Public Policy - Civic Literacy

Open Ended

What is an example of a public good? A private good?

Multiple Choice

What term refers to the problems the government leaders consider most important and receive the most attention?

• Interest groups

• PAC

• Public opinion

• Public agenda

Multiple Choice

What type of interest group works to benefit all or most of society?

• Economic interest groups

• Public interest groups

• Private interest groups

• Federal interest groups

Multiple Choice

What type of interest groups only promote the interests of their members?

• Political campaigns

• Private interest groups

• Federal interest groups

• Public interest groups

Multiple Select

Select 3 ways the media

plays an important role in setting the public agenda.

• Focus public attention on selected issues

• Offer a forums for opposing viewpoints

• Pass laws to support public needs

• Hold government officials accountable

Multiple Choice

In government, the public agenda refers to

• the book the government must take as a hall pass to the bathroom

• the issues the government will guarantee to take action on

• a list of items to be be discussed

• a to-do list of issues that

  much of the public agrees are a priority

Multiple Choice

This is the name for the national health insurance program for Americans aged 65 and older:

• Obamacare

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Affordable Care Act

Multiple Select

What is Medicaid? (select all that apply)

• government-funded health insurance program that provides free or low-cost health coverage

• A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older and certain younger people with disabilities.

• A program that encourages individuals and families to remain unemployed or in low wage jobs in order to keep their free benefits

• A program that historically only covered children, pregnant people, seniors, and people with disabilities

Multiple Choice

non-excludable and nonrival; may not necessarily be a physical good that you can hold in your hands is referring to ____________.

• Market Failure

• Public Good

• Private Good

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

Example: newly purchased car Explanation: excludable - if you did not pay for it, the dealer would not give it to you rival - one person driving car keeps another person from driving it. This is an example of a _____________.

• Public Good

• Private Good

• Free Rider

• Market Failure

Multiple Choice

National Security is an example of what type of Good?

• Private Good

• Free Rider Problem

• Excludable Good

• Public Good

Multiple Choice

Your home or apartment is what type of Good because you pay rent or make mortgage payments for the privilege of Living there.

• Public Good

• Private Good

• Market Good

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

Clean air and National Security are examples of Non-excludable goods.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Public policy can be made by . . .

• Corporations

• Businesses

• Government

• Individuals

Multiple Choice

The stand the government takes on an issue is called

• public sphere

• public policy

• public opinion

• public works