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Unit 9 Review: Public Policy

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Governments take many actions to implement a public policy. Identify the appropriate branch and government level to address each public policy issue.

Ohio citizens want a sales tax increase to raise funds to pay for bike lanes in all state parks.
a)
Legislative branch and local level
b)
Executive branch and state level
c)
Legislative branch and state level
d)
Executive branch and local level
2.
Governments take many actions to implement a public policy. Identify the appropriate branch and government level to address each public policy issue.
People want the Environmental Protection Agency to pass regulations to punish polluters.
a)
Legislative branch and local level
b)
Executive branch and state level
c)
Legislative branch and state level
d)
Executive branch  and national level
3.
Governments take many actions to implement a public policy. Identify the appropriate branch and government level to address each public policy issue.
 Toledo residents want the city to install a traffic light at an accident-prone intersections
a)
Legislative branch and state level
b)
 Legislative branch and local level
c)
Executive branch and state level
d)
Executive branch and state level
4.
Which is the primary purpose of a lobbyist in the political process?
a)
to draft bills for legislators
b)
to locate citizens willing to run for public office
c)
to present the views of special interest groups on proposed legislation
d)
to provide legislators with unbiased information on important issues
5.

The stand the government takes on an issue is called

a)

public sphere

b)

public policy

c)

public opinion

d)

public works

6.

In government, the public agenda refers to

a)

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

b)

the issues the government will guarantee to take action on

c)

a list of items to be be discussed

d)

a to-do list of issues that

much of the public agrees are a priority

7.

In its role as gatekeeper, the media

a)

decides which stories and issues are important enough to receive public

attention

b)

determines which issues are on the public agenda,

c)

keeps watch on the

government and others in power

d)

communicating with large numbers of people.

8.

A politician accepts expensive gifts from a campaign supporter. Two television networks run hour-long exposés about the politician’s bad behavior. The politician returns the gifts and resigns from office. What role of the media is at work here?

a)

gatekeeper

b)

watchdog

c)

agenda setter

d)

business

9.

Means of communication that are reaching the public, including newspapers and magazines, radio, television (broadcast, cable, and satellite), films, recordings, books, and electronic communication.

a)

internet

b)

news

c)

gossip

d)

media

10.

What type of public policy is happening when troops are deployed to areas of human rights violations?

a)

Economic Policy

b)

Social Policy

c)

Foreign and Defense Policy

11.

What type of public policy occurs when the federal government sets standards for public schools?

a)

Economic Policy

b)

Social Policy

c)

Foreign and Defense Policy

12.

Which branch is mainly in charge of foreign and defense policy?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

13.

How do interest groups influence public policy?

(Select 4)

a)

Identifying issues

b)

Making political contributions

c)

Lobbying government officials

d)

Expressing opinions (letters, email, demonstrations)

e)

Threatening elected and/or appointed officials

14.

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

a)

mass media

b)

electoral college

c)

political spectrum

d)

community service

15.

The right to vote.

a)

Suffrage

b)

Caucus

c)

Disenfranchise

d)

Civil Disobedience

16.

Declared that all people born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the law.

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

17.

What would be the most effective way for a special-interest group to try to influence the outcome of a presidential election?

a)

to conduct a public opinion poll

b)

to hire a lobbyist

c)

to hold a primary election

d)

to run television advertisements

18.

What role of the media is depicted in the headline:

a)

biased reporting

b)

watchdog role

c)

political action committees

d)

lobbying

19.

What step in the public policy process is for brainstorming ideas/solutions?

a)

Agenda Setting

b)

Policy Formulation

c)

Policy Adoption

d)

Policy Implementation

20.

What public policy stage puts the chosen plan into action?

a)

Policy Formulation

b)

Policy Adoption

c)

Policy Implementation

d)

Policy Assessment/Evaluation

21.

What step in the public policy process involves selecting one specific plan?

a)

Agenda Setting

b)

Policy Adoption

c)

Policy Implementation

d)

Policy assessment/evaluation

22.

Step in the public policy process in which the policy is analyzed to determine whether it was effective or not

a)

Agenda setting

b)

Adoption

c)

Implementation

d)

Evaluation/Assessment

23.

How is public opinion often measured?

a)

politicians

b)

policy

c)

politics

d)

polls

24.

What type of public policy is happening when the U.S. Congress creates the budget each year?

a)

Economic Policy

b)

Social Policy

c)

Foreign and Defense Policy

25.

2. It is a category of public policy that involves the allocation of services and benefits to particular segments of the population.

a)

constituent policy

b)

redistributive policy

c)

distributive policy

d)

regulatory policy

26.

3. It is a type of policy that refers to the impositions of restrictions or limitations on the behavior of individuals and groups that reduce the freedom or discretion to act among those regulated.

a)

redistributive policy

b)

distributive policy

c)

regulatory policy

d)

constituent policy

27.

4. The following are the official policymakers, EXCEPT

a)

Executive Department

b)

Legislative Department

c)

Administrative agencies

d)

Interest Groups

28.

A burden that people believe they must fear if a policy is adopted

a)

Benefit

b)

Authority

c)

Cost

d)

Issue

29.

A satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted

a)

Benefit

b)

Legitimacy

c)

Elite View

d)

Power

30.

A policy in which almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays

a)

Majoritarian Politics

b)

Entrepreneurial Politics

c)

Pork-Barrel Legislation

d)

Client Politics

31.

A policy in which one small group benefits and another small group pays

a)

Client Politics

b)

Pluralist View

c)

Interest Group Politics

d)

Creedal Passion View

32.

A policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays

a)

Entrepreneurial Politics

b)

Client Politics

c)

Policy Entrepreneurs

d)

Majoritarian Politics

33.

A policy in which almost everybody benefits and a small group pays

a)

Majoritarian Politics

b)

Pluralist View

c)

Interest Group Politics

d)

Entrepreneurial Politics

34.
Which involve issues or concerns within one's own country?
a)
treaty
b)
foreign affairs
c)
domestic affairs
d)
policy
35.
Which of the following is defined as a country's actions, words, or beliefs toward/about other countries?
a)
Foreign Policy
b)
Foreign Aid
c)
Military
d)
Treaties
36.
Taxes, education, healthcare, and the economy involve which type of policies?
a)
domestic policies
b)
presidential policies
c)
diplomacy policies
d)
military policies
37.

A system in which significant state powers, such as taxation, lawmaking, and security, are devolved (shared) to regional or local bodies.

a)

Federalism

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Rational Legal Legitimacy

d)

State

e)

Unitary States

38.

Increasing public attention to specific problems is a core feature of the media’s __________ power.

a)

watchdog

b)

investigative

c)

agenda-setting

d)

score-keeping

39.
As a business, the media seeks primarily to 
a)
Sensationaize the news
b)
Confuse the public
c)
Gather audiences to sell to advertisers
d)
Control political agenda
40.
Short video or audio clips of approximately 10 seconds
a)
Political Speeches
b)
Debates
c)
Sound bites
d)
Talking heads
41.
A person who watches Fox News is more likely to hold _________ values.
a)
Liberal
b)
Conservative
c)
Radical
d)
Anarchist
42.
A person who views MSNBC for news would generally hold ____________ values
a)
Liberal
b)
Radical
c)
Conservative
d)
Religious
43.
Media's impact on people generally 
a)
Changes peoples opinions
b)
Deters them from voting
c)
Solidify's personal ideologies
d)
Excites them for voting
44.
The policy agenda is
a)
A schedule of bills before congress
b)
Priorities to which gov't officials devote time and energy
c)
The issues the public considers important
d)
A linkage institution between people and gov't
45.

The news media can influence this by highlighting issues perceived as meriting public attention

a)

Political Socialization

b)

Sampling

c)

Fourth Estate

d)

Public Agenda

46.

concerned with the administrative reorganization of congressional agencies

a)

Substantive policy

b)

Constituent Policy

c)

Distributive Policy

d)

Redistributive policy

47.

What is the main function of environmental policy?

a)

prevent the use of natural resources

b)

reduce human impact on the environment

c)

prevent nature from having a harmful effect on humans

d)

reduce the use of natural resources

48.

Why is it important for environmental policy to address pollution concerns?

a)

Pollution can have a negative impact on human health.

b)

Pollution is damaging to the environment.

c)

Pollution can cause a reduction in usable natural resources.

d)

All of these

49.

Which of the following is the EPA most concerned with regarding the enforcement of environmental justice?

a)

Rewarding or punishing parties that comply with, or break environmental laws.

b)

Promoting social justice by advocating for a more just and humane society.

c)

The long term environmental equity between different races, cultures and income levels.

d)

All of these

50.

Many agencies have been created to enforce regulations. For example, the ______________________________ enforces the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

a)

local government

b)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

c)

State governors

d)

Federal government

51.

What economic method is often used to guide policy makers in making pollution regulations?

a)

supply-demand analysis

b)

determining point of diminishing returns

c)

cost-benefit analysis

52.

Most of the United States’ early environmental policies involved restrictions enforced by the government.  These are known as

a)

Incentives

b)

Tax breaks

c)

Regulations

d)

Subsidies

53.

Headquartered in New York City, the 190 member nations of the following organization work together to promote peace and to help solve economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems

a)

World Trade Organization

b)

European Union

c)

United Nations

d)

Kyoto Protocol

54.

A penalty a nation imposes on another nation for breaking an agreement.

a)

espionage

b)

treaty

c)

sanctions

d)

diplomatic immunity

55.

The policy of giving economic and military assistance to other countries is known as...

a)

nation buildiing

b)

domestic aid

c)

foreign policy

d)

foreign aid

56.

Which of the following does the federal government the most money on?

a)

defense

b)

education

c)

international affairs

d)

health care

57.

Spending about which lawmakers are free to make choices, such as defense and education

a)

mandatory spending

b)

discretionary spending

c)

entitlements

d)

tariffs

58.

the power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted

a)

agenda setting

b)

gatekeeping

c)

framing

d)

priming

59.

the process of making some criteria more important than others when evaluating a politician, problem, or issue.

a)

agenda setting

b)

gatekeeping

c)

framing

d)

priming

60.

a process by which information and news are filtered to the public by the media: for example, a reporter choosing which sources to include in a story.

a)

agenda setting

b)

gatekeeping

c)

framing

d)

priming

61.

events that change the perception of problems or indicate that something is wrong

a)

problem stream

b)

policy stream

c)

politics stream

d)

window of opportunity

62.

proposals that have been developed to address issues

a)

problem stream

b)

policy stream

c)

politics stream

d)

window of opportunity

63.

shifts in public opinion or leadership that lead to change

a)

problem stream

b)

policy stream

c)

politics stream

d)

window of opportunity

64.

the time frame in which it is best to act on a particular public policy since the surrounding circumstances are favorable for approval

a)

problem stream

b)

policy stream

c)

politics stream

d)

window of opportunity

65.

some statistic or data showing a possible issue that encourages support of a public policy ex: rapid increase in the unemployment rate

a)

agenda

b)

policy stream

c)

indicator

d)

focusing event

66.

sudden and rare major event that encourages support of a public policy ex: natural disaster

a)

agenda

b)

politics stream

c)

indicator

d)

focusing event

67.

What is included within social policy?

a)

Housing, Education and poverty

b)

Laws, Prisons and policing

c)

OFCOM, OFGEM and Citizens advice

d)

General elections, European elections and Local council elections

68.

what is social security?

a)

changes made to the level of benefits of a government program based on the rate of inflation

b)

subsidies in the tax code that achieve social goals by lowering the cost of home ownership, child raising, employer-provided health insurance and retirement pensions, etc. through reduced taxation

c)

reducing/eliminating regulatory restraings on conduct of individuals or private institutions

d)

a contributory welfare program in which working Americans contribute a percentage of their wages from which they recieve cash benefits after retirement or if they become disabled

69.

what is medicare?

a)

the collection of policies a nation has to promote and protect the economic well-being of its citizens

b)

a form of health insurance for the elderly and the disabled

c)

changes made to the level of benefits of a government program based on the rate of inflation

d)

total value of goods and services produced within a country

70.

what is medicaid?

a)

noncash goods and services provided to needy individuals and families by the federal government

b)

trade of goods and services between countires without restrictions (tariffs, quotas)

c)

a federally and state-financed, state-operated program providing medical services to low-income people

d)

a legal obligation of the federal government to provide payments to individuals or groups of individuals according to eligibility criteria or benefit rules

71.

What is the unfair or unequal treatment of a person or group based on gender, race, age, religion, etc?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Equal Protection

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

Civil Liberty

72.

What are individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference?

a)

Civil Right

b)

Civil Liberty

c)

Discrimination

d)

Amendment

73.

What are personal rights guaranteed and protected by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws enacted by Congress, to ensure all groups are treated fairly and equally?

a)

Civil Liberty

b)

Amendment

c)

Civil Right

d)

Discrimination

74.

program aimed at hiring or including minorities

a)

Affirmative Action

b)

23rd Amendment

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Peace Corps

75.

Affirmative action is the positive action of increasing representation in......

a)

things that historically have been sexist towards women

b)

in things that historically excluded women and minorities, including employment, education, and culture.

c)

Jobs that have excluded white men due to the need for more minorities and women who have been historically excluded women and minorities, including employment, education, and culture.

d)

Selective Institutions

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