PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXAM WITH SOLUTIONS #1
What are the "core crafts" that one can learn in schools of public affairs? - correct
answer Public management
Public policy analysis
Non-profit management
Program evaluation
True or False:
"Incrementalism" refers to the tendency of U.S. public policy to change very slowly, in
small increments. - correct answer True
True or False:
Generally, it is easier to block proposed policy changes in the U.S. than it is in countries
with less fragmented systems. - correct answer True
True or False:
The purpose of government institutions in a democracy is to translate public
preferences into public policy and programs. - correct answer True
True or False:
Public policy is a course of action that government adopts - correct answer True
True or False:
Politics has to do with exercising power to affect public policy. - correct answer True
What is related to the fragmentation of the U.S. government? - correct answer -the
separation of policymaking institutions
-The fact that multiple formal government actors have the power to "veto" a policy
proposal
-The sharing of policymaking power between multiple groups of formal policymaking
actors
For the purposes of this class, "government institutions" are... - correct answer the rules
and procedures we have adopted for making and implementing public policy
What are two examples of informal government institutions? - correct answer -The
practice in some police forces of not ratting out fellow police officers who may have
broken the law
-An understanding between members of Congress that legislators on opposing sides of
a debate should compromise in order to get things done
What is U.S. federalism? - correct answer -Federalism is a type of institutional
fragmentation
-States sometimes "veto" federal policies by half-heartedly implementing them
-The federal government has the power to make policy on some matters
, -States have the power to make policy on some matters.
True or False:
Liberals sometimes prefer "smaller" government than conservatives. - correct answer
True
True or False:
Republicans generally prefer less government intervention in markets than Democrats. -
correct answer True
True or False:
A person's socioeconomic status is a major predictor of civic engagement. - correct
answer True
True or False:
People with high socioeconomic status are more likely to know what public policies
government is contemplating, enacting, and implementing. - correct answer True
True or False:
Government institutions determine how we resolve policy disagreements among the
public. - correct answer True
The expression "rational ignorance" has to do with the notion that... - correct answer
staying uniformed about politics and policymaking is a rational course of action for many
citizens
True or False:
For the purposes of this class, an interest group is a group of people in society with
similar interests, whether or not they are organized and advocating for their shared
interests. - correct answer False
True or False:
Lobbying is the act of trying to convince a policymaker to make a particular policy
decision. - correct answer True
True or False:
All else being equal, those whose preferences are represented by interest groups are
more likely to obtain public policy they want than those whose preferences are not. -
correct answer True
Under what set of conditions are societal interests likely to organize to block policy
change, as opposed to organize to push for it? - correct answer When the benefits of
policy change are dispersed among many people and the costs are concentrated
among a few
True or False:
What are the "core crafts" that one can learn in schools of public affairs? - correct
answer Public management
Public policy analysis
Non-profit management
Program evaluation
True or False:
"Incrementalism" refers to the tendency of U.S. public policy to change very slowly, in
small increments. - correct answer True
True or False:
Generally, it is easier to block proposed policy changes in the U.S. than it is in countries
with less fragmented systems. - correct answer True
True or False:
The purpose of government institutions in a democracy is to translate public
preferences into public policy and programs. - correct answer True
True or False:
Public policy is a course of action that government adopts - correct answer True
True or False:
Politics has to do with exercising power to affect public policy. - correct answer True
What is related to the fragmentation of the U.S. government? - correct answer -the
separation of policymaking institutions
-The fact that multiple formal government actors have the power to "veto" a policy
proposal
-The sharing of policymaking power between multiple groups of formal policymaking
actors
For the purposes of this class, "government institutions" are... - correct answer the rules
and procedures we have adopted for making and implementing public policy
What are two examples of informal government institutions? - correct answer -The
practice in some police forces of not ratting out fellow police officers who may have
broken the law
-An understanding between members of Congress that legislators on opposing sides of
a debate should compromise in order to get things done
What is U.S. federalism? - correct answer -Federalism is a type of institutional
fragmentation
-States sometimes "veto" federal policies by half-heartedly implementing them
-The federal government has the power to make policy on some matters
, -States have the power to make policy on some matters.
True or False:
Liberals sometimes prefer "smaller" government than conservatives. - correct answer
True
True or False:
Republicans generally prefer less government intervention in markets than Democrats. -
correct answer True
True or False:
A person's socioeconomic status is a major predictor of civic engagement. - correct
answer True
True or False:
People with high socioeconomic status are more likely to know what public policies
government is contemplating, enacting, and implementing. - correct answer True
True or False:
Government institutions determine how we resolve policy disagreements among the
public. - correct answer True
The expression "rational ignorance" has to do with the notion that... - correct answer
staying uniformed about politics and policymaking is a rational course of action for many
citizens
True or False:
For the purposes of this class, an interest group is a group of people in society with
similar interests, whether or not they are organized and advocating for their shared
interests. - correct answer False
True or False:
Lobbying is the act of trying to convince a policymaker to make a particular policy
decision. - correct answer True
True or False:
All else being equal, those whose preferences are represented by interest groups are
more likely to obtain public policy they want than those whose preferences are not. -
correct answer True
Under what set of conditions are societal interests likely to organize to block policy
change, as opposed to organize to push for it? - correct answer When the benefits of
policy change are dispersed among many people and the costs are concentrated
among a few
True or False:
