INTRO TO PUBLIC POLICY FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS #11
Why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced by the federal Constitution?
A. Federal taxes were to high
B. Many people thought that the national government was too weak to confront national
challenges
C. The smaller states felt they had less power under the Articles of Confederation
D. The Articles of Confederation were set to expire in 1789 no matter what - correct
answer b. Many people thought that the national government was too weak to confront
national challenges
Which of the following is not a feature of most definitions of public policy?
A. Policy is made in response to some sort of problem that requires attention
B. Policy is made on the "public's behalf"
C. Public policy is made by individuals acting in a free market
D. Policy is oriented toward a goal or desired state, such as the solution of a problem
E. Policy is what the government chooses to do or not to do - correct answer c. Public
policy is made by individuals acting in a free market
Why doesn't everyone engage with major issues of public policy all the time?
A. No one can be concerned about all issues all the time
B. Public policy study is boring
C. Public policies are too confusing for citizens to understand
D. Public policies don't really affect most people - correct answer a. No one can be
concerned about all issues all the time
People study the policy process because
A. They are interested in theories of how policy comes to be
B. They want to be more effective advocates for particular policies
C. They may be called upon to address policy matters that directly affect their
communities and professions
D. All of the above - correct answer d. All of the above
Anecdotal evidence is based on
A. Careful scientific analysis of public problems and solutions
B. Individual stories and examples of problems and solutions
C. Evidence collected in scientific laboratories
D. The accumulated knowledge of an academic discipline - correct answer b. Individual
stories and examples of problems and solutions
The DARE program lost federal funding, and many school districts dropped it, because
A. There is extensive scientific evidence of its ineffectiveness
B. A competing group put together a better national program
C. The government doesn't agree that there's a drug problem
,D. Parents and students didn't like the program - correct answer a. There is extensive
scientific evidence of its ineffectiveness
Classic liberalism refers to
A. The Democratic party's belief system
B. The idea that power is derived from the consent of the governed
C. A type of policy evidence
D. None of the above - correct answer b. The idea that power is derived from the
consent of the governed
In the mid-1960s, David Easton first pioneered a model that states that the public policy
process is a product of a system. The public policy process is influenced by and
influences the environment in which it operates. This model is know as
A. Bi-linear model
B. Systems model
C. Linear model
D. Dave's model
E. Analysis model - correct answer b. The systems model
Power in the United States is said to be fragmented because
A. There are 50 states
B. There are three branches of government
C. There are a large number of units of government at all levels
D. All of the above - correct answer d. All of the above
In a systems model of the policy process, the demands on the policy making system to
do something about a problem are called
A. Outputs
B. Inputs
C. Initiatives
D. Demographics - correct answer b. Inputs
Which of the following is not a part of the policy environment in the systems model?
A. Social environment
B. Political environment
C. Structural environment
D. Public environment
E. All of the above are part of the policy environment - correct answer d. Public
environment
Which of the following is one of the stages in the Stages Model of the policy process?
A. Evaluation
B. Enactment
C. Issue emergence
D. Alternative selection
E. All of the above - correct answer e. All of the above
, Which of the following is one of the stages in the Stages Model of the policy process
A. Evaluation
B. Public approval
C. Enactment
D. Issue emergence
E. Alternative selection - correct answer b. Public approval
The main critique of the Stages Model of the policy process is that it
A. Is too complicated
B. Assumes a linear and orderly policy process
C. Ignores politics
D. Fails to account for the shortcomings of Congress - correct answer b. Assumes a
linear and orderly policy process
The largest broad racial or ethnic category into which Americans are classified is
A. African American
B. Hispanic
C. Asian
D. Caucasian - correct answer d. Caucasian
The fastest growing racial or ethnic category into which Americans are classified is
A. African American
B. Hispanic
C. Asian
D. Caucasian - correct answer b. Hispanic
Since the mid-1960s, the most important issue cited by respondents to opinion polls has
been
A. Defense
B. The economy
C. Energy
D. Health care
E. International relations - correct answer b. The economy
The top 20 percent of Americans earned approximately what proportion of national
income in 2012?
A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 90%
D. 50% - correct answer d. 50%
The news media
A. Have little role in the policy process because they simply cover celebrity news and
fluff
ANSWERS #11
Why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced by the federal Constitution?
A. Federal taxes were to high
B. Many people thought that the national government was too weak to confront national
challenges
C. The smaller states felt they had less power under the Articles of Confederation
D. The Articles of Confederation were set to expire in 1789 no matter what - correct
answer b. Many people thought that the national government was too weak to confront
national challenges
Which of the following is not a feature of most definitions of public policy?
A. Policy is made in response to some sort of problem that requires attention
B. Policy is made on the "public's behalf"
C. Public policy is made by individuals acting in a free market
D. Policy is oriented toward a goal or desired state, such as the solution of a problem
E. Policy is what the government chooses to do or not to do - correct answer c. Public
policy is made by individuals acting in a free market
Why doesn't everyone engage with major issues of public policy all the time?
A. No one can be concerned about all issues all the time
B. Public policy study is boring
C. Public policies are too confusing for citizens to understand
D. Public policies don't really affect most people - correct answer a. No one can be
concerned about all issues all the time
People study the policy process because
A. They are interested in theories of how policy comes to be
B. They want to be more effective advocates for particular policies
C. They may be called upon to address policy matters that directly affect their
communities and professions
D. All of the above - correct answer d. All of the above
Anecdotal evidence is based on
A. Careful scientific analysis of public problems and solutions
B. Individual stories and examples of problems and solutions
C. Evidence collected in scientific laboratories
D. The accumulated knowledge of an academic discipline - correct answer b. Individual
stories and examples of problems and solutions
The DARE program lost federal funding, and many school districts dropped it, because
A. There is extensive scientific evidence of its ineffectiveness
B. A competing group put together a better national program
C. The government doesn't agree that there's a drug problem
,D. Parents and students didn't like the program - correct answer a. There is extensive
scientific evidence of its ineffectiveness
Classic liberalism refers to
A. The Democratic party's belief system
B. The idea that power is derived from the consent of the governed
C. A type of policy evidence
D. None of the above - correct answer b. The idea that power is derived from the
consent of the governed
In the mid-1960s, David Easton first pioneered a model that states that the public policy
process is a product of a system. The public policy process is influenced by and
influences the environment in which it operates. This model is know as
A. Bi-linear model
B. Systems model
C. Linear model
D. Dave's model
E. Analysis model - correct answer b. The systems model
Power in the United States is said to be fragmented because
A. There are 50 states
B. There are three branches of government
C. There are a large number of units of government at all levels
D. All of the above - correct answer d. All of the above
In a systems model of the policy process, the demands on the policy making system to
do something about a problem are called
A. Outputs
B. Inputs
C. Initiatives
D. Demographics - correct answer b. Inputs
Which of the following is not a part of the policy environment in the systems model?
A. Social environment
B. Political environment
C. Structural environment
D. Public environment
E. All of the above are part of the policy environment - correct answer d. Public
environment
Which of the following is one of the stages in the Stages Model of the policy process?
A. Evaluation
B. Enactment
C. Issue emergence
D. Alternative selection
E. All of the above - correct answer e. All of the above
, Which of the following is one of the stages in the Stages Model of the policy process
A. Evaluation
B. Public approval
C. Enactment
D. Issue emergence
E. Alternative selection - correct answer b. Public approval
The main critique of the Stages Model of the policy process is that it
A. Is too complicated
B. Assumes a linear and orderly policy process
C. Ignores politics
D. Fails to account for the shortcomings of Congress - correct answer b. Assumes a
linear and orderly policy process
The largest broad racial or ethnic category into which Americans are classified is
A. African American
B. Hispanic
C. Asian
D. Caucasian - correct answer d. Caucasian
The fastest growing racial or ethnic category into which Americans are classified is
A. African American
B. Hispanic
C. Asian
D. Caucasian - correct answer b. Hispanic
Since the mid-1960s, the most important issue cited by respondents to opinion polls has
been
A. Defense
B. The economy
C. Energy
D. Health care
E. International relations - correct answer b. The economy
The top 20 percent of Americans earned approximately what proportion of national
income in 2012?
A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 90%
D. 50% - correct answer d. 50%
The news media
A. Have little role in the policy process because they simply cover celebrity news and
fluff
