american public policy quizzes

Quite often national policies are implemented chiefly by

states

which of the following levels of government play the dominant role in crime control and land-use regulation?

local and state

true or false: politics is one of the principal reasons public policy is so riddled with conflict and why it can be so difficult to analyze

true

true or false: political cultures are similar across all of the states

false

true or false: policy problems can only be addressed via government action

false

true or false: policy performance, such as state Medicaid and SNAP programs, is uniform across all states

false

which of the following are more likely to explain why certain policies are adopted?

theories

which theory argues that power is pluralistic rather than concentrated in only a few elites?

group theory

which theory forces people to think about the core motivation of individual political actors and its consequences for the larger political system and for public policy?

rational choice theory

true or false: policy analysis can potentially affect each of the stages in the policymaking model

true

Defining and analyzing problems is usually part of which stage of the policy making process?

agenda setting

true or false: incremental decision making is considered to be a more realistic approach in the policymaking process

true

which exercise involves making judgements about how well each policy option fits in relation to the most relevant criteria?

assess the alternatives

true or false: policy analysts never take political realities into account when conducting any research or analysis

false

the shift in the political environment — the rise in think tanks and interest groups — is most evident at the __ level of government

national

__ are negative incentives or penalties that are thought to discourage behavior that is inconsistent with policy goals

sanctions

true or false: the beginning of any policy study involves a description of a problem

true

susan is researching the educational quality in schools, which quantitative measure is she most likely to use?

test scores and student evaluations

true or false: quantitative data does not usually pose any risks, nor can it be manipulated to benefit certain arguments or parties

false

economic projections are an example of ___

forecasting

true or false: public policy evaluation is all about economic impacts

false

the value of opportunities that are forgone when time or resources are spent on a given activity are referred to as ___

opportunity costs

who is responsible for implementing the majority of policies in the United States?

administrative agencies

true or false: the art of policy analysis lies in selecting suitable criteria for policy assessments, in recognizing the limitations of the available methods, and in drawing and reporting on appropriate conclusions

true

evaluating the risk to citizens from exposure to radiation from nuclear power plants is a component of a ___

risk assessment