Deck 16: Domestic Policy

Question 1

Which type of policy directly benefits the most citizens?

A) regulatory policy
B) distributive policy
C) redistributive policy
D) self-regulatory policy

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Public policy ________.

A) is more of a theory than a reality
B) is typically made by one branch of government acting alone
C) requires multiple actors and branches to carry out
D) focuses on only a few special individuals

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Toll goods differ from public goods in that ________.

A) they provide special access to some and not all
B) they require the payment of a fee up front
C) they provide a service for only the wealthy
D) they are free and available to all

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In the implementation phase of the policy process, is it better to use a top-down approach or a bottom-up approach on Federal policies? Why?

Question 5

Critical Thinking Questions


-If you had to define the poverty line, what would you expect people to be able to afford just above that line? For those below that line, what programs should the government offer to improve quality of life?

Question 6

Entitlement (or mandatory) spending is ________.

A) formula-based spending that goes to individual citizens
B) a program of contracts to aerospace companies
C) focused on children
D) concentrated on education

Question 7

When times are tough economically, what can the government do to get the economy moving again?

Question 8

Critical Thinking Questions


-What in your view is the most important policy issue facing the United States? Why is it important and which specific problems need to be solved?

Question 9

Critical Thinking Questions


-Is it realistic to expect the U.S. government to balance its budget? Why or why not?

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of a public policy outcome?

A) the creation of a program to combat drug trafficking
B) the passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
C) the passage of tax cuts during the George W. Bush administration
D) none of the above; all are public policy 3outcomes

Question 11

Critical Thinking Questions


-What is the proper role of the government in regulating the private sector so people are protected from unfair or dangerous business practices? Why?

Question 12

Setting aside Social Security and Medicare, other entitlement programs in the U.S. government ________.

A) constitute over half the budget
B) constitute well under one-quarter of the budget
C) are paid for by the states with no cost to the Federal government
D) none of the above

Question 13

Critical Thinking Questions


-What might indicate that a government is passing the policies the country needs?

Question 14

Policy analysts seek ________.

A) evidence
B) their chosen outputs
C) influence
D) money

Question 15

Of the types of goods introduced in this section, which do you feel is the most important to the public generally and why? Which public policies are most important and why?

Question 16

What are some of the challenges to getting a new public policy considered and passed as law?

Question 17

Social Security and Medicare are notable for their assistance to which group?

A) the poor
B) young families starting out
C) those in urban areas
D) the elderly

Question 18

What societal ills are social welfare programs designed to address?

Question 19

A deficit is ________.

A) the overall amount owed by government for past borrowing
B) the annual budget shortfall between revenues and expenditures
C) the cancellation of an entitlement program
D) all the above

Question 20

Which stage of the public policy process includes identification of problems in need of fixing?

A) agenda setting
B) enactment
C) implementation
D) evaluation

Question 21

Critical Thinking Questions


-What are some suggested solutions to the anticipated Social Security shortfall? Why haven't these solutions tended to gain support?

Question 22

Critical Thinking Questions


-Whose role is more important in a democracy, the policy advocate's or the policy analyst's? Why?

Question 23

Critical Thinking Questions


-Which stage of the policy progress is the most important and why?