Public Policy

The chief executive of Virginia is the

• Governor

• mayor

• President

• commissioner

The legislative branch in Virginia is called the

• Virginia Commission

• Virginia Congress

• Virginia General Assembly

How might a person or an organization engage with government to try to influence public policy?

• campaign for candidates

• lobby members of a legislature

• hold public protests or demonstrations

• all of these answers are correct

Public policy is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:

• international events and issues

• mass media

• the date of a general election

• individuals and interest groups

What are elected officials doing when they use the media to hold news conferences?

• Communicating with the public

• Giving an opinion poll

• Enforcing laws

• Passing laws

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

The stand the government takes on an issue is called

• public sphere

• public policy

• public opinion

• public works

The public sphere is a place where

society discusses the issues that affect everyone.

• true

• false

One thing the government can do to help solve problems is regulate what

people and businesses do. Regulate means

• stay out a business's affairs

• to monitor and control

Because regulation restricts behavior, regulation is a huge area of debate for public policy.

• true

• false