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Government and Public Policy explores the structures, functions, and processes of governments and the formulation and implementation of public policies. The course examines the relationship between political institutions, policy actors, and interest groups, analyzing how public agendas are set and how decisions are made and evaluated. Topics include policy analysis frameworks, the policy cycle, administrative systems, and the impact of public policy on society. Case studies and comparative perspectives are employed to illustrate the challenges and complexities of governance at the local, national, and international levels.

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Understanding Public Policy 14th Edition by Thomas R. Dye

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Chapter 1: Policy Analysis

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Q1) The most expensive undertaking of the federal government is A) education.

B) national defense.

C) Social Security and Medicare.

D) interest on the national debt.

Answer: C

Q2) Which of these would typically be the work of a policy advocate, but not a policy analyst?

A) explanation

B) prescription

C) research

D) modeling

Answer: B

Q3) Policy analysis is an art and a craft.It is an art because of the need for A) specialist knowledge of economics.

B) knowledge of public administration.

C) creativity in dealing with public issues.

D) statistical expertise.

Answer: C

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Chapter 2: Models of Politics

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Q1) "Maximum social gain" is most associated with the

A) institutional model.

B) rational model.

C) elite model.

D) group model.

Answer: B

Q2) The institutional model focuses on governmental structures.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q3) Which of these is least likely to propose entirely new programs and policies?

A) rational model

B) group model

C) game theory model

D) incremental model

Answer: D

Q4) The public choice model is the approach preferred by this text.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

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Chapter 3: The Policymaking Process

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Q1) Which of these has gained a much greater role in the process of preparing the federal budget than that outlined in the Constitution?

A) the House of Representatives

B) the president

C) the Senate

D) the Supreme Court

Answer: B

Q2) The relationship between members of Congress and interest groups is generally antagonistic.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q3) The major source of news and information for most Americans is the A) World Wide Web.

B) television.

C) Internet.

D) local newspaper and radio.

Answer: B

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Chapter 4: Policy Evaluation

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Q1) In comparisons between control and experimental groups before and after program implementation, a major hindrance is(are)

A) the Hawthorne effect.

B) differences between jurisdictions.

C) positive biase.

D) ethical considerations.

Q2) The idea of "concentrated benefits, dispersed costs" refers to the fact that programs are paid for by many people, but benefit relatively few.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The agency responsible for making sure that tax dollars are spent honestly and wisely is the

A) Office of Management and Budget.

B) General Accountability Office.

C) Congressional Budget Office.

D) Council of Economic Advisors.

Q4) Symbolic benefits are generally the most tangible.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 5: Federalism and State Policies

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Q1) Federal systems offer

A) more protection for minority interests.

B) policy diversity.

C) conflict management at one level.

D) less efficiency in government.

Q2) A direct order to a state government to obey or comply with a federal law is a federal

A) writ of mandamus.

B) mandate.

C) judicial declaratory order.

D) preemption.

Q3) Generally, conservatives seek to return power to

A) the executive branch.

B) the courts.

C) the federal government.

D) state and local governments.

Q4) Federalism improves the efficiency of delivering services.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 6: Criminal Justice

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Q1) Which of these is true for hate crimes?

A) Conviction for a hate crime requires only proof of a motive of hate against a person or a person's race.

B) Hate crimes are given higher penalties than crimes from other motivations.

C) Most hate crimes are based on religious hostility.

D) Hate crimes were reported by the FBI beginning in 2002.

Q2) The Brady Law relates to

A) drug control.

B) terrorism.

C) the insanity defense.

D) gun purchases.

Q3) The Supreme Court case of United States v.Miller upheld the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

A)True

B)False

Q4) New York City's "broken windows" approach to law enforcement focused on organized crime.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 7: Health and Welfare

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Q1) Human capital theory relates to the problem of poverty in theorizing that the poor

A) have little to offer in the job market.

B) are poor because of economic disruptions.

C) will remain poor.

D) should not receive entitlements.

Q2) According to liberals, poverty estimates are faulty because they do not take which of these into account?

A) income

B) regional differences

C) property

D) in-kind benefits

Q3) Conservatives criticize the official definition of poverty because it does not count assets such as homes.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The latent poor are those who would fall below the poverty level if government assistance was withheld.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 8: Health Care

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Q1) The agency primarily responsible for administering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is

A) the Department of the Interior.

B) the Department of Health and Human Services.

C) the IRS.

D) HUD.

Q2) What is the purpose of health care deductibles?

A) increase access to health care

B) discourage unnecessary use of hospitals and doctors

C) more open access to health care

D) spreading risk

Q3) "Portability" in health insurance, overcomes the problem of

A) prescription drug costs.

B) poor medical care.

C) preexisting condition exclusions.

D) deductibles.

Q4) Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, private insurance will be allowed.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 9: Education

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Q1) Education policy under President Obama has constituted a rejection of No Child Left Behind.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The No Child Left Behind Act emphasizes testing to ensure improvements in school performance.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The Test is a three-part test for determining whether a particular state Law constitutes "establishment" of religion and thus violates the First Amendment.

A) clear-and-present-danger

B) Lemon

C) no-establishment

D) strict-scrutiny

Q4) The American Federation of Teachers is both larger and more aggressive than the National Education Association.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 10: Economic Policy

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Q1) The government takes about Of the GDP, but we (as a nation) still owe the Equivalent of

A) 25 percent; $45,000

B) 20 percent; $25,000

C) 15 percent; $20,000

D) 10 percent; $15,000

For every person in the U.S.

Q2) The federal budget's discretionary, nondefense spending is about federal budget.

A) 20 percent

B) 15 percent

C) 10 percent

D) 5 percent

Q3) The national deficit has grown steadily since 1980.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The financial crisis beginning in 2008 was most closely tied to what market?

A) automobile

B) housing

C) electronics

D) agricultural products

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Chapter 11: Tax Policy

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Q1) Under George W.Bush,

A) the "marriage penalty" tax went up, but taxes on stock dividends were lowered.

B) the "marriage penalty" was eliminated, but taxes on dividends went up.

C) the "marriage penalty" was eliminated, and the stock dividend tax went down.

D) the "marriage penalty" tax went down, but the taxes on stock dividends went up.

Q2) A sales tax would likely encourage savings and discourage spending.

A)True

B)False

Q3) A general issue in tax policy is universality, which means that

A) everyone pays their fair share of the property tax.

B) everyone (the universe of tax payers) pays something.

C) all types of income should be taxed at the same rate.

D) all income (above $50,000) should be taxed at the same rate.

Q4) George W.Bush moved to

A) lower the top marginal tax rate.

B) raise the top marginal tax rate.

C) raise the top marginal rate but lower the capital gains tax.

D) lower the top marginal rate and lower the capital gains tax.

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Chapter 12: International Trade and Immigration

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Q1) The DREAM Act is intended to benefit

A) illegal immigrant workers.

B) illegal immigrant minors.

C) political refugees.

D) refugees displaced by natural disasters.

Q2) Which of these is NOT a leading trade partner of the U.S.?

A) Mexico

B) China

C) Canada

D) Russia

Q3) Canada and China are the two biggest U.S.trading partners.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The World Trade Organization exists primarily to support economic development in poorer countries.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Immigrants currently make up about 5 percent of the U.S.population.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 13: Energy and the Environment

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Q1) Nuclear power plants in the U.S.cluster in

A) the Northwest.

B) the Southwest.

C) eastern states.

D) western states.

Q2) The Rio Treaty

A) allows for increased emissions for the United States.

B) was never ratified by the United States.

C) was ratified but only after a long fight in Congress.

D) did not enjoy the support of the Clinton-Gore administration.

Q3) Transportation consumes about what percent of U.S.energy consumption?

A) 10

B) 30

C) 50

D) 70

Q4) An "externality" occurs when

A) environmentalists protest.

B) pollution is controlled by bringing in outside people and technology.

C) a firm imposes unwanted costs on others.

D) the economy is weak.

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Chapter 14: Civil Rights

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Q1) In 1954,

A) all

B) no

C) three

D) seventeen

Q2) The Civil Rights Act of 1965 overturned

A) U.S. v. Paradise.

B) Brown v. Topeka.

C) Plessy v. Ferguson.

D) Regents of U.C. v. Bakke.

Q3) Major protection for the rights of the disabled has come about because of A) Furman v. Georgia.

B) the Disabled Americans Protection Act of 1995.

C) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

D) Reed v. Reed.

Q4) Implementation of Brown v.Board of Education included the use of military force.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 15: Defense Policy

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Q1) Guerrilla warfare and terrorism are both examples of A) conventional warfare.

B) deterrence.

C) nation-building.

D) asymmetrical warfare.

Q2) The "Powell Doctrine" centers on the notion of limiting action to defense of A) democratic principles.

B) emerging democracies.

C) vital interests.

D) oil supplies.

Q3) In reaction to aggressive Soviet action, the U.S.and Europe formed A) NATO.

B) the Warsaw Pact.

C) the "Coalition of the Willing."

D) NAFTA.

Q4) The end of the Cold War has meant massive cuts in American nuclear armaments.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 16: Homeland Security

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Q1) Perhaps the greatest problem confronting U.S.intelligence is

A) an unwieldy large work force in all of the agencies combined.

B) an unwillingness of the various intelligence agencies to work cooperatively together. C) a lack of linguists who speak Farsi.

D) an inability to control the Internet.

Q2) The war on terrorism has resulted in

A) the capture of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

B) a more balanced approach by the U.S. toward Palestinians.

C) the loss of some civil liberties in return for enhanced security.

D) less security but more liberty.

Q3) The main terrorist threat in Russia has been A) Al Qaeda.

B) the Taliban. C) Hezbollah.

D) Chechens.

Q4) The USA PATRIOT Act included increased protections of civil liberties.

A)True

B)False

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