This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 40 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Media's impact on people generally A) Excites them for voting. B) Solidify's personal ideologies. C) Changes peoples opinions. D) Deters them from voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solidify's personal ideologies. 2. If a school provides incentives to students for completing all assignments, what type of solution are they implementing? A) Short-term Solution. B) Long-term Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long-term Solution. 3. Which of the following is true of the liberal view of government's role? A) Active role. B) Middle ground between active and limited. C) Limited role. D) Promote free enterprise and initiative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active role. 4. Seeking to influence a government official on an issue A) Lobbying. B) Bias. C) Credibility. D) Negotiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbying. 5. People who have authority and are involved in the making of public policy (lawmakers, politicians ..... ) A) Lobbying. B) Policy Makers. C) Public Policy. D) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy Makers. 6. The process of forming the list of matters that policymakers intend to address A) Fiscal year. B) Policy formulation. C) Policy adoption. D) Agenda setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agenda setting. 7. Under due process, you have the right to produce ..... in order to have a fair trial. A) Happiness. B) Evidence. C) A crime story. D) Supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 8. Networks seek high ratings fromyoung, middle-class audiences, as these are theaudiences most sought after by advertisers.Because advertisers are less interested in A) Middle class citizens. B) Females in general. C) Young, Poverty stricken citizens. D) Senior citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senior citizens. 9. Which one is the definition of "Public Policy" ? A) The decisions and actions taken by government to address a particular issue or problem. B) The implementation and management of policies and programs by government agencies and officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The decisions and actions taken by government to address a particular issue or problem. 10. What is the highest court in the federal judicial branch? A) United States District Court. B) The Ohio Supreme Court. C) The Supreme Court of the United States. D) The Court of Common Please. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Supreme Court of the United States. 11. An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction to that news is called a(n) ..... A) Press conference. B) Trial balloon. C) Talking head. D) Media event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trial balloon. 12. Under due process, you have the right to a fair ..... A) Lawyer. B) Trial. C) Judgement. D) Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trial. 13. What is the last step in public policy A) What is the most effective choice. B) Goal or purpose. C) Pros and cons. D) What is the cause of the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What is the most effective choice. 14. #1-3 Branch: ....., Gov't. Level:Local A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 15. What are the challenges in implementing public policy? A) Challenges may include resistance from stakeholders, lack of resources, conflicting interests, and difficulty in achieving consensus. B) Abundance of resources. C) Easily achieving consensus. D) Lack of interest from stakeholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Challenges may include resistance from stakeholders, lack of resources, conflicting interests, and difficulty in achieving consensus. 16. Public agenda is ..... A) Individual (or group) that creates a plan of action to achieve a goal, to solve an issue [policymaker $\rightarrow$ lawmaker]. B) Government response to public issues. C) The public issues on which the people's attention is focused. D) Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The public issues on which the people's attention is focused. 17. Protest and terrorism are the same. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. What is the purpose of budgeting in policymaking? A) To ensure policies have enough money for successful implementation. B) To monitor bureaucratic progress. C) To determine if a policy was effective and why or why not. D) To develop support for a specific policy proposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ensure policies have enough money for successful implementation. 19. What type of government has a king or queen whose powers are limited by a bill constitution? A) Democracy. B) Constitutional monarchy. C) Dictatorship. D) Absolute monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constitutional monarchy. 20. At which step in the public policy process does the policy actually get executed (carried out)? A) Policy Formulation. B) Policy Implementation. C) Policy Evaluation. D) Problem Recognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy Implementation. 21. Favoring one side or one point of view is called ..... A) Bandwagon. B) Bias. C) Propaganda. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bias. 22. Interest groups make political contributions to the candidate they support. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 23. How does the media influence public opinion? A) Gives money to political parties. B) Regulates the type of media people use. C) Focuses attention on certain issues. D) Tells people who to vote for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focuses attention on certain issues. 24. Select the ways citizens can evaluate the media: A) Separate fact from fiction. B) Detect Bias. C) Evaluate sources. D) ALL of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of the above. 25. Which of the following has an impact on public opinion and helps shape public policy at the local, state, and national levels of government? A) Mass media. B) Political spectrum. C) Electoral college. D) Community service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass media. 26. These usually impact government by identifying issues ignored by the two major parties. A) Supreme Court Cases. B) Executive Departments. C) Third-Parties. D) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-Parties. 27. Air strikes and ground invasions are considered what type of foreign policy tools? A) Diplomatic. B) Military. C) Economic. D) Domestic. E) Unconventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Military. 28. What type of government is based on the power of religious authority? A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Junta. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theocracy. 29. A group of European nations and the US that formed a permanent alliance after WWII A) Warsaw Pact. B) United Nations. C) Triple Entente. D) NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NATO. 30. Which of these is a way the media influences public policy? A) Contributes to political campaigns. B) Focuses attention on select issues. C) Nominates candidates. D) Focuses attention on all issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focuses attention on select issues. ← 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