Deck 3: The Policymaking Process

Question 1

What is the purpose of "continuing resolutions"?

A) presidential veto of only some budget provisions
B) bipartisan support for the yearly budget
C) uninterrupted functioning of the federal government
D) timely completion of the budget process

Answer 1

C

Question 2

When federal agencies publish in the Federal Register, they parallel the activities of

A) Congress.
B) the president.
C) the executive branch.
D) the Supreme Court.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The
Is generally portrayed as the arbiter of policy proposals.

A) Supreme Court
B) president
C) Congress
D) judiciary

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Something designed to stimulate press coverage is known as a media

A) bias.
B) spin.
C) event.
D) effect.

Question 5

In a typical two-year session, roughly

A) 1,000
B) 10,000
C) 25,000
D) 30,000

Question 6

The prevailing model of policymaking in America is

A) the elite model.
B) group or interest group theory.
C) the democratic-pluralist model.
D) public choice theory.

Question 7

"Proximate policymakers" include

A) the White House staff.
B) the mass media.
C) corporations.
D) ambassadors.

Question 8

Presidential "box scores" measure

A) popularity.
B) diplomatic ability.
C) reelection prospects.
D) legislative success.

Question 9

The most prominent ways that interest groups influence government policy do not include

A) testifying before committees.
B) campaign contributions.
C) campaign promises.
D) writing legislation.

Question 10

PACs are used to

A) prosecute criminal defendants.
B) counter submarine warfare threats.
C) intimidate potential enemies before they strike.
D) raise funds for political candidates.

Question 11

The major source of news and information for most Americans is the

A) World Wide Web.
B) television.
C) Internet.
D) local newspaper and radio.

Question 12

The Federal Trade Commission and the Internal Revenue Service are examples of

A) bureaucratic rulemaking.
B) legislative commissions.
C) lobbying.
D) judicial action by the bureaucracies.

Question 13

The
Model of agenda setting focuses on the role of leaders in business,
Finance, media, and government.

A) group
B) rational
C) institutional
D) elite

Question 14

The
Is generally expected to be the initiator of policy proposals.

A) Supreme Court
B) executive branch
C) Congress
D) judiciary

Question 15

Implementation of public policy is the job of the

A) courts.
B) bureaucracy.
C) Congress.
D) political parties.

Question 16

The dominant "think tank" for American domestic policy has been the

A) Brookings Institution.
B) American Enterprise Institute.
C) Heritage Foundation.
D) Council on Foreign Relations.

Question 17

It is accurate to say that policy evaluation is

A) usually done in an unsystematic way.
B) the first step in the policymaking process.
C) never initiated by interest groups.
D) usually initiated by the White House.

Question 18

Which of these has gained a much greater role in the process of preparing the federal budget than that outlined in the Constitution?

A) the House of Representatives
B) the president
C) the Senate
D) the Supreme Court

Question 19

Deciding what issues will be decided and what problem will be addressed by
Government is part of the

A) policy legitimization
B) policy evaluation
C) agenda setting
D) policy implementation

Question 20

Efforts to influence Congress and the White House by encouraging letter-writing, calls, and visits by individual constituents and campaign contributors is known as

A) grassroots mobilization.
B) litigation.
C) schmoozing.
D) direct lobbying.

Question 21

Proximate policymakers are those that are directly involved in the policy legitimation phase of making policy.

Question 22

In the elitist model of agenda setting, much of this process takes place hidden from the public eye.

Question 23

The role of the Office of Management and Budget in budget preparation is largely advisory.

Question 24

The problem identification stage in policymaking is dominated by the bureaucracy.

Question 25

Presidential influence in policymaking is largely dependent on party politics.

Question 26

The media play a very active role in the policy implementation.

Question 27

The work of think tanks is greatest at the policy formulation stage of policymaking.

Question 28

The relationship between members of Congress and interest groups is generally antagonistic.

Question 29

The president was denied the line-item veto by the Supreme Court.

Question 30

The process of policy evaluation is under the sole supervision of the judiciary branch.