Question 1

The last step in the policymaking process is policy ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluation 
B)  implementation 
C)  adoption 
D)  formulation 
E)  completion 
A)  evaluation 
B)  implementation 
C)  adoption 
D)  formulation 
E)  completion

Question 2

The publication of Silent Spring is significant because it was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the first time that someone had criticized corporate welfare 
B)  one of the first books to note that Social Security would be bankrupt if it was not reformed 
C)  partly responsible for the elimination of AFDC 
D)  one the first books to make a case for universal health care in the United States 
E)  a triggering event for the government to create environmental policy 
A)  the first time that someone had criticized corporate welfare 
B)  one of the first books to note that Social Security would be bankrupt if it was not reformed 
C)  partly responsible for the elimination of AFDC 
D)  one the first books to make a case for universal health care in the United States 
E)  a triggering event for the government to create environmental policy

Question 3

Although poor people have a stake in their own economic security,they have often lost political battles because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress has stopped listening to their often outrageous demands 
B)  public opinion consistently opposes programs to help the poor 
C)  no groups lobby for the interests of the poor 
D)  they are small in number 
E)  they are less likely to have the political skills needed to pressure elected officials to enact policy in their favor 
A)  Congress has stopped listening to their often outrageous demands 
B)  public opinion consistently opposes programs to help the poor 
C)  no groups lobby for the interests of the poor 
D)  they are small in number 
E)  they are less likely to have the political skills needed to pressure elected officials to enact policy in their favor

Question 4

A major criticism of AFDC was that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it had no work provision 
B)  families were able to receive aid only for a short period of time 
C)  the aid to most families was not sufficient to meet basic needs 
D)  too many poor people received no aid 
E)  benefits did not increase with family size 
A)  it had no work provision 
B)  families were able to receive aid only for a short period of time 
C)  the aid to most families was not sufficient to meet basic needs 
D)  too many poor people received no aid 
E)  benefits did not increase with family size

Question 5

Explain the recent controversy over Social Security.What are the major problems facing Social Security? What are the current politics behind the issue? If Social Security needs to be fixed,what is the best way to reform it? If Social Security does not need to be fixed,why do you believe this is the case?

Accepted Answer

The biggest problems facing Social Secur

Question 6

Pork barrel legislation is an example of a ______ policy.

Accepted Answer

A)  regulatory 
B)  redistributive 
C)  social welfare 
D)  distributive 
E)  private 
A)  regulatory 
B)  redistributive 
C)  social welfare 
D)  distributive 
E)  private

Question 7

The second step in the policy process is ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Name the five steps in the policymaking process.

Accepted Answer

Agenda setting,polic

Question 9

Public policies are evaluated using all of the following standards EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether they are efficient 
B)  whether they are socially acceptable 
C)  whether they are feasible 
D)  whether they are equitable 
E)  whether the administration wants to see them succeed 
A)  whether they are efficient 
B)  whether they are socially acceptable 
C)  whether they are feasible 
D)  whether they are equitable 
E)  whether the administration wants to see them succeed

Question 10

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ______,and the fund will run out of money in ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If nothing changes in the Social Security...

Question 11

A ______ is a financial incentive given by the government to corporations,individuals,or other governments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ______ is a financial incentive given...

Question 12

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ______,and the fund will run out of money in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  2018; 2020 
B)  2020; 2026 
C)  2018; 2036 
D)  2017; 2019 
E)  2017; 2034 
A)  2018; 2020 
B)  2020; 2026 
C)  2018; 2036 
D)  2017; 2019 
E)  2017; 2034

Question 13

The biggest obstacle to a system of national health care in the United States is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the experience of the other industrialized nations leads to the conclusion that a national health care system would be far more expensive in terms of GDP than the current system 
B)  the American public is very satisfied with the current system 
C)  patients' advocacy groups oppose it out of fear that they would lose their freedom to choose better care 
D)  such a policy runs counter to American political culture 
E)  a national health care system was tried during the Great Depression and was a total failure 
A)  the experience of the other industrialized nations leads to the conclusion that a national health care system would be far more expensive in terms of GDP than the current system 
B)  the American public is very satisfied with the current system 
C)  patients' advocacy groups oppose it out of fear that they would lose their freedom to choose better care 
D)  such a policy runs counter to American political culture 
E)  a national health care system was tried during the Great Depression and was a total failure

Question 14

In a comparison between American and European programs that provide assistance to the "have-nots" of society,______.

Accepted Answer

A)  European countries have more programs to assist the have-nots 
B)  almost every program designed by the United States to provide assistance to the have-nots has been copied by European countries 
C)  the United States has more programs to assist the have-nots 
D)  the United States has more programs to assist the have-nots but spends less money on these programs 
E)  both have very similar programs in terms of goals and amount of money spent 
A)  European countries have more programs to assist the have-nots 
B)  almost every program designed by the United States to provide assistance to the have-nots has been copied by European countries 
C)  the United States has more programs to assist the have-nots 
D)  the United States has more programs to assist the have-nots but spends less money on these programs 
E)  both have very similar programs in terms of goals and amount of money spent

Question 15

A ______ is a financial incentive given by the government to corporations,individuals,or other governments.

Accepted Answer

A)  handout 
B)  bribe 
C)  monetary benefit 
D)  redistribution 
E)  subsidy 
A)  handout 
B)  bribe 
C)  monetary benefit 
D)  redistribution 
E)  subsidy

Question 16

Social insurance programs refer to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  programs funded by only one group of taxpayers that are distributed only to noncitizens 
B)  programs that protect people from losing their homes during a natural disaster 
C)  government programs that offer benefits in exchange for contributions 
D)  programs designed to restrict or change the behavior of certain groups or individuals 
E)  private welfare programs in which companies collect premiums in return for job insurance 
A)  programs funded by only one group of taxpayers that are distributed only to noncitizens 
B)  programs that protect people from losing their homes during a natural disaster 
C)  government programs that offer benefits in exchange for contributions 
D)  programs designed to restrict or change the behavior of certain groups or individuals 
E)  private welfare programs in which companies collect premiums in return for job insurance

Question 17

President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression was to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  create limited programs to help the poor and unemployed 
B)  suggest charity and volunteerism as a solution but not government involvement 
C)  create Social Security 
D)  propose welfare assistance 
E)  develop jobs creation programs, such as the WPA and CCC 
A)  create limited programs to help the poor and unemployed 
B)  suggest charity and volunteerism as a solution but not government involvement 
C)  create Social Security 
D)  propose welfare assistance 
E)  develop jobs creation programs, such as the WPA and CCC

Question 18

All of the following statements concerning the making of policy are true EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress sometimes makes a policy through a bundle of several laws. 
B)  Presidents have made profound changes in policy through executive orders. 
C)  Policies are best thought of as the product of the actions of one branch of government created at a particular time. 
D)  Bureaucracies make policy though their power to regulate. 
E)  The courts take a policymaking role when they rule on what government can or cannot do. 
A)  Congress sometimes makes a policy through a bundle of several laws. 
B)  Presidents have made profound changes in policy through executive orders. 
C)  Policies are best thought of as the product of the actions of one branch of government created at a particular time. 
D)  Bureaucracies make policy though their power to regulate. 
E)  The courts take a policymaking role when they rule on what government can or cannot do.

Question 19

Corporate welfare is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  policy that provides incentives to encourage certain behavior 
B)  revenue policy 
C)  regulatory policy 
D)  private policy 
E)  redistributive policy 
A)  policy that provides incentives to encourage certain behavior 
B)  revenue policy 
C)  regulatory policy 
D)  private policy 
E)  redistributive policy

Question 20

An example of a redistributive policy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid 
B)  trade policy 
C)  corporate welfare 
D)  environmental policy 
E)  farm subsidies 
A)  Medicaid 
B)  trade policy 
C)  corporate welfare 
D)  environmental policy 
E)  farm subsidies

The last step in the policymaking process is policy ______.

The publication of Silent Spring is significant because it was ______.

Although poor people have a stake in their own economic security,they have often lost political battles because ______.

A major criticism of AFDC was that ______.

Pork barrel legislation is an example of a ______ policy.

The second step in the policy process is ______.

Name the five steps in the policymaking process.

Public policies are evaluated using all of the following standards EXCEPT this one:

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ,and the fund will run out of money in .

A ______ is a financial incentive given by the government to corporations,individuals,or other governments.

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ,and the fund will run out of money in .

The biggest obstacle to a system of national health care in the United States is that ______.

In a comparison between American and European programs that provide assistance to the "have-nots" of society,______.

A ______ is a financial incentive given by the government to corporations,individuals,or other governments.

Social insurance programs refer to ______.

President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression was to ______.

All of the following statements concerning the making of policy are true EXCEPT this one:

Corporate welfare is an example of a ______.

An example of a redistributive policy is ______.

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

Filters

Exam 16: Social and Environmental Policy

The last step in the policymaking process is policy ______.

The publication of Silent Spring is significant because it was ______.

Although poor people have a stake in their own economic security,they have often lost political battles because ______.

A major criticism of AFDC was that ______.

Pork barrel legislation is an example of a ______ policy.

The second step in the policy process is ______.

Name the five steps in the policymaking process.

Public policies are evaluated using all of the following standards EXCEPT this one:

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ______,and the fund will run out of money in ______.

A ______ is a financial incentive given by the government to corporations,individuals,or other governments.

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ______,and the fund will run out of money in ______.

The biggest obstacle to a system of national health care in the United States is that ______.

In a comparison between American and European programs that provide assistance to the "have-nots" of society,______.

A ______ is a financial incentive given by the government to corporations,individuals,or other governments.

Social insurance programs refer to ______.

President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression was to ______.

All of the following statements concerning the making of policy are true EXCEPT this one:

Corporate welfare is an example of a ______.

An example of a redistributive policy is ______.

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

Filters

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ,and the fund will run out of money in .

If nothing changes in the Social Security program,retirees will begin to take more money out of the Social Security Trust Fund than workers put into the fund in ,and the fund will run out of money in .