Question 1

A federal program that guarantees benefits to qualified recipients is a(n)______ program.

Accepted Answer

A)  welfare 
B)  mandated 
C)  means-tested 
D)  entitlement 
E)  distributive 
A)  welfare 
B)  mandated 
C)  means-tested 
D)  entitlement 
E)  distributive

Question 2

Pork barrel legislation is an example of a distributive policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

You can find the wealth of rules and regulations that make up American public policy in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Register 
B)  U.S. Constitution 
C)  U.S. Code 
D)  state constitutions 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Federal Register 
B)  U.S. Constitution 
C)  U.S. Code 
D)  state constitutions 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Prior to the health care reform that was passed in 2010,the government's role in health care was limited to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicare and Medicaid 
B)  universal health care 
C)  no involvement at all 
D)  AFDC 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Medicare and Medicaid 
B)  universal health care 
C)  no involvement at all 
D)  AFDC 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Government agencies have their largest role in policy evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The creation of a regulation by a bureaucratic agency would be an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  agenda setting 
B)  policy evaluation 
C)  policy implementation 
D)  policy formulation 
E)  policy adoption 
A)  agenda setting 
B)  policy evaluation 
C)  policy implementation 
D)  policy formulation 
E)  policy adoption

Question 7

An example of a distributive policy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  welfare 
B)  emissions regulations 
C)  a law restricting the use of the death penalty 
D)  farm subsidies 
E)  antidrug laws 
A)  welfare 
B)  emissions regulations 
C)  a law restricting the use of the death penalty 
D)  farm subsidies 
E)  antidrug laws

Question 8

The Social Security Trust Fund could be made sustainable by any of the following solutions EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting benefit levels 
B)  increasing Social Security taxes 
C)  lifting the $90,000 cap on Social Security taxes 
D)  taking Medicaid out of the program 
E)  raising the retirement age 
A)  cutting benefit levels 
B)  increasing Social Security taxes 
C)  lifting the $90,000 cap on Social Security taxes 
D)  taking Medicaid out of the program 
E)  raising the retirement age

Question 9

Which of the following pairs correctly matches a type of policy with a specific case of that type?

Accepted Answer

A)  redistributive policy and Social Security 
B)  regulatory policy and Head Start 
C)  distributive policy and Supplemental Security Income 
D)  regulatory policy and a gas tax 
E)  regulatory policy and TANF 
A)  redistributive policy and Social Security 
B)  regulatory policy and Head Start 
C)  distributive policy and Supplemental Security Income 
D)  regulatory policy and a gas tax 
E)  regulatory policy and TANF

Question 10

The federal government's insurance program for the elderly and disabled is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  AFDC 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  Medicare 
D)  AARP 
E)  TANF 
A)  AFDC 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  Medicare 
D)  AARP 
E)  TANF

Question 11

Distributive policies are popular because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  their costs are not noticed because they are spread amongst all taxpayers, but their benefits go to a specific group who knows they are benefitting 
B)  their costs are low 
C)  the projects supported by such spending are rarely of questionable value 
D)  they benefit the needy 
E)  they benefit everyone 
A)  their costs are not noticed because they are spread amongst all taxpayers, but their benefits go to a specific group who knows they are benefitting 
B)  their costs are low 
C)  the projects supported by such spending are rarely of questionable value 
D)  they benefit the needy 
E)  they benefit everyone

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of redistributive policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
B)  the Hope Scholarship 
C)  the Clean Air Act 
D)  the Hawley-Smoot Act 
E)  Head Start 
A)  the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
B)  the Hope Scholarship 
C)  the Clean Air Act 
D)  the Hawley-Smoot Act 
E)  Head Start

Question 13

Few government policies generate as much controversy as social welfare programs.What are social welfare programs? Who are they designed to help? Why does so much divisiveness exist on these issues?

Accepted Answer

Students should define social welfare po

Question 14

Redistributive policies are popular because their costs are not noticed because they are spread among all taxpayers,but their benefits go to a specific group who knows they are benefitting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most social welfare policies are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  entitlement programs 
B)  regulatory policies 
C)  private policies 
D)  redistributive policies 
E)  distributive policies 
A)  entitlement programs 
B)  regulatory policies 
C)  private policies 
D)  redistributive policies 
E)  distributive policies

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a reason why solving public problems can be difficult?

Accepted Answer

A)  People usually don't have an interest in solving public problems. 
B)  Solutions to public problems can create new problems. 
C)  Solutions to public problems often cost money. 
D)  Public problems are complex. 
E)  A variety of voices and opinions are involved 
A)  People usually don't have an interest in solving public problems. 
B)  Solutions to public problems can create new problems. 
C)  Solutions to public problems often cost money. 
D)  Public problems are complex. 
E)  A variety of voices and opinions are involved

Question 17

Critics of President George W.Bush's proposal to create private Social Security accounts argued that such accounts would ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  potentially end Social Security as a guarantor of a secure retirement 
B)  benefit the poor more than the wealthy 
C)  be unfair to the young 
D)  raise Social Security taxes 
E)  force people to retire earlier 
A)  potentially end Social Security as a guarantor of a secure retirement 
B)  benefit the poor more than the wealthy 
C)  be unfair to the young 
D)  raise Social Security taxes 
E)  force people to retire earlier

Question 18

Explain the roles of Congress,the president,the bureaucracy,and the courts in the policymaking process.How does each institution make policy? What hurdles must policymakers overcome in the policymaking process?

Accepted Answer

Congress makes policy through laws,the p

Question 19

_______ is often reluctant to act on climate change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ is often reluctant to act on...

Question 20

Social Security is a good example of the role _____ plays in the policy process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social Security is a good example of...

A federal program that guarantees benefits to qualified recipients is a(n)______ program.

Pork barrel legislation is an example of a distributive policy.

You can find the wealth of rules and regulations that make up American public policy in the ______.

Prior to the health care reform that was passed in 2010,the government's role in health care was limited to ______.

Government agencies have their largest role in policy evaluation.

The creation of a regulation by a bureaucratic agency would be an example of ______.

An example of a distributive policy is ______.

The Social Security Trust Fund could be made sustainable by any of the following solutions EXCEPT this one:

Which of the following pairs correctly matches a type of policy with a specific case of that type?

The federal government's insurance program for the elderly and disabled is called ______.

Distributive policies are popular because ______.

Which of the following is an example of redistributive policy?

Few government policies generate as much controversy as social welfare programs.What are social welfare programs? Who are they designed to help? Why does so much divisiveness exist on these issues?

Redistributive policies are popular because their costs are not noticed because they are spread among all taxpayers,but their benefits go to a specific group who knows they are benefitting.

Most social welfare policies are ______.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why solving public problems can be difficult?

Critics of President George W.Bush's proposal to create private Social Security accounts argued that such accounts would ______.

Explain the roles of Congress,the president,the bureaucracy,and the courts in the policymaking process.How does each institution make policy? What hurdles must policymakers overcome in the policymaking process?

_______ is often reluctant to act on climate change.

Social Security is a good example of the role _____ plays in the policy process.

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Exam 16: Social and Environmental Policy

A federal program that guarantees benefits to qualified recipients is a(n)______ program.

Pork barrel legislation is an example of a distributive policy.

You can find the wealth of rules and regulations that make up American public policy in the ______.

Prior to the health care reform that was passed in 2010,the government's role in health care was limited to ______.

Government agencies have their largest role in policy evaluation.

The creation of a regulation by a bureaucratic agency would be an example of ______.

An example of a distributive policy is ______.

The Social Security Trust Fund could be made sustainable by any of the following solutions EXCEPT this one:

Which of the following pairs correctly matches a type of policy with a specific case of that type?

The federal government's insurance program for the elderly and disabled is called ______.

Distributive policies are popular because ______.

Which of the following is an example of redistributive policy?

Few government policies generate as much controversy as social welfare programs.What are social welfare programs? Who are they designed to help? Why does so much divisiveness exist on these issues?

Redistributive policies are popular because their costs are not noticed because they are spread among all taxpayers,but their benefits go to a specific group who knows they are benefitting.

Most social welfare policies are ______.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why solving public problems can be difficult?

Critics of President George W.Bush's proposal to create private Social Security accounts argued that such accounts would ______.

Explain the roles of Congress,the president,the bureaucracy,and the courts in the policymaking process.How does each institution make policy? What hurdles must policymakers overcome in the policymaking process?

_______ is often reluctant to act on climate change.

Social Security is a good example of the role _____ plays in the policy process.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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