Understanding Public Policy Concepts

(1.1) Which of the following are not examples of public policy?

• Training Police

• Supporting greener environmental policies

• Creating funding for lower-income students

• Donating funds to charity

(1.1) Government officials that help elected officials make professional policy decisions are known as ____________.

• bureaucrats
• officers

• politicians

• assistants

(1.1) Which of the following is an example of foreign policy?

• Social Policy

• Economic Policy

• Environmental Policy

• Criminal Justice Policy

(1.1) The policymaking process has three steps: formulation, debate and adoption, and ______________

(2.1) What is the purpose of social welfare programs? What inequality do they combat?

(2.1) Which of these problems did the New Deal address?

• Creating a safety net

• Provided Housing Assistance

• Fought unemployment

• Prevented racial inequality

(2.1) True or false: Federal government has always been involved in education

• True

• False

(2.3) Which of the following policy issues were ranked most important by citizens?

• Economy

• Health care

• Income inequality

• Terrorism

(2.3) The federal budget is split between two forms of spending: mandatory spending and ______ spending.

(2.3) Which of the following are progressive taxes?

• Sales Tax

• Tariff

• Individual Income tax

• User fee