Question 1

In 2013,President Barack Obama's budget included $27.2 billion to implement an "all-of-the-above" approach to __________ policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2013,President Barack Obama's budget included $27.2...

Question 2

Prior to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,health care costs and the percentage of uninsured Americans increased dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following provides one explanation for why Medicare costs have risen in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  People live longer today than they did in the past. 
B)  People rely on their own private insurance to supplement Medicare. 
C)  Most people on Medicare also receive Medicaid benefits. 
D)  Doctors charge less for many services than they did in the past. 
A)  People live longer today than they did in the past. 
B)  People rely on their own private insurance to supplement Medicare. 
C)  Most people on Medicare also receive Medicaid benefits. 
D)  Doctors charge less for many services than they did in the past.

Question 4

Which of these was part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government took a laissez-faire approach when dealing with economic matters. 
B)  The federal government created Social Security and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. 
C)  The states assumed new responsibilities for the management of national economic matters. 
D)  The federal government devolved responsibility for solving the economic crisis to the states. 
A)  The federal government took a laissez-faire approach when dealing with economic matters. 
B)  The federal government created Social Security and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. 
C)  The states assumed new responsibilities for the management of national economic matters. 
D)  The federal government devolved responsibility for solving the economic crisis to the states.

Question 5

The 1983 A Nation at Risk report showed that U.S.students typically performed __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  better on both math and science tests than students in other countries 
B)  worse on both math and science tests than students in many other countries 
C)  better on math tests but worse on science tests compared to students in other countries 
D)  better on science tests but worse on math tests compared to students in other countries 
A)  better on both math and science tests than students in other countries 
B)  worse on both math and science tests than students in many other countries 
C)  better on math tests but worse on science tests compared to students in other countries 
D)  better on science tests but worse on math tests compared to students in other countries

Question 6

Which of the following is true of gas prices and gas taxes in the United States in comparison to Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both gas prices and gas taxes are higher in the United States than in Europe. 
B)  Both gas prices and gas taxes are lower in the United States than in Europe. 
C)  Gas prices are higher in the United States than in Europe, but gas taxes are lower. 
D)  Gas taxes are higher in the United States than in Europe, but gas prices are lower. 
A)  Both gas prices and gas taxes are higher in the United States than in Europe. 
B)  Both gas prices and gas taxes are lower in the United States than in Europe. 
C)  Gas prices are higher in the United States than in Europe, but gas taxes are lower. 
D)  Gas taxes are higher in the United States than in Europe, but gas prices are lower.

Question 7

Republicans have been more likely to support business opportunities for the oil and gas industry,while Democrats have been more supportive of developing alternative energy sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following demonstrates how policy making is decentralized in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has a unitary form of government. 
B)  Congressional power often trumps state power. 
C)  The states have authority over policy making in areas such as education. 
D)  The federal government is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid. 
A)  The United States has a unitary form of government. 
B)  Congressional power often trumps state power. 
C)  The states have authority over policy making in areas such as education. 
D)  The federal government is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid.

Question 9

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act primarily aims to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  establish a government-run health insurance program to cover everyone who lacks health insurance 
B)  reduce the number of uninsured individuals 
C)  increase the number of doctors who specialize rather than enter general practice 
D)  protect patients from Medicare fraud 
A)  establish a government-run health insurance program to cover everyone who lacks health insurance 
B)  reduce the number of uninsured individuals 
C)  increase the number of doctors who specialize rather than enter general practice 
D)  protect patients from Medicare fraud

Question 10

What is the function of Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A)  prescription drug plan for Medicare 
B)  state funding of federal hospitals 
C)  subsidized medical care for the poor 
D)  a long-term care supplement for Medicare 
A)  prescription drug plan for Medicare 
B)  state funding of federal hospitals 
C)  subsidized medical care for the poor 
D)  a long-term care supplement for Medicare

Question 11

Gasoline prices vary significantly in the United States and around the world.Why?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Discuss the pr

Question 12

What is the largest source of electrical power in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  oil 
C)  natural gas 
D)  nuclear power 
A)  coal 
B)  oil 
C)  natural gas 
D)  nuclear power

Question 13

Which of the following policies was recently enacted in order to help ensure that students are not saddled with too much student loan debt?

Accepted Answer

A)  mandatory tuition waivers for all students maintaining a 3.8 GPA or better 
B)  requirements that all colleges and universities that accept federal funds must create programs that allow undergraduate students to complete their degree in three years 
C)  guaranteed employment for the first three years after graduation 
D)  a cap on repayments at 10 percent of income with the entire balance forgiven after 20 years 
A)  mandatory tuition waivers for all students maintaining a 3.8 GPA or better 
B)  requirements that all colleges and universities that accept federal funds must create programs that allow undergraduate students to complete their degree in three years 
C)  guaranteed employment for the first three years after graduation 
D)  a cap on repayments at 10 percent of income with the entire balance forgiven after 20 years

Question 14

The publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring focused the nation's attention on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  noise pollution from airports near populated areas 
B)  environmental damage from toxic and hazardous wastes 
C)  water shortages 
D)  sinkholes 
A)  noise pollution from airports near populated areas 
B)  environmental damage from toxic and hazardous wastes 
C)  water shortages 
D)  sinkholes

Question 15

Which of the following established emissions standards for vehicles?

Accepted Answer

A)  renewable portfolio standards 
B)  Clean Air Act 
C)  National Environmental Policy Act 
D)  Race to the Top 
A)  renewable portfolio standards 
B)  Clean Air Act 
C)  National Environmental Policy Act 
D)  Race to the Top

Question 16

Welfare is one of many programs that falls under the heading of domestic policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What three factors are necessary at the agenda-setting stage to open a policy window? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Discuss how co

Question 18

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v.Board of Education (1954)ruled that separate educational facilities for black and white students were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inherently unequal 
B)  acceptable if funding was equitable 
C)  equal under the law 
D)  constitutionally protected 
A)  inherently unequal 
B)  acceptable if funding was equitable 
C)  equal under the law 
D)  constitutionally protected

Question 19

Which of the following pieces of legislation is designed to ensure that most people have health insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
B)  the Social Security Act 
C)  the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
D)  the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
A)  the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
B)  the Social Security Act 
C)  the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
D)  the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Question 20

Public __________ refers to an intentional course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Public __________ refers to an intentional course...

In 2013,President Barack Obama's budget included $27.2 billion to implement an "all-of-the-above" approach to __________ policy.

Prior to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,health care costs and the percentage of uninsured Americans increased dramatically.

Which of the following provides one explanation for why Medicare costs have risen in recent years?

Which of these was part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?

The 1983 A Nation at Risk report showed that U.S.students typically performed __________.

Which of the following is true of gas prices and gas taxes in the United States in comparison to Europe?

Republicans have been more likely to support business opportunities for the oil and gas industry,while Democrats have been more supportive of developing alternative energy sources.

Which of the following demonstrates how policy making is decentralized in the United States?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act primarily aims to __________.

What is the function of Medicaid?

Gasoline prices vary significantly in the United States and around the world.Why?

What is the largest source of electrical power in the United States?

Which of the following policies was recently enacted in order to help ensure that students are not saddled with too much student loan debt?

The publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring focused the nation's attention on which of the following?

Which of the following established emissions standards for vehicles?

Welfare is one of many programs that falls under the heading of domestic policy.

What three factors are necessary at the agenda-setting stage to open a policy window? Give an example.

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v.Board of Education (1954)ruled that separate educational facilities for black and white students were __________.

Which of the following pieces of legislation is designed to ensure that most people have health insurance?

Public __________ refers to an intentional course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern.

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Exam 16: Domestic Policy

In 2013,President Barack Obama's budget included $27.2 billion to implement an "all-of-the-above" approach to __________ policy.

Prior to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,health care costs and the percentage of uninsured Americans increased dramatically.

Which of the following provides one explanation for why Medicare costs have risen in recent years?

Which of these was part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?

The 1983 A Nation at Risk report showed that U.S.students typically performed __________.

Which of the following is true of gas prices and gas taxes in the United States in comparison to Europe?

Republicans have been more likely to support business opportunities for the oil and gas industry,while Democrats have been more supportive of developing alternative energy sources.

Which of the following demonstrates how policy making is decentralized in the United States?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act primarily aims to __________.

What is the function of Medicaid?

Gasoline prices vary significantly in the United States and around the world.Why?

What is the largest source of electrical power in the United States?

Which of the following policies was recently enacted in order to help ensure that students are not saddled with too much student loan debt?

The publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring focused the nation's attention on which of the following?

Which of the following established emissions standards for vehicles?

Welfare is one of many programs that falls under the heading of domestic policy.

What three factors are necessary at the agenda-setting stage to open a policy window? Give an example.

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v.Board of Education (1954)ruled that separate educational facilities for black and white students were __________.

Which of the following pieces of legislation is designed to ensure that most people have health insurance?

Public __________ refers to an intentional course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern.

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Constitution

The Federal System

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters