This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 56 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The People's Council is the local ..... state agency representing the will, aspirations and mastery of the People, elected by the local People, responsible to the local people. local authorities and superior state agencies. A) Justice. B) Power. C) Justice. D) Legislative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 2. Soon after the U.S. Constitution was adopted, disagreements arose over the proper role of the federal government in the economy.These disagreements still existed in the twentieth century when it led to the conflict over the A) President Obama issuing an executive Order. B) Influence of President Reagan to appoint the head of the Federal Reserve. C) Ability of FDR to have greater control over the economy. D) President Trump hiring the head of the F.B.I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ability of FDR to have greater control over the economy. 3. A rabies clinic at the town hall is an example of A) Public policy. B) Private action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public policy. 4. The President of the United States going on nationwide TV to explain why she ordered troops into combat in a foreign nation is an example of ..... A) Asking for campaign contributions from interest groups. B) How the President may help a member of her party get elected. C) Using the media to communicate with the public. D) Recommending that Congress pass certain laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using the media to communicate with the public. 5. Programs that assess whether or not an individual/family could do without the programs support: A) Means-tested. B) Mandatory Spending. C) Discretionary programs. D) Socialist propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Means-tested. 6. Is a decision-making style uses quick, decisive thinking to come to a solution. a directive decision-maker has a low tolerance for unclear or ambiguous ideas A) Directive. B) Analytical. C) Conceptual. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 7. What is the main purpose of the Federal Open Market Committe (FOMC)? A) To create a budget for the federal government. B) To decide on what monetary policy actions should be taken. C) To figure out the tax rate on US citizens. D) To create quotas on trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To decide on what monetary policy actions should be taken. 8. Issues that merit action, as determined by the public or those in power A) Policy evaluation. B) Political agenda. C) Public policy. D) Policy adoption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political agenda. 9. People who share a point of view about an issue and unite to support that belief are called what? A) Mass media. B) Political party. C) Interest group. D) PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest group. 10. What step in the public policy process involves selecting one specific plan? A) Agenda Setting. B) Policy Adoption. C) Policy Implementation. D) Policy assessment/evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy Adoption. 11. What are some techniques used in policy analysis? A) Interview analysis, survey analysis, observation analysis. B) Pie chart analysis, bar graph analysis, line graph analysis. C) Cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, and scenario planning. D) Risk analysis, decision tree analysis, regression analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, and scenario planning. 12. What is the first step in the policy formulation process? A) Identifying the issue or problem. B) Conducting a cost-benefit analysis. C) Implementing the policy. D) Evaluating the policy outcomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identifying the issue or problem. 13. #5-2 The governor decides to propose a salary increase for members of the National Guard. A) State. B) National. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State. 14. During a contraction / recession, the Federal Government should use A) An expansionary fiscal policy. B) A contractionary fiscal policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An expansionary fiscal policy. 15. The collection of opinions or attitudes of a population is called ..... A) Public policy. B) Personal opinion. C) Publicity. D) Public opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public opinion. 16. According to the Multiple Streams Model, 'three separate streams simultaneously engage in activities toward a certain direction.' Where does that certain direction lead to ..... A) Arranging the policy agenda. B) To a window of opportunity. C) Better new policies. D) Achieving policy goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To a window of opportunity. 17. During President Shrum's campaign, he made it very clear that he was going to remove ALL student testing. By broadcasting his speeches and and focusing attention on this issue, the media is ..... A) Making political contributions. B) Setting the public agenda. C) Separating fact from opinion. D) Lobbying Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting the public agenda. 18. What is an Interest Group? A) A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy. B) The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues. C) Technique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selected. D) A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy. 19. The following quote was said by Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, New Jersey. "I am the law!" -speech on city government to the Emory Methodist Episcopal Church in Jersey City, November 10, 1937 This quote refers to which of the following concepts of city government? A) The law rules. B) The voters elect the mayor. C) The commissioners give the mayor all power. D) The mayor acts as the chief executive of the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mayor acts as the chief executive of the city. 20. How can an individual affect public policy? A) By participating in the democratic process. B) By advocating for specific policies. C) By donating money to political campaigns. D) By becoming a government official. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By participating in the democratic process. 21. This cartoon illustrates how government officials use media to A) Influence political lobbyist. B) Communicate with the public. C) Communicate with other countries. D) Approve federal legislation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communicate with the public. 22. Which of the following could help fix Social Security's funding shortfall in the future? A) Making Social Security mandatory spending. B) Declaring that taxation is theft. C) Raising the retirement age. D) Eliminating Federal income tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raising the retirement age. 23. In what year was the zero to forever policy established? A) 2014. B) 2016. C) 2017. D) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2016. 24. Step in the Public Policy process in which you brainstorm possible solutions A) #4 Policy Implementation. B) #2 Policy Formulation. C) #1 Agenda setting. D) #3 Policy Adoption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) #2 Policy Formulation. 25. What word to we use for "taking care of natural resources and not wasting them?" A) Chlorination. B) Conservation. C) Reservation. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 26. Lower levels government are encouraged, and trained to be more self reliant through A) Decentralization. B) National government. C) Unitary. D) Centralization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decentralization. 27. How many U.S. House of Representatives are there? A) 435. B) 100. C) 510. D) 2 per state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 435. 28. What is the definition of public policy? A) Local community events. B) International trade agreements. C) Private decisions made by individuals. D) Laws, regulations, and actions taken by government to address issues affecting the general public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laws, regulations, and actions taken by government to address issues affecting the general public. 29. This ideology believes the government must take action to change economic, political, or social policies seen as unfair. A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Radical. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberal. 30. Contemporary China is actively exploring a diplomatic path with Chinese characteristics. How many diplomatic paths are there? A) Two paths to diplomacy. B) Four diplomatic paths. 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