Question 1

Which statement describes the primary reason that US policy making is characterized by conflict over which policies to adopt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Government officials, interest groups, and citizens promote their views about what to do. 
B)  The political parties have become highly polarized. 
C)  Government regulations have become increasingly complex, and government has grown. 
D)  The media increasingly exposes the decline in ethics among public officials. 
A)  Government officials, interest groups, and citizens promote their views about what to do. 
B)  The political parties have become highly polarized. 
C)  Government regulations have become increasingly complex, and government has grown. 
D)  The media increasingly exposes the decline in ethics among public officials.

Question 2

When does a market failure occur?

Accepted Answer

A market failure occ

Question 3

The governing context affects how policy decisions are made. This context refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal system and separation of powers 
B)  values, beliefs, and attitudes 
C)  conflicts, elections, and political parties 
D)  inflation and unemployment 
A)  the federal system and separation of powers 
B)  values, beliefs, and attitudes 
C)  conflicts, elections, and political parties 
D)  inflation and unemployment

Question 4

Provide an example of a pure private good.

Accepted Answer

A pure private good is characterized by

Question 5

When the Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations that force power plants to take into consideration the actual costs to deal with pollution and the health problems it causes, what type of market failure is the EPA addressing?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative externality 
B)  natural monopoly 
C)  positive externality 
D)  barriers to exit and entry 
A)  negative externality 
B)  natural monopoly 
C)  positive externality 
D)  barriers to exit and entry

Question 6

Discuss the reasons why it is beneficial for citizens to study public policy.

Accepted Answer

It affords numerous opportunities to bec

Question 7

Cable television services are an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pure private good 
B)  toll good 
C)  common pool resource 
D)  pure public good 
A)  pure private good 
B)  toll good 
C)  common pool resource 
D)  pure public good

Question 8

A good that can be ______ is one for which one individual's consumption of the good does not interfere with another individual's consumption of the same good.

Accepted Answer

A)  jointly consumed 
B)  excluded 
C)  externalized 
D)  collective 
A)  jointly consumed 
B)  excluded 
C)  externalized 
D)  collective

Question 9

Ensuring the safety of amusement park rides illustrates the purpose and nature of public policy. Discuss the purpose of policy making, reasons that government gets involved in the solution of public problems, and the factors that make policy making so complex.

Accepted Answer

Purpose is to promote the public good; g

Question 10

Choose three of the contexts that surround policy making and explain how each context can affect the decisions that are made or can influence the policy emphases that emerge. As part of your explanation of a context, give an example of how a certain context had an impact on a policy that was enacted.

Accepted Answer

Select any of five contexts (social, pol

Question 11

A ______ refers to the effects that policies have on society.

Accepted Answer

A)  policy output 
B)  policy outcome 
C)  policy yield 
D)  collective action 
A)  policy output 
B)  policy outcome 
C)  policy yield 
D)  collective action

Question 12

______ are economic justifications for why government becomes involved in societal problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Policy impacts 
B)  Policy subsystems 
C)  Market failures 
D)  Agenda settings 
A)  Policy impacts 
B)  Policy subsystems 
C)  Market failures 
D)  Agenda settings

Question 13

What is an information failure?

Accepted Answer

It is a form of market failure

Question 14

What is federalism?

Accepted Answer

The shared authority

Question 15

Define political culture.

Accepted Answer

Political culture refers to wi

Question 16

The examination of components of policy, the policy process, or both, is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  policy formulation 
B)  policy legitimation 
C)  policy analysis 
D)  policy capacity 
A)  policy formulation 
B)  policy legitimation 
C)  policy analysis 
D)  policy capacity

Question 17

Education is often cited as something that benefits more than just the person getting the education; it benefits society in a number of other ways. This is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  redistributive policy 
B)  positive externality 
C)  buoyancy of community funding 
D)  market-based incentives 
A)  redistributive policy 
B)  positive externality 
C)  buoyancy of community funding 
D)  market-based incentives

Question 18

Which policy criterion evaluates whether elected officials are likely to find a proposed policy acceptable or not?

Accepted Answer

Political

Question 19

The main reason that government gets involved in addressing a public problem is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure continuity of externalities 
B)  conduct policy analysis 
C)  improve policy capacity of states 
D)  ensure that the general "public good" is maintained and protected 
A)  ensure continuity of externalities 
B)  conduct policy analysis 
C)  improve policy capacity of states 
D)  ensure that the general "public good" is maintained and protected

Question 20

The United States saw an increase in environmental legislation in the 1970s due in part to pressure from environmental groups. This represents what type of rationale for government intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic reasons 
B)  moral or ethical reasons 
C)  market failures 
D)  political reasons 
A)  economic reasons 
B)  moral or ethical reasons 
C)  market failures 
D)  political reasons

Which statement describes the primary reason that US policy making is characterized by conflict over which policies to adopt?

When does a market failure occur?

The governing context affects how policy decisions are made. This context refers to ______.

Provide an example of a pure private good.

When the Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations that force power plants to take into consideration the actual costs to deal with pollution and the health problems it causes, what type of market failure is the EPA addressing?

Discuss the reasons why it is beneficial for citizens to study public policy.

Cable television services are an example of a ______.

A good that can be ______ is one for which one individual's consumption of the good does not interfere with another individual's consumption of the same good.

Ensuring the safety of amusement park rides illustrates the purpose and nature of public policy. Discuss the purpose of policy making, reasons that government gets involved in the solution of public problems, and the factors that make policy making so complex.

A ______ refers to the effects that policies have on society.

______ are economic justifications for why government becomes involved in societal problems.

What is an information failure?

What is federalism?

Define political culture.

The examination of components of policy, the policy process, or both, is referred to as ______.

Education is often cited as something that benefits more than just the person getting the education; it benefits society in a number of other ways. This is called ______.

Which policy criterion evaluates whether elected officials are likely to find a proposed policy acceptable or not?

The main reason that government gets involved in addressing a public problem is to ______.

The United States saw an increase in environmental legislation in the 1970s due in part to pressure from environmental groups. This represents what type of rationale for government intervention?

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Which statement describes the primary reason that US policy making is characterized by conflict over which policies to adopt?

When does a market failure occur?

The governing context affects how policy decisions are made. This context refers to ______.

Provide an example of a pure private good.

When the Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations that force power plants to take into consideration the actual costs to deal with pollution and the health problems it causes, what type of market failure is the EPA addressing?

Discuss the reasons why it is beneficial for citizens to study public policy.

Cable television services are an example of a ______.

A good that can be ______ is one for which one individual's consumption of the good does not interfere with another individual's consumption of the same good.

Ensuring the safety of amusement park rides illustrates the purpose and nature of public policy. Discuss the purpose of policy making, reasons that government gets involved in the solution of public problems, and the factors that make policy making so complex.

A ______ refers to the effects that policies have on society.

______ are economic justifications for why government becomes involved in societal problems.

What is an information failure?

What is federalism?

Define political culture.

The examination of components of policy, the policy process, or both, is referred to as ______.

Education is often cited as something that benefits more than just the person getting the education; it benefits society in a number of other ways. This is called ______.

Which policy criterion evaluates whether elected officials are likely to find a proposed policy acceptable or not?

The main reason that government gets involved in addressing a public problem is to ______.

The United States saw an increase in environmental legislation in the 1970s due in part to pressure from environmental groups. This represents what type of rationale for government intervention?

Government Institutions and Policy Actors

Understanding Public Policymaking

Policy Analysis

Public Problems and Policy Alternatives

Assessing Policy Alternatives

Economic and Budgetary Policy

Health Care Policy

Welfare and Social Security Policy

Education Policy

Environmental and Energy Policy

Foreign Policy and Homeland Security

Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice

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