This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does government spending impact GDP? A) Government spending increases GDP. B) Government spending decreases GDP. C) Government spending only impacts inflation. D) Government spending has no impact on GDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government spending increases GDP. 2. What are the three different levels of government in our country? A) Local, state, and national. B) Executive, judicial, and legislative. C) Mayors, judges, and the supreme court. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local, state, and national. 3. Policy maker 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) Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. D) Government response to public issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individual (or group) that creates a plan of action to achieve a goal, to solve an issue [policymaker $\rightarrow$ lawmaker]. 4. Which is not a way to register to vote? A) Registrar's office. B) At precincts. C) DMV. D) Mail, internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At precincts. 5. Increasingly interconnected lines of business and trade around the world A) World-wide trade agreement. B) Public Agenda. C) Global Economy. D) Commerce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global Economy. 6. Which branch can declare executive actions unconstitutional as a check on the President A) State. B) Judicial. C) Executive. D) Legislative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judicial. 7. After the Senate debates a bill, what happens next? A) Senate votes on the bill. B) Bill goes to Senate committee. C) Bill goes to the President. D) House of Representatives debates the bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senate votes on the bill. 8. Who is in charge of Monetary Policy A) The Federal Reserve System. B) The Department of the Treasury. C) The Government. D) The states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Federal Reserve System. 9. For voters in Virginia, you must be registered ..... days before the election. A) 23. B) 22. C) 30. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22. 10. What is the role of the governor in the lawmaking process? A) Send the bill to Congress. B) Debate the bill. C) Sign a bill into law. D) Write the bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sign a bill into law. 11. Something required of all U.S. citizens A) Duty. B) Responsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duty. 12. Which was the policy that was highlighted in the article A) Zero to always. B) Zero to nothing. C) Children's rights. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zero to always. 13. During an expansionary phase of the business cycle the government could Implement a contractionary Physical policy in order to ..... A) Encourage investment. B) Address any inflation issues. C) Create jobs. D) Smoke spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Address any inflation issues. 14. The primary agent pf public policy-making is the government A) False. B) True. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. During an expansion what would you do to prevent inflation? A) Raise the RRR, Raise the DR, Sell Bonds. B) Lower the RRR, Lower the DR, Buy Bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raise the RRR, Raise the DR, Sell Bonds. 16. Laws that limit money given to candidates is known as ..... A) Platform Reform Laws. B) Campaign Finance Reform. C) Voter Registration Laws. D) Political Action Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaign Finance Reform. 17. Law relating to the interpretation of the Constitution A) Entitlement programs. B) Policy adoption. C) Mandatory spending. D) Constitutional law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constitutional law. 18. If the president makes the decision to send military troops to another country, he/she is A) Chief of State. B) Chief Executive. C) Commander in Chief. D) Chief Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commander in Chief. 19. What is the difference between a bill and a law? A) A law becomes a bill after the president signs it. B) A bill becomes a law after the president signs it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bill becomes a law after the president signs it. 20. The mayor of a city and the city council are often in conflict about how to spend money and who should be appointed to head city departments. This is an example of which of the following plans? A) Council-member-at-large plan. B) Strong-mayor plan. C) Weak-mayor plan. D) Council-manager plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weak-mayor plan. 21. Generally believes that the role of government should be active and that economic opportunity should be promoted. A) Communist. B) Conservative. C) Liberal. D) Fascist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal. 22. Formal declaration of the principles, policies and core beliefs of a political party. A) Suffrage. B) Civil Disobedience. C) Political Platform. D) Disenfranchisement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Platform. 23. Americans vote ..... more frequently then in the past, they vote for someone based on their merits/positions of a particular candidate than their party affiliation A) Straight ballot. B) Split ticket. C) Anonymous. D) Secret balloting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split ticket. 24. A person responsible for making policy (laws), especially in government A) Public. B) Policymaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policymaker. 25. Big Timber Logging Company cut down a forest to build log homes and furniture. What should the company do now to make a positive impact on the environment? A) Save electricity. B) Pick up litter. C) Recycle cans. D) Plant new trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant new trees. 26. Which action by the Governor of Virginia is an example of maintaining public safety? A) Attending a meeting on the Virginia economy. B) Working on Virginia's budget with the Secretary of Finance. C) Delivering a speech to the General Assembly of Virginia. D) Sending Virginia's National Guard to help after a natural disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sending Virginia's National Guard to help after a natural disaster. 27. "Policy makers do not design an entirely new process, but only make incremental changes to the existing one."True or False? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. Sustainable development and the protection of public health require A) The generation of electricity from fossil fuels. B) Governments to recognize personal liberties as the highest priority. C) The independence of private landowners to develop individual policies. D) Public policies that protect the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public policies that protect the environment. 29. What document/Act/legislation created special education and the IEP A) Americans with Disabilities Act. B) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. C) Civil Rights Act. D) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 30. All of the following are goals of national healthcare policies, Except A) Quality of care. B) Improving access. C) Price ceiling cost. D) Safety of care. 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