Public Policy Quiz 36 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following statements is the LEAST accurate regarding the Senate's role in foreign policy?
2. It is the job of the executive branch to make public policies.
3. When interest groups fail to get the Executive or Legislative branch to pass laws or enact policies in their favor, they turn to the courts to try and change policy in their interest ..... the word for this is what?
4. Grassroots movements or organizations are the rallying of strong, vocal support from a large group of people at what level?
5. Who would a citizen contact about a problem with the city roads?
6. Which one is NOT an example of public policy?
7. Fiat money has value simply because the government says it does?
8. The framers of the Constitution felt that media served as an informal check on the power of the government.
9. We would expect that in a community with mounting air and water pollution problems, the
10. This political group stresses that individualsshould be responsible for their own well-being andshould not rely on government assistance.
11. Lobbying happens at which levels of government?
12. Someone who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference.
13. An organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections .....
14. Which of the following DOES NOT describe one way that an individual can influence public policy?
15. 1) Name one advantage of using solar energy.
16. Who argued for freedom of speech and religion?
17. How was the Head Start program supposed to aide in the "War on Poverty" ?
18. What is a service our local government provides?
19. One advantage to using a debit card is that it allows theuser to
20. The Federal government is concerned that economic growth is too high, that it is unsustainable, and that inflation is resulting. Which of the following fiscal policies might be enacted to reduce inflation?
21. #6-Can refuse to approve a Presidential nomination.
22. The group of people with authority to govern or rule a country or state ..... its the system for implementing decisions made by the political process.
23. Any activity that harms the health, safety, welfare or morals of the public violates public policy
24. Racial and ethnic groups vote in similar patterns.
25. A political debate aired on television is an example of how the media .....
26. Public Policy is public because public policy is related to the public interests, which affect all of us in some way such as addressing the environment, civil rights, economic freedom, or the promotion of personal morality.
27. The State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has the following basic characteristics of the nature of the State
28. A law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African-American suffrage.
29. Which of the following doesn't typically impact policy/political agendas?
30. Being an informed citizen does not have an impact on how government works.