,TESTBANK for Public Policymaking, 9th Edition
James E. Anderson
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CHAPTER 1 THE STUDY OF PUBLIC POLICY
1. What does the policy cycle focus on?
a. Adoptions
b. Formulations
c. Stages
d. Evaluations
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
2. What does policy evaluation concern itself with?
a. Creation or identification of alternative courses of action
b. Determining which policy problems reach agenda status
c. Steps taken to implement policies
d. Activities to determine whether a policy is accomplishing its goals
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
3. What does Laswell identify politics as?
a. Partisanship
b. Who gets what, when, and how
c. Policies
d. Differing interests, values, and affiliations
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
4. What is an example of how theories can help describe specific stages in the policy process?
a. The group approach helps explain policy adoption.
b. Institutionalism helps explain policy evaluation.
c. Systems theory helps explain data and figures.
d. Social construction of target populations explains problem definition.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
5. What is a key characteristic of public policies?
a. Developed by government bodies and officials
b. Affect limited groups of people
c. Not accepted as binding
d. Hypotheses suggesting specific actions
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
6. What do public policies emerge as responses to?
a. Cycles
b. Statements
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c. Analysis
d. Demands
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
7. What is the difference between policy outputs and policy outcomes?
a. Policy outputs are positive, while policy outcomes are negative.
b. Policy outputs are the actions taken in pursuit of decisions, while policy outcomes are the societal
consequences.
c. Policy outputs are authoritative, while policy outcomes are laissez-faire.
d. Policy outputs are the societal consequences, while policy outcomes are the actions taken in pursuit
of decisions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
8. What is an example of a policy outcome?
a. Longer prison terms reducing crime rates
b. Miles of highway built
c. Traffic fines being collected
d. Welfare benefits paid
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
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9. What type of policy is state-building a shorthand term for?
a. Regulatory
b. Self-regulatory
c. Distributive
d. Constituent
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
10. Which agency can be said to primarily focus on distributive policies?
a. The Federal Reserve
b. The Department of Agriculture
c. The Office of Management and Budget
d. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
11. How do distributive policies differ from regulatory policies?
a. Setting forth general rules of behavior
b. Restricting entry into a market
c. Increasing the freedom of groups affected
d. Allowing private actors to find loopholes
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
12. What is an example of a symbolic policy?
a. The Kellogg-Briand Pact
b. The decision to create the Department of Homeland Security
c. The Endangered Species Act of 1973
d. The Oil Pollution Act
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Material and Symbolic Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
13. What is a standard example of a public good?
a. Same-sex marriage rights
b. National defense
c. Environmental regulation
d. Privatization
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Policies Involving Public Goods or Private Goods
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
14. What stands between inputs and outputs according to political systems theory?
a. Laws
b. Support
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c. Demand
d. The political system
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Approaches to Policy Study
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
15. A basic axiom of rational-choice theory holds that whose needs are the primary unit of analysis?
a. Collective
b. Social
c. Public
d. Individual
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Rational-Choice Theory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
16. In which of the following is access a primary concern?
a. Political systems theory
b. Group theory
c. Institutionalism
d. Regulatory capture
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Group Theory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
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17. Which is NOT a central tenet of elite theory?
a. Society is divided between those that have power and those that don’t.
b. Public policy does not reflect the demands of the masses.
c. The few that govern are not typical of the governed.
d. Interaction and struggle among groups are the central facts of political life.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elite Theory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
18. Institutionalism focuses on what aspects of organizations?
a. Dynamic
b. Formal
c. Political
d. Rational
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Institutionalism
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
19. What is sometimes lacking in the use of numerical measures of policy impacts?
a. Considerations of validity
b. Policy process behavior
c. Quantitative-based analyses
d. Salary impacts
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Methodological Difficulties in Studying Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-5 - Describe, with some examples, why organizational structure, in general, is
politically significant. Then identify the assumptions underlying efforts aimed specifically at
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municipal reform in the early twentieth century.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
20. What do case studies sometimes lack?
a. Unbiased questions
b. Sound Generalizability
c. Regulatory capture
d. Criticism
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Methodological Difficulties in Studying Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-5 - Describe, with some examples, why organizational structure, in general, is
politically significant. Then identify the assumptions underlying efforts aimed specifically at
municipal reform in the early twentieth century.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
21. Politics is the way a democratic society resolves differing values, interests, and affiliations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
22. The policy adoption function is performed in legislatures through plurality votes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
update at every time. There are many new
editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
replace it with true one.
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,Name: Class: Date:
CHAPTER 1 THE STUDY OF PUBLIC POLICY
1. What does the policy cycle focus on?
a. Adoptions
b. Formulations
c. Stages
d. Evaluations
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
2. What does policy evaluation concern itself with?
a. Creation or identification of alternative courses of action
b. Determining which policy problems reach agenda status
c. Steps taken to implement policies
d. Activities to determine whether a policy is accomplishing its goals
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
3. What does Laswell identify politics as?
a. Partisanship
b. Who gets what, when, and how
c. Policies
d. Differing interests, values, and affiliations
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
4. What is an example of how theories can help describe specific stages in the policy process?
a. The group approach helps explain policy adoption.
b. Institutionalism helps explain policy evaluation.
c. Systems theory helps explain data and figures.
d. Social construction of target populations explains problem definition.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
5. What is a key characteristic of public policies?
a. Developed by government bodies and officials
b. Affect limited groups of people
c. Not accepted as binding
d. Hypotheses suggesting specific actions
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
6. What do public policies emerge as responses to?
a. Cycles
b. Statements
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c. Analysis
d. Demands
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
7. What is the difference between policy outputs and policy outcomes?
a. Policy outputs are positive, while policy outcomes are negative.
b. Policy outputs are the actions taken in pursuit of decisions, while policy outcomes are the societal
consequences.
c. Policy outputs are authoritative, while policy outcomes are laissez-faire.
d. Policy outputs are the societal consequences, while policy outcomes are the actions taken in pursuit
of decisions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
8. What is an example of a policy outcome?
a. Longer prison terms reducing crime rates
b. Miles of highway built
c. Traffic fines being collected
d. Welfare benefits paid
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that
managers, in general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
9. What type of policy is state-building a shorthand term for?
a. Regulatory
b. Self-regulatory
c. Distributive
d. Constituent
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
10. Which agency can be said to primarily focus on distributive policies?
a. The Federal Reserve
b. The Department of Agriculture
c. The Office of Management and Budget
d. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
11. How do distributive policies differ from regulatory policies?
a. Setting forth general rules of behavior
b. Restricting entry into a market
c. Increasing the freedom of groups affected
d. Allowing private actors to find loopholes
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
12. What is an example of a symbolic policy?
a. The Kellogg-Briand Pact
b. The decision to create the Department of Homeland Security
c. The Endangered Species Act of 1973
d. The Oil Pollution Act
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Material and Symbolic Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
13. What is a standard example of a public good?
a. Same-sex marriage rights
b. National defense
c. Environmental regulation
d. Privatization
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Policies Involving Public Goods or Private Goods
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S.
public administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
14. What stands between inputs and outputs according to political systems theory?
a. Laws
b. Support
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c. Demand
d. The political system
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Approaches to Policy Study
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
15. A basic axiom of rational-choice theory holds that whose needs are the primary unit of analysis?
a. Collective
b. Social
c. Public
d. Individual
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Rational-Choice Theory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
16. In which of the following is access a primary concern?
a. Political systems theory
b. Group theory
c. Institutionalism
d. Regulatory capture
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Group Theory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
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17. Which is NOT a central tenet of elite theory?
a. Society is divided between those that have power and those that don’t.
b. Public policy does not reflect the demands of the masses.
c. The few that govern are not typical of the governed.
d. Interaction and struggle among groups are the central facts of political life.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Elite Theory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
18. Institutionalism focuses on what aspects of organizations?
a. Dynamic
b. Formal
c. Political
d. Rational
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Institutionalism
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-4 - Explain how independent regulatory agencies differ from cabinet-level
departments.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
19. What is sometimes lacking in the use of numerical measures of policy impacts?
a. Considerations of validity
b. Policy process behavior
c. Quantitative-based analyses
d. Salary impacts
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Methodological Difficulties in Studying Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-5 - Describe, with some examples, why organizational structure, in general, is
politically significant. Then identify the assumptions underlying efforts aimed specifically at
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municipal reform in the early twentieth century.
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20. What do case studies sometimes lack?
a. Unbiased questions
b. Sound Generalizability
c. Regulatory capture
d. Criticism
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Methodological Difficulties in Studying Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-5 - Describe, with some examples, why organizational structure, in general, is
politically significant. Then identify the assumptions underlying efforts aimed specifically at
municipal reform in the early twentieth century.
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21. Politics is the way a democratic society resolves differing values, interests, and affiliations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s
holding government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to
explain the public’s higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in
government have been higher.
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22. The policy adoption function is performed in legislatures through plurality votes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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