INTRO TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS #11
What are the core crafts of learning Public Affairs - correct answer Program evaluation,
public and nonprofit management, public service and leadership, public policy analysis
For this class, Public Affairs entails what?? - correct answer Leading the US
Department of Defense, Lobbying the EPA to roll back regulations to help coal
companies, Examining how Columbus homeless shelters might deliver meals w/
reduced budget, Running for local school board
True or False; Public Policy is a course of action that the government adopts? - correct
answer True
For the purpose of this class, government institutions are.... - correct answer the rules
and procedures we have adopted to make and implement collective decisions (i.e.
Public policy)
True or false; The purpose of government institutions in a democracy is to translate
public preferences into public policy and programs - correct answer True
The following statements are true - correct answer The government consists of the rules
and procedures (i.e. Institutions) for making and implementing collective choices about
how we live our lives. People who work in government agencies are public employees
because they work for the government. Elections are components of government
institutions. The government is a system for making and implementing public policy. A
policy is public if it is determined by the government. Congress is a government
institution.
True or false; generally it is easier to make policy changes in the US than it is in
countries with less fragmented systems - correct answer false
True or false; "incrementalism" refers to the tendency of US public policy to change very
slowly, in small increments. - correct answer True
The following are informal government institutions - correct answer an understanding
between members of Congress that legislators on opposing sides of a debate should
compromise in order to get things done. The presidential state of the union address.
The practice in some police forces of not ratting out fellow police officers who may have
broken the law.
True or false; politics has to do with exercising power to affect public policy - correct
answer true
, What does it mean when someone says the Us's government institutions are
fragmented? - correct answer It means multiple forms government actors have the
power to veto a policy proposal
For the purpose of this class, what are some examples of public policy making? -
correct answer The EPA decides to eliminate regulations limiting air and water pollution.
The US Supreme Court rules that states can no longer require public employees to pay
"agency fees" to unions. A local school district's board of education adopts end-of-
course exams that the school district students must take. City residents vote to approve
a local sales tax to fund improvements in public transportation. The US president
instructs the military personnel to rescue hostages in Syria. A local police force chooses
not to arrest people for marijuana possession, even though it is against state and
federal law.
The following statements about US federalism are true - correct answer states have the
power to make policy on some matters. States sometimes "veto" federal policies by half
implementing them. Federalism is a type of institutional fragmentation. The federal
government has the power to make policy on some matters.
An iron triangle consists of a reciprocal relationship between - correct answer an
interest group, a congressional committee, and a government agency
Under what set of conditions are societal interests likely to organize to block policy
change as opposed to organizing to push for it? - correct answer when the benefits of
policy change are dispersed among many people ad the costs are concentrated among
a few.
True or False; interest group politics can lead to policy that imposes a net cost on
society because those who stand to gain at the expense of society as a whole may
have a greater incentive to organize - correct answer True
The expression "rational ignorance" has to do with the notion that... - correct answer
staying uninformed about politics and policy-making is a rational course of action for
many citizens
True or False; a person's socioeconomic status is not a very good predictor of political
participation - correct answer false
True or false; there is seldom a coherent "public will" when it comes to public policy -
correct answer true
True or false; Americans generally prefer smaller government than Europeans - correct
answer true
ANSWERS #11
What are the core crafts of learning Public Affairs - correct answer Program evaluation,
public and nonprofit management, public service and leadership, public policy analysis
For this class, Public Affairs entails what?? - correct answer Leading the US
Department of Defense, Lobbying the EPA to roll back regulations to help coal
companies, Examining how Columbus homeless shelters might deliver meals w/
reduced budget, Running for local school board
True or False; Public Policy is a course of action that the government adopts? - correct
answer True
For the purpose of this class, government institutions are.... - correct answer the rules
and procedures we have adopted to make and implement collective decisions (i.e.
Public policy)
True or false; The purpose of government institutions in a democracy is to translate
public preferences into public policy and programs - correct answer True
The following statements are true - correct answer The government consists of the rules
and procedures (i.e. Institutions) for making and implementing collective choices about
how we live our lives. People who work in government agencies are public employees
because they work for the government. Elections are components of government
institutions. The government is a system for making and implementing public policy. A
policy is public if it is determined by the government. Congress is a government
institution.
True or false; generally it is easier to make policy changes in the US than it is in
countries with less fragmented systems - correct answer false
True or false; "incrementalism" refers to the tendency of US public policy to change very
slowly, in small increments. - correct answer True
The following are informal government institutions - correct answer an understanding
between members of Congress that legislators on opposing sides of a debate should
compromise in order to get things done. The presidential state of the union address.
The practice in some police forces of not ratting out fellow police officers who may have
broken the law.
True or false; politics has to do with exercising power to affect public policy - correct
answer true
, What does it mean when someone says the Us's government institutions are
fragmented? - correct answer It means multiple forms government actors have the
power to veto a policy proposal
For the purpose of this class, what are some examples of public policy making? -
correct answer The EPA decides to eliminate regulations limiting air and water pollution.
The US Supreme Court rules that states can no longer require public employees to pay
"agency fees" to unions. A local school district's board of education adopts end-of-
course exams that the school district students must take. City residents vote to approve
a local sales tax to fund improvements in public transportation. The US president
instructs the military personnel to rescue hostages in Syria. A local police force chooses
not to arrest people for marijuana possession, even though it is against state and
federal law.
The following statements about US federalism are true - correct answer states have the
power to make policy on some matters. States sometimes "veto" federal policies by half
implementing them. Federalism is a type of institutional fragmentation. The federal
government has the power to make policy on some matters.
An iron triangle consists of a reciprocal relationship between - correct answer an
interest group, a congressional committee, and a government agency
Under what set of conditions are societal interests likely to organize to block policy
change as opposed to organizing to push for it? - correct answer when the benefits of
policy change are dispersed among many people ad the costs are concentrated among
a few.
True or False; interest group politics can lead to policy that imposes a net cost on
society because those who stand to gain at the expense of society as a whole may
have a greater incentive to organize - correct answer True
The expression "rational ignorance" has to do with the notion that... - correct answer
staying uninformed about politics and policy-making is a rational course of action for
many citizens
True or False; a person's socioeconomic status is not a very good predictor of political
participation - correct answer false
True or false; there is seldom a coherent "public will" when it comes to public policy -
correct answer true
True or false; Americans generally prefer smaller government than Europeans - correct
answer true
