V182 Exam 1 questions & answers
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T/F: Cross-national studies of the policy-making process in industrialized countries demonstrate
that there is no single process through which public policies are made. - correct answer ✔✔
true
Developing and evaluating proposed solutions and programs to a problem on the institutional
agenda is considered - correct answer ✔✔ policy formation
Which component of the policy-making process involves the smallest number of direct
participants? - correct answer ✔✔ decision making
T/F: In presidential systems, policy decisions are largely the responsibility of the executive
branch with legislatures playing more limited roles - correct answer ✔✔ false
T/F: Policy evaluation involves the government as well as forces from outside of government -
correct answer ✔✔ true
T/F: The rational decision-making model involves a cost-benefit analysis - correct answer ✔✔
true
Which component of the policy-making process puts a public policy into effect? - correct answer
✔✔ policy implementation
Which component of the policy-making process looks at policy effectiveness? - correct answer
✔✔ policy evaluation
, T/F: Public policy making has a clear beginning and end. - correct answer ✔✔ false
T/F: Comparative public policy involves countries trying to learn from one another - correct
answer ✔✔ true
T/F: Political dynamics can limit countries' willingness and ability to borrow policies from other
countries - correct answer ✔✔ true
Who is more important in a parliamentary system: president or prime minister? - correct
answer ✔✔ prime minister
A prime minister is chosen - correct answer ✔✔ by members of parliament
T/F: Important leaders in an authoritarian regime are chosen in a way that does not seek
periodic input from a freely participating electorate - correct answer ✔✔ true
A free and fair election includes: - correct answer ✔✔ - voting decisions must not be coerced
- universal suffrage
- vote counting fee from fraud
T/F: The rule of law means that no one is above the law except for the head of state - correct
answer ✔✔ false
T/F: Economically advanced European democracies offer a rich source of policy lessons that
provide valuable insights for policy-making in the United States - correct answer ✔✔ true
All of the following are considered obstacles to transplanting lessons from successful policies in
Europe except - correct answer ✔✔ geographical
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T/F: Cross-national studies of the policy-making process in industrialized countries demonstrate
that there is no single process through which public policies are made. - correct answer ✔✔
true
Developing and evaluating proposed solutions and programs to a problem on the institutional
agenda is considered - correct answer ✔✔ policy formation
Which component of the policy-making process involves the smallest number of direct
participants? - correct answer ✔✔ decision making
T/F: In presidential systems, policy decisions are largely the responsibility of the executive
branch with legislatures playing more limited roles - correct answer ✔✔ false
T/F: Policy evaluation involves the government as well as forces from outside of government -
correct answer ✔✔ true
T/F: The rational decision-making model involves a cost-benefit analysis - correct answer ✔✔
true
Which component of the policy-making process puts a public policy into effect? - correct answer
✔✔ policy implementation
Which component of the policy-making process looks at policy effectiveness? - correct answer
✔✔ policy evaluation
, T/F: Public policy making has a clear beginning and end. - correct answer ✔✔ false
T/F: Comparative public policy involves countries trying to learn from one another - correct
answer ✔✔ true
T/F: Political dynamics can limit countries' willingness and ability to borrow policies from other
countries - correct answer ✔✔ true
Who is more important in a parliamentary system: president or prime minister? - correct
answer ✔✔ prime minister
A prime minister is chosen - correct answer ✔✔ by members of parliament
T/F: Important leaders in an authoritarian regime are chosen in a way that does not seek
periodic input from a freely participating electorate - correct answer ✔✔ true
A free and fair election includes: - correct answer ✔✔ - voting decisions must not be coerced
- universal suffrage
- vote counting fee from fraud
T/F: The rule of law means that no one is above the law except for the head of state - correct
answer ✔✔ false
T/F: Economically advanced European democracies offer a rich source of policy lessons that
provide valuable insights for policy-making in the United States - correct answer ✔✔ true
All of the following are considered obstacles to transplanting lessons from successful policies in
Europe except - correct answer ✔✔ geographical
