Public Policy

The spreading of ideas, information, or rumors for the purpose of helping or hurting a certain cause or person is:

• a political duty

• the media's role in the political process

• a federal crime

• propaganda

Which of the following has an impact on public opinion and helps shape public policy at the local, state, and national levels of government?

• mass media

• electoral college

• political spectrum

• community service

Who helps the President of the U.S. by advising him on foreign policy?

• U.S. State Department (Secretary of State)

• U.S. Treasury Department (Secretary of the Treasury)

• Governors in the 50 States

Who makes the laws at the local level?

• county commissions

• municipal governments

• townships

• all answers are correct

The legislative branch at the municipality (city) level is most commonly a ___________.

• general assembly

• city council

• Congress

• mayor or city manager

The executive branch at the local level is usually headed by a

• governor

• president

• mayor

• commissioner

What is it called when individuals try to get legislators to introduce or vote a certain way on a bill?

• PAC

• Lobbying

• Demonstrating

• Interest groups

What do you call people who work to get Congress to pass laws to support their interests?

• Lobbyists

• PAC

• The public

• Constituents

What is the job of the Legislative branch?

• Make laws

• Enforce laws

• Explain laws

• Judicial Review

Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?

• Both

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Neither