GOV - Unit 11

Lyndon B. Johnson’s expansion of domestic public policy in the 1960’s was called which of the following?

a. The Great Society

b. The New Freedom

c. The New Federalism

d. The New Frontier

The Great Society

The libertarians believed that the way to respect choice and rights on healthcare is for the government to do which of the following?

a. Help the needy and redistribute taxes

b. Stay out of social policy and not to redistribute

c. Stay out of rich people’s affairs and instead help the poor

d. Encourage all people, rich and poor, to spend money on health insurance

Stay out of social policy and not to redistribute

Which of the following almost always has the primary responsibility for shaping foreign policy?

a. The Vice President of the United States

b. Congress

c. The Supreme Court

d. The President of the United States

The President of the United States

Which of the following is one of the best-known agencies that sets foreign policy, gathers, analyzes, and transmits information from other countries that might be important to the security of the nation?

a. Department of Foreign Affairs

b. National Security Council

c. Central Intelligence Agency

d. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Central Intelligence Agency

Today, the United States economic policy models which of the following?

a. Both a Keynesian economics approach but with government regulation and management

b. Somewhere between government regulation and allowing a free market whenever possible

c. Entirely using a laissez-faire approach

d. Entirely under government policy and regulation

Somewhere between government regulation and allowing a free market whenever possible

Which of the following is the way the government regulates the amount of money in circulation of the nation's economy?

a. Fiscal policy

b. Regulatory policy

c. Monetary policy

d. Economic policy

Monetary policy

If too much money is in circulation, it tends to cause inflation, or the devaluation of the dollar; but if there is too little money, this will cause deflation that can lead to which of the following?

a. Great depression

b. Growth

c. War

d. Recession

Recession

National public policy reduces the possibility of the states engaging in behavior called which of the following?

a. Disregard for other states

b. Cutthroat competition

c. Unconstitutional cooperation

d. Economic discrimination

Cutthroat competition

Which of the following is usually the president's principal foreign policy adviser and is the chief coordinator of all governmental actions that affect relations with other countries?

a. The Speaker of the House

b. The Vice President of the United States

c. The Secretary of State

d. The Secretary of Defense

The Secretary of State

The main objective of foreign policy is to solve international problems using which of the following?

a. Social media

b. Firepower

c. Trade

d. Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Which of the following believes that the government should manage the economy?

a. Capitalism

b. Keynesian economics

c. Democracy

d. Laissez-faire policy

Keynesian economics

According to the Constitution, presidents sign treaties with other nations with the “advice and consent” of which of the following?

a. The Senate

b. The Supreme Court

c. The Vice President of the United States

d. The House of Representatives

The Senate

Environmental concerns often become hotly contested political issues because of which of the following?

a. Environmental concerns often conflict with concerns like foreign trade and economic growth

b. The number of environmental interest groups is shrinking

c. Congress has failed to enact any major environmental protection laws

d. The federal courts refuse to get involved in disputes involving the environment

Environmental concerns often conflict with concerns like foreign trade and economic growth

Which of the following federal programs was designed to provide healthcare for poor Americans?

a. Medicare

b. Medicaid

c. Managed Care

d. National Health Insurance

Medicaid

A fund created by Congress in 1980 to clean up hazardous waste sites is known as which of the following?

a. The Superfund

b. The Environmental Impact Fund

c. The Toxic Waste Fund

d. The National Environmental Fund

The Superfund

Much of the federal funds for education are directed to higher education, primarily in the form of which of the following?

a. Student loans and grants

b. Credit accounts

c. Cash

d. Savings accounts

Student loans and grants

Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the President and helps the President deal with foreign, military, and economic policies that affect national security?

a. The White House Office

b. The National Security Council

c. The Office of Administration

d. The Council of Economic Advisers

The National Security Council

Which of the following groups has the least access to health care?

a. Racial and ethnic minorities

b. Blue-collar workers

c. The elderly

d. Federal employees

Racial and ethnic minorities

The first step of the policy process is which of the following?

a. Agenda setting

b. Policy implementation

c. Problem recognition

d. Policy evaluation

Problem recognition

Which of the following adds fuel to the welfare debate among elected officials?

a. Public rage and ignorance

b. Public attitudes and misconceptions

c. Government debts and tax rates

d. Government indifference and public ignorance

Public attitudes and misconceptions

All of the following are major pieces of federal environmental legislation EXCEPT for which of the following?

a. The Endangered Species Act

b. The Environmental Protection Agency

c. The Clean Air Act

d. The Superfund

The Environmental Protection Agency

Policy networks help interest groups establish trust with government officials by doing which of the following?

a. All of the answers are correct

b. Gathering intelligence

c. Keeping up communication

d. Responding to proposals

All of the answers are correct

Which of the following is headed by the Surgeon General and researches, gathers information, and monitors health care?

a. National Medical Monitor

b. Public Health Service

c. National Medical Research Association

d. Public Medical Research

Public Health Service

Which of the following best describes how policy reflects the attitudes and beliefs of citizens who choose to participate at a given time?

a. The president issues an executive order on immigration

b. Marijuana is legalized with pressure from interest groups

c. Congress passes a new tax code

d. The Supreme Court rules on school prayer

Marijuana is legalized with pressure from interest groups

Unlike other branches of our government and bureaucracy, the judiciary can change policy only if which of the following happens?

a. It deems such changes necessary through judicial writ

b. The change is requested by of the other branches

c. A case is brought to its attention and is within its jurisdiction

d. The change is requested by a majority of the states

A case is brought to its attention and is within its jurisdiction

One of the most difficult political issues of the 1990s was which of the following?

a. Vietnam War

b. Health care controversy

c. Watergate scandal

d. Civil Rights movement

Health care controversy

Which of the following consists of ambassadors and other official representatives to more than 160 countries?

a. The Supreme Court

b. The Foreign Service

c. The Cabinet

d. The Armed Forces

The Foreign Service

Other examples of "entitlement" programs include which THREE of the following?

a. Education

b. Medicare

c. Food stamps

d. Aid to families with dependent children

1. Medicare

2. Food stamps

3. Aid to families with dependent children

Which ONE of the following is NOT a foreign policy goal?

a. Encouraging international trade

b. Promoting democratic values and human rights

c. Providing national security

d. Offering citizenship for undocumented immigrants

Offering citizenship for undocumented immigrants

A social insurance plan for the elderly, the most extensive single welfare program is which of the following?

a. Social Insurance

b. Medicare

c. Insurance for the Elderly

d. Social Security

Social Security