Deck 3: Creating Public Policy and Advocating for Nutrition Policies

Question 1

Public policy is created by the government.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The three branches of government are legislative, executive and judicial.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Public policy is introduced in the judicial branch.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A special interest group can create or try to intervene on legislation.

Question 5

Nutrition policy is set by one government agency.

Question 6

The RDAs were first set up in 1941.

Question 7

The Dietary Goals for the US was first set up in 1977.

Question 8

The Surgeon General Report was the first comprehensive review on scientific evidence associating diet with chronic disease.

Question 9

Nutrition policy found that there are two preferred ways to influence what people eat: through marketing and economics.

Question 10

Nutrition policy is not political.

Question 11

Public policy is created by ______________.

A) Economists
B) Registered dietitians
C) The public
D) Government

Question 12

The three branches of government are:

A) Legislative, executive and judicial
B) Legislative, executors and judicial
C) Legislative, executive and judges
D) Legal, executive and judicial

Question 13

Public policy is introduced in the _______ branch.

A) Legislative
B) Judicial
C) Executive
D) None of the above

Question 14

A special interest group:

A) Can plant judicial systems
B) Can call special legislative hearings
C) Can create or try to intervene on legislation
D) Can recall policy

Question 15

Nutrition policy is set by _____ government agency(s).

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Several

Question 16

The RDAs were first set up in ______.

A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1943

Question 17

The dietary goals for the US was first set up in ______.

A) 1977
B) 1967
C) 1957
D) 1947

Question 18

The Surgeon General Report was the _____ comprehensive review on scientific evidence associating diet with chronic disease.

A) Third
B) Second
C) First
D) None of the above

Question 19

Nutrition policy found that there are two preferred ways to influence what people eat: through __________________.

A) Marketing and economics
B) Education and recommendations
C) Education and marketing
D) None of the above

Question 20

Nutrition policy is _________.

A) Political
B) Complicated
C) Impactful
D) All of the above

Question 21

Why do important issues not make it on the political agenda?

A) It doesn't warrant government attention.
B) Special interest groups are opposed to the issue.
C) There is no room on the agenda.
D) All of the above.

Question 22

The most effective ways of building public support for an issue at the community level include all except for __________.

A) Building a coalition.
B) Having conversations with local elected officials
C) Bringing in a lobbyist from Washington DC.
D) Using local public health officials for technical knowledge.

Question 23

All of the following are methods to induce a bill to be successfully placed on the policy agenda except:

A) The greater perceived severity of the problem
B) The more trivial and unusual the problem
C) The more people that are personally affected by the problem
D) The more supportive the political atmosphere of the policy
E) The more demand the policy has with the public

Question 24

The following political committees' sole purpose is to raise and spend money to elect or defeat political candidates.

A) Lobbyists
B) Political Action Committees
C) Coalitions
D) Alliances
E) None of the above

Question 25

All of the following are ways to advocate for nutrition policy except:

A) Join a professional association or advocacy group that advocates for public health
B) Be proactive about knowing the issues, current legislation, your community, and the arguments of those opposed to your views
C) Vote in elections to shape who will represent your views in government
D) Be aggressive in influencing people to understand your position on your nutrition issue
E) Write letters to the editor of the newspaper when you have a strong position on a health or nutrition issue

Question 26

In order to build support for a new public health policy, health policies must be based on the following:

A) Cause and distribution of the health issue
B) Accurate and complete scientific information
C) Effective strategies for intervention
D) All of the above

Question 27

Most policies consist of two parts. These include:

A) A statement or goal of what is to be accomplished and a set of practical rules, guidelines, programs or regulations to accomplish the stated goal.
B) The presenting agency and the cost of the proposed program
C) The group to be benefited and the staff allocations for the program
D) A stated goal and method of final evaluation

Question 28

Public policy may be created by which segments of the government?

A) Democratic and Republican parties.
B) Democratic, Republican and Independent parties.
C) Legislative, executive or judicial branches of government
D) Legislative, executive, house, or judicial branches of government

Question 29

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is:

A) The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register
B) Created by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government
C) Divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation
D) All of the above

Question 30

The responsibilities for public health are spread throughout the federal government. Which is generally considered the principal agency of the federal public health infrastructure?

A) Department of Health and Human Services
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) Food and Drug Administration
D) Legislative branch of government