This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 47 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of news media in a representative democracy? A) To represent the nation to governments abroad. B) To inform citizens about government actions. C) To praise the policies of government leaders. D) To settle disputes among government agencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform citizens about government actions. 2. In the practice of nursing where informatic nurse uses appropriate resources to plan and implement safe, effective, and fiscally responsible informatics and associated services A) Effective Planning. B) Safe Practice. C) Resourceful IS. D) Resource Utilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resource Utilization. 3. A person whose job it is to influence officials and convince them to vote a particular way on proposed laws- A) Lobbyist. B) Candidate. C) Campaign assistant. D) Policymaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobbyist. 4. Is this public policy? "Congress has recently passed a new stimulus bill supporting millions of Americans." A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 5. What is an example of a tax that uses a regressive tax rate? A) Sales Tax. B) Personal Property Tax. C) State Income Tax. D) Federal Income Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sales Tax. 6. Amount of money the federal government expects to receive and authorizes government to spend for a fiscal year (12 month period) A) Appropriations. B) Fiscal year. C) National budget. D) Federal budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal budget. 7. The federal government is the only level that dictates A) Spending. B) Foreign policy. C) Education. D) Taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign policy. 8. What is a Public Interest Group? A) Authorization to act given to a representative. B) Method of polling in which wording of questions "push" respondees towards a particular answer. C) A small group of people who are typical of the larger group being studied. D) Groups that seek policy goals that it believes will benefit the nation (general public) not just themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groups that seek policy goals that it believes will benefit the nation (general public) not just themselves. 9. What is a non renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Biomass. C) Water. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 10. There are ..... models of Public Policy in Tr Nan Lecture. A) 6. B) 8. C) 7. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 11. Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race and ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but race may not be the sole rationale behind redistricting decisions A) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. B) Shaw v. Reno. C) Mc Donald v. Chicago. D) Baker v. Carr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shaw v. Reno. 12. What are controls on the behavior of companies and industries in order to protect consumers and workers called? A) Direct Financial Assistance. B) Deregulation. C) Economic Regulations. D) Common Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic Regulations. 13. Political parties are one of the unofficial policymakers A) Seemingly True. B) True. C) Seemingly False. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. Why do people join interest groups? A) Increase influence. B) Increase their size. C) Decrease strength. D) Increase money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase influence. 15. Type of government ruled by a few powerful leaders A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 16. One of the two main political parties in the United States. Founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, today their core values align with conservative ideology. A) Republican Party. B) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republican Party. 17. What is the role of public policy in controlling and curbing unemployment? A) Only workers can solve unemployment for themselves. B) Public policy plays a very important role in controlling unemployment. C) Public policy is only an intermediary in the problem of solving unemployment. D) Public policy plays a minor role in controlling unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public policy plays a very important role in controlling unemployment. 18. Political socialization is a term that best refers to A) The amount of influence political parties have on candidates. B) The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values. C) The growth of PAC power over the past quarter century. D) The ability of lobbyists to educate of political office holders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values. 19. Which of these is an example of government fiscal policy? A) Creating budgets. B) Adjusting the discount rate. C) Changing the reserve requirement. D) Conducting open-market operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creating budgets. 20. US President:Airforce One::X:Shepherd One. Who is X? A) Brazilian President. B) Metallica. C) The Pope. D) Russian President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pope. 21. What is the SECOND step in the lawmaking process? A) Committees. B) Introduce. C) Debate. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Committees. 22. Manages patient health information and medical records, administers computer information systems, collects and analyzes patient data, and uses various classification systems and medical terminologies. A) NO. B) RHIA. C) Free of. D) Relaxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RHIA. 23. What system of government is used by the United States? A) Constitutional System. B) Bicameral System. C) Federal System. D) Unitary System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal System. 24. The government has only the powers that the Constitution gives to it A) Federalism. B) Limited Government. C) States' Rights. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limited Government. 25. How many ways to classify unemployment? A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 26. A penalty a nation imposes on another nation for breaking an agreement. A) Espionage. B) Treaty. C) Diplomatic immunity. D) Sanctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanctions. 27. "Public policy is at any givenis the equilibrium reachedin the group struggle." is ..... A) Elite theory. B) Game theory. C) Root-cause theory. D) Group theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Group theory. 28. All of the following are factors in predicting which citizens will vote except: A) Age. B) Education. C) Income. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gender. 29. National Security is an example of what type of Good? A) Excludable Good. B) Public Good. C) Free Rider Problem. D) Private Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Good. 30. Who is included in the party organization A) Party leaders. B) Elected officials & candidates. C) Members of the party; people who identify. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party leaders. ← 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