Deck 7: Policy Formulation Economic Scoring

Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Agenda Setting:

A) Includes idea germination to signed legislation
B) Includes idea germination to implemented legislation
C) Can span from 10 to 50 years
D) Provides multiple opportunities for advocacy
E) Interest group influence increases as the idea matures

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following statements are TRUE once a problem has been defined and moves to the potential solutions stage?

A) Potential solutions align with an actor's political philosophy.
B) The debate forum for potential solutions moves from the problem definition forums to legislative committees and subcommittees.
C) Throughout the potential solutions process, opinion leaders emerge and potential solutions are refined.
D) A,B and C
E) A and C

Answer 2

E

Question 3

When a leader becomes conflicted about potential solutions he/she should

A) Ignore the conflict (regardless of its severity) and move on supporting solutions agreed to by the majority
B) Act on the conflict and continue the debate
C) Begin another group if the conflict is irreconcilable
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Legislative Process:

A) Once a bill is submitted, the leadership assigns the bill or parts of a bill to committees based on jurisdictions
B) Committees are provided a limited amount of time to consider and vote on a bill
C) Committees are supported in their policy analytic process by the CBO and CRS
D) Markup is a tedious process of going line by line through a bill
E) Markup provides constituents with an understanding of where legislators stand on various aspects of a bill

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the path a bill takes once it leaves committee:

A) Leadership is required to bring up the bill for a vote immediately
B) The bill must be agreed to or reconciled to a similar bill from the other chamber
C) Conference Committee is where both chambers reconcile differences in bills
D) The Congress can overturn a Presidential veto with two-thirds vote in both chambers
E) The President can veto a bill by not signing it when Congress is not in session

Question 6

Which Congressional Committees are responsible for ERISA?

A) Appropriations (House & Senate)
B) Education and the Workforce (House)
C) H.E.L.P. (Senate)
D) A and B
E) B and C

Question 7

Which Congressional Committees are responsible for HHS?

A) Appropriations (House & Senate)
B) Education and the Workforce (House)
C) H.E.L.P. (Senate)
D) A and B
E) B and C

Question 8

Which of the following statements about economic scoring is NOT TRUE?

A) All economic scoring is prepared by the CBO
B) Economic scoring provides Congress with an understanding of the economic costs and impact of legislation
C) Economic scoring has traditionally been static
D) Currently, economic scoring for major legislation is dynamic

Question 9

Which of the following are TRUE about the Congressional Research Service (CRS)?

A) CRS is a branch of the Library of Congress
B) CRS participates in every aspect of the legislative process
C) The high quality analysis provided by CRS is trusted by Congress
D) A,B and C
E) A and C

Question 10

How is Agenda Setting relevant to the development of health policy?

Question 11

Provide an example of how the healthcare leader should engage throughout the Agenda Setting process. Discuss.

Question 12

How are the analyses provided by CRS and CBO to the development of health policy?

Question 13

How is the mark up process in the development of health policy?