This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 49 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one these is Not a duty of an United States citizen? A) Speak about politics. B) Obey the law. C) Defend the nation. D) Serve on a jury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speak about politics. 2. The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. A) Primary. B) Caucus. C) Platform. D) Nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nomination. 3. To embrace new policies and changing or repealing existing policies is the Board's responsibility A) Public policy. B) Policy makers. C) Policy adoption. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Policy adoption. 4. Declared that all people born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the law. A) 15th Amendment. B) 24th Amendment. C) 19th Amendment. D) 14th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14th Amendment. 5. An organization, usually representing an interest group or corporation, that raises money with the goal of supporting or defeating candidates, parties, or legislation. A) Super PACs. B) PACs (Political Action Committees). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PACs (Political Action Committees). 6. What type of economy does the United States have? A) Traditional. B) Free Market. C) Command. D) Mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed. 7. Significance of public policy doesn't include? A) It has time frame. B) It is what is actually done. C) It is not purposive. D) It is purposive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is not purposive. 8. Function which includes selecting a candidate for office A) Nominate candidates. B) Inform & activate supporters. C) Bonding agent. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominate candidates. 9. A party's core beliefs and postion on certain issues is known as a A) Two party system. B) Political party. C) Platform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platform. 10. Carrying a lunch in a lunch box, instead of using a new plastic bag each day, is a way to: A) Save energy. B) Reuse natural resources. C) Reduce trash. D) Recycle used aluminum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce trash. 11. Congress has exerted the greatest influence on the operation of a federal agency by doing which of the following? A) Requiring the agency to participate in inter-agency task forces. B) Dismissing an agency head who disagrees with congressional priorities. C) Asking the Supreme Court for advisory opinions on agency regulations. D) Reviewing the annual budget appropriations for the agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reviewing the annual budget appropriations for the agency. 12. Seeking to influence legislators to introduce or vote for or against a bill is called ..... A) Demonstrating. B) Public agenda. C) Lobbying. D) Demanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lobbying. 13. Opened the door to equal protection challenges to redistricting and the development of the "one person, one vote" doctrine by ruling that challenges to redistricting did not raise "political questions" that would keep federal courts from reviewing such challenges A) Gideon v. Wainwright. B) Marbury v. Madison. C) Baker v. Carr. D) Shaw v. Reno. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baker v. Carr. 14. What is required for a policy to be adopted? A) Approval through the lawmaking process. B) Development of pertinent and acceptable proposed courses of action. C) Application of the policy by the government's administrative machinery. D) Efforts to determine whether the policy was effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approval through the lawmaking process. 15. Head of the nation's armed forces A) Party Chief. B) Chief of state. C) Commander in chief. D) Chief executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commander in chief. 16. When Bartering, Cash is needed? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 17. What government does (or does not do) to solve problems that come before them A) Public Policy. B) Lobbying. C) Policy Makers. D) Interest Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Policy. 18. This model helps to understand the activities that those involved in policy setting. A) System model. B) Rational model. C) Process model. D) Incremental change model. E) Institutional model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process model. 19. Select the BRANCH and LEVEL of government that would handle the following situation:Several states along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico are concerned about water pollution from off-shore oil drilling. Citizens in those states want the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor pollution levels and press charges if companies are violating anti-pollution laws. A) Judicial; national. B) Legislative; state. C) Executive; state. D) Executive; national. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Executive; national. 20. Which branch of government has the check of pardon and reprieves? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive. 21. If the economy is slowing, the FED will try to encourage economic growth by A) Ending unemployment benefits. B) Lowering interest rates. C) Raising taxes on foreign imports. D) Decreasing the money supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowering interest rates. 22. A policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays A) Majoritarian Politics. B) Entrepreneurial Politics. C) Policy Entrepreneurs. D) Client Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Client Politics. 23. Which of the following is NOT a type of media? A) Radio. B) Newspapers. C) Interest groups. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest groups. 24. The birth of 2 power groups, the Soi Ratchakru Group and Sao Thewet Group In what period did it happen? A) Coup d'etat 1947. B) Coup of 1866. C) Coup d'etat 1958. D) Coup of 1957. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coup d'etat 1947. 25. When developing a plan of action to address an issue, what would you do before identifying causes of the problem? A) Identify Causes. B) Study ways to address the issue. C) Gather Evidence. D) Develop a solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather Evidence. 26. A study that focuses on the causes and consequences that will occur from the implementation of policies. It is a study of public policy according to which conceptual framework? A) Policy process. B) Scope of the policy. C) Factors affecting policy. D) Results of policy implementation. E) Theory or model of policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scope of the policy. 27. The first step in the lawmaking process. A) The bill is debated. B) The bill is reviewed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws). C) The bill is introduced. D) The bill is worked on in committees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bill is introduced. 28. There are 435 members in the House of Reps. Virginia has 11 Representatives in the House. How is membership in the House of Reps determined? A) Congressional Representatives. B) All states have EQUAL representation. C) The state's population. D) The Governor decides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The state's population. 29. -Responding to public health concerns-Planning for the public safety in the event of an act of terrorismThis list may require policy decisions by- A) Local church leaders. B) Local government. C) Local jury. D) Local community centers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local government. 30. When we are talking about fiscal policy the government can use which of the following to manipulate the economy? A) Government Spending. B) Taxes. C) Interest Rates. D) Both taxes and government spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both taxes and government spending. ← 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