Exam 6: The Art and Science of Policy Making

​Match the term in the right column with its definition in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​They seldom get involved, but can be motivated on a specific issue.

Before a problem can be addressed, a majority of people must be convinced that it is a public as opposed to a private issue.​

​Define a problem. Does this question illustrate a problem, and more specifically, a public problem?

Rules for day-to-day operation that are established so that laws can be carried out are called ____.

Reflect upon this statement: "If dietetics is your profession, politics is your business."

​Before money can be released to a program, an appropriation bill must be passed.

​Match the term in the right column with its definition in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​set of problems to which policy makers give their attention

As a community nutritionist, you will find that only national policy issues directly affect your work and the services you deliver.

Draw the grassroots pyramid, and describe your current level of involvement when it comes to nutrition policy.

In the House of Representatives, which committee has jurisdiction over revenue bills?

​Match the term in the right column with its definition in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​They feel strongly about an issue, but prefer to talk rather than do anything about it.

Why has the federal budget process been described as "fractured, contentious, and chaotic"?

The process of putting a policy into action is called ____.

What is the most important time for constituent involvement in the legislative process?

​In the U.S., the steps followed by a bill that originates in the House are significantly different than those of a bill originating in the Senate.

What is a political action committee (PAC)? Describe the purpose of PACs.

In the grassroots pyramid, there are more power players than fence sitters.

Licensure is a state regulatory action that establishes and enforces minimum competency standards for individuals working in regulated professions, such as dietetics.

The bill authorizing the WIC supplemental feeding program became Public Law 92-433. The numbers 92-433 stand for ____.

After a bill has been introduced in Congress, the bill is published in the ____.