raises prices A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Application of the policy by the government's administrative machinery is done during the ..... of policy-making process. A) Policy evaluation. B) Policy implementation. C) Policy formulation. D) Policy adoption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy implementation. 17. This group tries to shape public opinion and is made up of a group of people that share the same opinions. A) Representatives. B) Interest Group. C) Click. D) Politicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interest Group. 18. What term generated from a former court hearing before the Brown vs. Education case helped to segregate America specifically in schools and at public facilities? A) "justice for all". B) "one nation, undivided". C) "separate but equal". D) "whites only, blacks only". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "separate but equal". 19. What is the purpose of easy money policy A) To sell bonds on the open market. B) To decrease the amount of money in the economy to fight inflation. C) To increase the amount of money in the economy to fight unemployment. D) To increase the national deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To increase the amount of money in the economy to fight unemployment. 20. Which is an example of lobbying? A) The governor talks before the House of Delegates. B) President Trump campaign rally. C) A health group asks the president to pass a law for healthier school lunches. D) The Washington Post talks about a politician accepting bribes for votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A health group asks the president to pass a law for healthier school lunches. 21. What are elected officials doing when they use the media to hold news conferences? A) Enforcing laws. B) Passing laws. C) Giving an opinion poll. D) Communicating with the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicating with the public. 22. What are requests or calls for action or inaction by government on some matter by individuals, groups, or others? A) Material policy. B) Redistributive policy. C) Policy demands. D) Policy outputs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Policy demands. 23. Fee charged to borrow money A) Discount rate. B) Reserve requirement. C) Interest. D) Inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest. 24. An issue is ..... A) A conflict or a matter to be debated. B) Individual (or group) that creates a plan of action to achieve a goal, to solve an issue [policymaker $\rightarrow$ lawmaker]. C) Government response to public issues. D) Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A conflict or a matter to be debated. 25. Which branch of government has the power to apply laws to specific cases? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial. 26. Ms. B's dog that you hear bark sometimes is named ..... A) Piglet. B) Spongebob. C) Cocoa Puff. D) Rocky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rocky. 27. Which is a goal of the Federal Reserve? A) Develop fiscal policy for the United States. B) Create a high level of inflation. C) Create price stability in the economy. D) Print currency for American citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Create price stability in the economy. 28. Who founded the Democratic Party? A) Andrew Jackson. B) Abraham Lincoln. C) Thomas Nast. D) President Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew Jackson. 29. How would local government officials respond to the news of an outbreak of H1N1 Swine Flu? A) Instructing local health officials to order more vaccines. B) Take no action and wait. C) Closing all schools to stop the spread of disease. D) Ordering local residents to stay home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instructing local health officials to order more vaccines. 30. The lawmaking body in local government refers to which of the following terms? A) Mayor-council. B) Board commission. C) Advisory committee. D) City council. 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