This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Policy > Governance > Public Policy – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Public Policy Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which branch of government has the check of impeaching civil officers? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 2. Toledo's income tax is an example of what type of tax? A) Regressive. B) Progressive. C) Proportional. D) There is only sales and property taxes for Toledo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional. 3. In order to require Banks to hold more money as opposed to lending it, the Federal Reserve can ..... A) Decrease the discount rate. B) Increase the reserve requirement. C) Decrease the federal funds rate. D) To spend the federal funds rate target. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the reserve requirement. 4. In this step of the public policy process, the group would pick one plan from those brainstormed during the Policy Formulation step A) Agenda Setting. B) Policy Implementation. C) Policy Adoption. D) Policy assessment/evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Policy Adoption. 5. What political party do conservatives most often associate with? A) Democratic. B) Libertarian. C) Green. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republican. 6. An example of a contractionary fiscal policy would be if: A) The government bailed out GM. B) The Fed decrease the fed funds rate. C) Taxes were increased. D) Taxes were cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taxes were increased. 7. What IS the discount rate? A) The interest rate the Federal Reserve charges commercial banks for loans. B) The amount banks are required to keep on hand and NOT loan out. C) A Federal Reserve practice of purchasing and selling government bonds so at to put money into or take out of the economy's money supply. D) What you get when you buy enough cups of coffee at Cedar not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The interest rate the Federal Reserve charges commercial banks for loans. 8. If the president travels to another country to conduct official business, he/she is: A) Chief Tourist. B) Chief Diplomat. C) Chief Legislator. D) Commander in Chief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Diplomat. 9. Congress overrides a Presidential veto.-The Supreme Court rules that a state law is unconstitutional.These actions are examples of the use of? A) Delegated Powers. B) Checks and Balances. C) Separation of Powers. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checks and Balances. 10. A person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest group. Usually paid to persuade law makers to vote in a particular way. A) Legislator. B) Lobbyist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbyist. 11. What is the name of Virginia's Legislative branch? A) General Congress. B) General Assembly. C) General Meeting. D) House of Burgesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General Assembly. 12. How does public opinion impact the development of public policy? A) Public opinion can influence the decisions of policymakers and the development of public policy. B) Public opinion only impacts local policies, not national ones. C) Public opinion has no impact on public policy. D) Public policy is solely based on expert opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public opinion can influence the decisions of policymakers and the development of public policy. 13. An Interest Group is ..... A) Government response to public issues. B) Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. C) A conflict or a matter to be debated. D) Individual (or group) that creates a plan of action to achieve a goal, to solve an issue [policymaker $\rightarrow$ lawmaker]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. 14. Contractionary Policy is used to slow down the economy A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 15. Fiscal Policy is controlled by ..... A) The states. B) The Federal Reserve System. C) The Department of Commerce. D) The Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Government. 16. Which is not a criterion for classifying public policies? A) Content and objectives of the policy. B) Scope of policy impact. C) Public policy process. D) Important activities or missions of the government. E) General form of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) General form of government. 17. The highest court in the land is the A) Cole County Court. B) Supreme Court. C) Blair Oaks:). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 18. It focuses on the traditional organization of government and it describes the duties and arrangements of bureaus and departments. A) Elite Model. B) Group model. C) Institutional Model. D) Political Systems Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Institutional Model. 19. Ceremonial of symbolic head of the government A) Commander in Chief. B) Chief of State. C) Chief Diplomat. D) Chief of Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief of State. 20. T/F the two types of monetary policy are easy money and tight money policy A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. #6-Can rule that an act of Congress violates the U.S. Constitution A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial. 22. Belief system that would completely change society to an extreme, conservative (traditional) way of life. A) Moderate. B) Radical. C) Reactionary. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reactionary. 23. What type of interest groups only promote the interests of their members? A) Public interest groups. B) Political campaigns. C) Private interest groups. D) Federal interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Private interest groups. 24. What is a state that a candidate can be confident will vote in one particular manner? A) Purple state. B) Safe state. C) Neutral state. D) Swing state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safe state. 25. What do you call people who work to get Congress to pass laws to support their interests? A) Constituents. B) The public. C) PAC. D) Lobbyists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lobbyists. 26. What are the types of agendas? A) Systemic and institutional. B) Economic and social welfare. C) Foreign and domestic. D) Monetary and fiscal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systemic and institutional. 27. Function which includes criticizing policies & behavior of other parties A) Nominating candidates. B) Governing. C) Bonding agent. D) Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watchdog. 28. Which government organization is the most instrumental in altering U.S. tax policy? A) Federal Reserve Board. B) Internal Revenue Service. C) House Ways and Means Committee. D) Congressional Budget Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House Ways and Means Committee. 29. Which of the following is an informal influence on public policy? A) Media. B) Courts. C) Bureaucracy. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media. 30. What job title would a person have if they are seeking to influence government officials to vote for a bill? A) Regulator. B) Lobbyist. C) Lawyer. D) Plaintiff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lobbyist. ← 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 8Public Policy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books