Final Exam Flashcards
Which of the following best describes the term “public policy?
What public officials decide to do or not do about public problems.
Which of the following best describes the formal actions that governments take to pursue their goals?
Policy Outputs
Which of the following
best describes the effects that formal policy-related actions actually have on
society?
Policy Outcomes
To which of the following policy scientists can we attribute the observation that: politics is “the authoritative allocation of values for a society.”?
David Easton
Which of the following federal agencies is responsible for ensuring public safety as it relates to the distribution of consumer goods and services?
The Consumer Product Safety Commission
Which of the following policy scientists stated, as follows: politics is about “who gets what, when, and how.”?
Harold Lasswell
Your text identifies several different “contexts” of public policy. Under which of these contexts would you be most likely to find a discussion of the responsibilities of different political institutions under the separation of powers clauses in the U.S. Constitution?
Governing Context
Your text identifies several different “contexts” of public policy. Under which of these contexts would you be most likely to find a discussion of the effects of surpluses and deficits on public policy?
Economic Context
Your text identifies several different “contexts” of public policy. Under which of these contexts would you be most likely to find a discussion of the way in which citizens relate to each other within a particular community?
Social Context
Your text identifies several different “contexts” of public policy. Under which of these contexts would you be most likely to find a discussion of differences in voting behaviors in “red” states versus “blue” states?
Cultural Context
Your text identifies several different “contexts” of public policy. Under which of these contexts would you be most likely to find a discussion of how partisan differences affect voting by members of Congress?
Political Context
Which of the following best describes public parks?
A pure public good
Which of the following best describes electricity services in a particular city?
A toll good
Which of the following best describes air and water?
Common pool resources
Which of the following best describes a car or a television?
Pure private goods
Which of the following best describes the observation that a single individual would be irrational to join an interest group when almost no personal gain follows?
Logic of collective action
In which of the following eras did the deregulation of financial markets occur?
The 1980s
In which of the following eras did the deregulation of energy markets occur?
The 1990s
Which of the following pieces of legislation was passed as a result of diminished faith in the ability of Wall Street financial institutions to limit the kinds of risky investments that contributed to global economic turmoil in the late 2000s?
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Which of the following best describes a law proposed by a state or locality for voters to approve or reject?
Referendum
Which of the following is not a cause of “policy gridlock?”
Conflict between experts writing on the policy problem in scholarly journals
How many cabinet-level bureaus existed in the first American government?
Three
Which of the following
is most true?
The federal government has grown significantly in size since it was founded.
What is meant by the term “divided government” (in the context of stalemate)?
Divided government occurs when one political party controls the presidency and one political party controls Congress.