This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 55 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A process by which information and news are filtered to the public by the media:for example, a reporter choosing which sources to include in a story. A) Agenda setting. B) Priming. C) Framing. D) Gatekeeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gatekeeping. 2. If a river is dammed, what effect would this have on the river? A) The river ecosystem below the dam would be changed. B) The entire river ecosystem would be changed. C) The river ecosystem above the dam would be changed. D) The river ecosystem would not be changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The entire river ecosystem would be changed. 3. Public policy will change overtime. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Who would be considered the Chief of the Republican Party currently? A) Mike Pence. B) Newt Gingrich. C) Donald Trump. D) Paul Ryan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Donald Trump. 5. A public ..... is a problem or decision facing a community about which citizens disagree about what should be done. A) Controversy. B) Issue. C) Debate. D) Quandary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Issue. 6. Race based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause A) Brown v. Board of Education. B) Baker v. Carr. C) Tinker v. Monks. D) McCullouch v. Maryland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brown v. Board of Education. 7. A community organization can handle problems in the community instead of government getting involed? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. What would be the most effective way for a special-interest group to try to influence the outcome of a presidential election? A) To hold a primary election. B) To run television advertisements. C) To conduct a public opinion poll. D) To hire a lobbyist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To run television advertisements. 9. S1:Who would you speak to discuss an ordinance written for Montgomery County? A) County Administrator. B) Superintendent. C) Board of Supervisors. D) Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Board of Supervisors. 10. The power to declare war is held by: A) Shaggy. B) President. C) The Supreme Court. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Congress. 11. My parents haven't decided whom to vote for in the next election. They said they want to make a "reasoned choice among the candidates." I guess that means they'll ..... A) Donate to the candidate. B) Join a political party. C) Evaluate information. D) Get out of the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaluate information. 12. According tot he U.S. Constitution, the government is given the power to impeach a federal government official.Who is given the power of impeachment? A) The House of Representatives. B) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. C) The Senate. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The House of Representatives. 13. Why should voters carefully evaluate info presented in political speeches, advertisements, or in the media? A) To emphasize select issues. B) To make reasoned, informed choices. C) To communicate with the public. D) To hold gov't office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make reasoned, informed choices. 14. Which party is often represented by the elephant symbol? A) Democratic Party. B) Republican Party. C) Grand Old Party. D) GOP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republican Party. 15. What is the main function of environmental policy? A) Prevent the use of natural resources. B) Reduce human impact on the environment. C) Prevent nature from having a harmful effect on humans. D) Reduce the use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce human impact on the environment. 16. On the first ..... after the first Monday of November, citizens vote for the president and vice president. A) Friday. B) Tuesday. C) Thursday. D) Wendesay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuesday. 17. Does Vietnam's unemployment rate increase or decrease? A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Not change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 18. When General Assembly is looking at a bill that focuses on the environment, what is an example? A) Offering the best education for kids in Virginia. B) Promoting habits and programs that benefits the well-being of Virginia citizens. C) Improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. D) Making sure money is being used the right way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. 19. Oliver, Emma, and Liam are having a discussion about the factors that influence public policy. Can you help them understand? A) Public policy is influenced by the color of the sky. B) Public policy is influenced by the personal preferences of the policy makers. C) Public policy is influenced by factors such as public opinion, economic conditions, technological change, and political ideology. D) Public policy is influenced by the latest fashion trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public policy is influenced by factors such as public opinion, economic conditions, technological change, and political ideology. 20. The president is free to negotiate with foreign heads of state, however: A) Must seek senate approval for all treaties. B) Cannot enter into executive agreements with them. C) Congress appoints ambassadors to foreign states. D) The Supreme Court usually declares treaties unconstitutional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must seek senate approval for all treaties. 21. Mr. Holmes writes a letter to his representative to influence him to vote against a proposed law. Which vocab word best describes what Mr. Holmes is doing here? A) Using name calling propaganda. B) Submitting a newspaper editorial. C) Creating a political cartoon. D) Lobbying an official. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbying an official. 22. An expansionary policy means that the Fed is attempting to A) Decrease the size of the nation's money supply. B) Increase the size of the nation's money supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the size of the nation's money supply. 23. When a population grows, the demand for resources- A) Shrinks. B) Grows. C) Stays the Same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grows. 24. Why is the idea of separating the political branch from the executive branch? A) The performance of each party's duties requires them to be successful or effective. B) Each party has a desire to acquire individuals with different qualities. C) The need to have control and balance between each other. D) Each party has an unequal period of office. E) The need to guarantee people's rights and freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The need to have control and balance between each other. 25. This is a group of like-minded people brought together to support candidates. A) Political party. B) Interest group. C) Caucus. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 26. Global organizations, negotiations, and treaties are considered what type of foreign policy tool? A) Economic. B) Unconventional. C) Military. D) Diplomatic. E) Domestic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diplomatic. 27. Open market operations, the discount rate, and reserve requirements are used by the Federal Reserve to most directly affect the A) Cost of doing business overseas. B) Minimum wages of workers. C) Amount of taxes collected. D) Supply of money in the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supply of money in the economy. 28. In this type of government, there is one single ruler and citizens have little to no involvement. A) Democracy. B) Autocracy. C) Oligarchy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autocracy. 29. Which is a component of public policy? A) Have flexible goals. B) It is a guideline for the operation of political parties. C) There is a possibility of implementing the policy. D) Responding to the needs of some citizens. E) An announcement was made to the Cabinet and government officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is a possibility of implementing the policy. 30. When a candidate expresses his/her feelings about an issue, they are using what campaigning technique? A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Bias. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. ← 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