This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 42 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of domestic policy? A) Declaring war. B) International trade. C) Healthcare. D) Foreign relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healthcare. 2. #1-2 Branch:Legislative, Gov't. Level: ..... A) National. B) State. C) Local. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local. 3. Refers to the use of information technologies in relation to any nursing functions and actions of nurses. A) Nursing Science. B) Nursing Informatics. C) Nursing Information. D) Nursing Technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nursing Informatics. 4. Which is an example of local government enforcing federal environmental policy? A) Implementing curbside recycling. B) Ending garbage collection services. C) Creating more landfills. D) Decreasing recycling facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implementing curbside recycling. 5. What is the primary responsibility of bureaucracies in public policy implementation? A) Identifying issues and lobbying government officials. B) Rule-making and drafting new bills. C) Conducting day-to-day operation of government. D) Shaping attitudes and beliefs . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conducting day-to-day operation of government. 6. When a candidate expresses his feelings or beliefs about an issue, they are using what technique? A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Bias. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. 7. Money granted by Congress or a state legislature for a specific purpose A) Policy evaluation. B) Grants in aid. C) Appropriations. D) Policy formulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appropriations. 8. The Legislative Branch A) Has to carry out the laws. B) Makes new laws. C) Decides the meaning of the laws. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes new laws. 9. This is a group whose members share a common goal; they try & promote their interests by influencing government policy and decision making A) Interest Group. B) Motley Crew. C) PAC. D) Campaign Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interest Group. 10. In public hearings, which participant is important? A) Citizen. B) Judge. C) Witness. D) Legislator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Witness. 11. To intentionally abstain from buying a product, or dealing with a person, organisation or country, as an expression of protest. A) Atrocity. B) Boycott. C) Sedition. D) Martyr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boycott. 12. Which of the following is a way in which the mass media commonly influence public policy & the public agenda? A) Publishing editorials and op-ed pieces to identify important issues. B) Make political contributions. C) Lobby government officials. D) Publish biased public opinion polls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Publishing editorials and op-ed pieces to identify important issues. 13. Is this public policy? Governor Hogan provides economic relief for small business. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. If and economy experiences a dramatic rise in prices, which fiscal policy action could be taken? A) Raising interest rates. B) Reducing government spending. C) Selling securities on the open market. D) Raising reserve requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing government spending. 15. Type of government ruled by one leader. Usually a King. A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 16. What type of interest groups want better wages and working conditions for workers? A) Public Interest Groups. B) Single Issue Groups. C) Public Policy. D) Labor Union Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Labor Union Groups. 17. What is common law? A) Laws that are determined by the outcomes of court cases that have occurred previously. B) Laws that are actions that are naturally considered as right or wrong. C) Laws that are passed in response to concerns of the public. D) Laws refers to codes or regulations that all branches of the military share. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws that are determined by the outcomes of court cases that have occurred previously. 18. This type of money consists of a certificate or token that can be exchanged for an item of value. A) Commodity money. B) Representative money. C) Fiat money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representative money. 19. This case reverses a trend of expanding federal power and limits the government's ability to act pursuant to the Commerce Clause A) Marbury v. Madison. B) New York Times v. United States. C) Mc Cullouch v. Maryland. D) United States v. Lopez. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States v. Lopez. 20. Shakuntala Express was a passenger train that runs between Yavatmal and Murtijapur in Maharashtra. Having started operations in 1902, what was unique about this train? A) India's only private operated train. B) Shortest possible route in India. C) The train covers all geographic features (mountains, plateau, desert etc). D) The train can carry only one passenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India's only private operated train. 21. After the APEC meeting in Beijing, the leaders of China and the United States met alone, and the establishment of institutional economic relations between the two countries was the start of negotiations on a bilateral investment protection agreement between China and the United States. Who are the two leaders? A) Xi Jinping and Trump. B) Xi Jinping and Obama. C) Jiang Zemin and Walker Bush. D) Hu Jintao and Walker Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xi Jinping and Obama. 22. Which statement describes a characteristic of the checks and balances provided for in the U.S. Constitution? A) Political Power in Congress is shared by two major political parties. B) All bills passed by Congress are reviewed by the Supreme Court. C) Citizens choose their congressional representatives in the House of Representatives. D) The President can veto legislation submitted by Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President can veto legislation submitted by Congress. 23. Required studies and reports of likely environmental impacts, filed with the EPA prior to the beginning of a project A) Equal Protection Clause. B) Discretionary spending. C) Entitlement program. D) Environmental impact statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental impact statement. 24. ..... is a military alliance between the U.S., Canada, and some European countries, started after WWII. A) NAFTA. B) NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NATO. 25. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other forms of communication are collectively referred to as the ..... A) World Wide Web. B) Mass media. C) World of high-tech politics. D) Fourth branch of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass media. 26. "Presidential Election 2020:Joe Biden Versus Donald Trump"This headline shows what role of the media in elections? A) Emphasize issues. B) Identify candidates. C) Hold government accountable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify candidates. 27. What does it mean to lobby? A) A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe. B) To persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favors. C) The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues. D) A group of people that is to be studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favors. 28. What is one way that lobbyists influence government? A) Preparing their own drafts of bills. B) Selling political advertisements. C) Staging public protests. D) Recruiting volunteers through direct mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preparing their own drafts of bills. 29. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum A) Article VI. Sec. 1 (1987 Constitution). B) Article V. Sec. 1 (1987 Constitution). C) Article VI. Sec. 2 (1987 Constitution). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article VI. Sec. 1 (1987 Constitution). 30. What was one argument used in support of U.S. imperialism after the Spanish American War? A) Same as the British imperialism before it. B) Could promote democratic values abroad. C) Could prevent further wars from happening. D) Minimize U.S. military involvement overseas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could promote democratic values abroad. ← 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