6.12 Unit Test: The Art of Policy making, Part 1

30 April 2023
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What is the name for the actions the government takes on behalf of the people?
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Policies.
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Which statement accurately describes a defining characteristic of a public policy?
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It must be enacted by law.
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What term is used for the process of policy making?
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The policy cycle.
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Which is the correct order for the steps of the policy cycle? 1. A problem is identified and moved to the government's to-do list. 2. The government puts a policy into effect and enforces the policy. 3. The government and the public review a policy and decide if it should be continued, altered, or cancelled. 4. the government selects a policy that it will use to address a problem.
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1. Agenda setting A problem is identified and moved to the government's "to do list." 2. Policy formulation Many different groups will come up with plans to fix the problem. 3. Policy implementation Government puts the policy into effect and enforces the policy. 4. Policy evaluation Government and the public review the policy and decide if it should be continued, altered, or cancelled.
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Which is not a way a citizen can participate in policy-making decisions?
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Reading the newspaper every day
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The Philadelphia City Council decided to bar skateboarders from Love Park. Some of the council's actions are listed below in chronological order. Which answer correctly matches policy cycle steps with the events? 1. The city council worried that skateboarding was damaging Love Park and discouraging development in the center of the city 2. City council members proposed a total ban on skateboarding. Using private funding, skateboarders proposed to support skateboarding in city parks. 3. Love Park was rebuilt to make it a less attractive place to go skateboarding. 4. Skateboarders argued that the city had damaged its image. The city council agreed to open a new skate park in the near future
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policy formulation, agenda setting, policy evaluation, policy implementation
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What political process is most likely to be used when both the costs and benefits of a policy are concentrated?
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entrepreneurial politics
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Which of the following defines the business cycle?
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a recurring cycle of booms and busts, recoveries and recessions
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How might the Federal Reserve respond to an overheated economy or boom?
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by selling bonds in the open market
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What is the general name for policies that affect the welfare, or well-being, of the people?
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social policies
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Which of these terms best describes the collection of social programs put together under President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960's to improve life for needy Americans?
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Great Society
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Which statement about the foreign policy of the United States is correct?
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It is the country's plan for dealing with other countries and peoples of the world.
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Which is not an example of United States foreign policy?
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President Lyndon Johnson asking Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Which term applies to powers that the Constitution gives to the states and forbids the national government from using?
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reserved powers
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Which of the following is the clause of the United States Constitution that requires states to support the laws and court decisions of other states?
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the full faith and credit clause
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Why are the states sometimes called the "laboratories of democracy"?
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Most policy experiments take place on the state level first.
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What level of government has primary policy-making responsibility for regulating marriages?
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state government
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What is the name for a level of local government that includes several population centers or a mixture of urban and rural districts?
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county
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What form of municipal government combines the executive and legislative functions into a single body?
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mayor-council
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Imagine that you want to change the books that 10th graders are reading in English class. You create a petition asking for change and send it to which of the following?
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the local school board