multiple choice

The source of authority for most federal environmental laws is

the commerce clause

Which of the following is one of the stages in the Stages Model of the policy process? a. Evaluation b. Enactment c. Issue emergence d. All of the above

all of the above

Government agencies are part of what branch of government?

executive

In a systems model of the policy process, the demands on the policy making system to do something about a problem are called

inputs

Agencies have the authority to a. promulgate rules that have the force of law. b. investigate complaints of violations of agency-promulgated rules. c. provide information to the public about matters regulated by the agency. d. all of the above.

all of the above

Which of the following is not considered one of the threshold issues that must be met before one can bring a lawsuit? a. standing. b. ripeness. c. case or controversy. d. none of the above (all must be present).

none of the above

Federalism refers to

Relationships between the state and federal governme

The Takings Clause a. is part of the Fifth Amendment. b. prevents the government from taking private property for public use without just compensation. both a and b. d. none of the above.

c both a and b

Anecdotal evidence is based on

Individual stories and examples of problems and solutions

Inputs into the systems model of politics and policy include

Election results, public opinion, communication to elected officials, and personal experiences of decision makers

The news media threaten iron triangles and other tightly knit policy subsystems by a providing information to the members of the iron triangle.

opening the iron triangle or subsystem to broader participation from those who may have been excluded from the process

Which of the following is not a component of an Iron Triangle?

a political party

Federal environmental legislation a. has been continually strengthened by each succeeding administration. b. is one of the newest areas of law, with most environmental laws having been passed after 1978. c. both a and b. d. none of the above.

none of the above

What part of the Constitution is said to gives Congress very broad powers to make policy?

Elastic or "Necessary and Proper" Clause

If I were to say that focus of policy studies should be on the actions of the executive legislative, and judicial branches, what approach to policy studies would I be adopting!

institutionalism

In American political philosophy, governmental authority is delegated from

the poeple

Which of the following is not an example of a public good?

groceries

Searching for a branch of government that would serve as the most likely forum for articular policy proposal is an example o deliberative democrac coalition building

venue shopping

Beginning from the largest level of the agenda to the smallest, which grouping is in the correct order?

1⃣ Agenda universe – everything that could be discussed,
2⃣ Systemic agenda – issues the public is aware of,
3⃣ Institutional agenda – issues policymakers are considering,
4⃣ Decision agenda – issues ready for an actual decision.

Causal stories are a part of the policy process by virtue of being:

modes of problem definition