Government and Public Policy Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course examines the fundamental principles and processes involved in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of public policy within governmental structures. Students explore the roles of political institutions, actors, and stakeholders, as well as the socio-economic factors that influence policy decisions. The course also investigates key policy areas such as healthcare, education, and economic regulation, while emphasizing the importance of evidence-based policymaking and the challenges of balancing competing interests in a democratic society. Through case studies and analysis, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how public policies are developed and their impact on communities at local, national, and global levels.
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American Government Power and Purpose 13th Edition by Theodore J. Lowi
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Making Sense of Government and Politics
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Q1) The conflicts and struggles over the leadership,structure,and policies of government are called politics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The conflicts and struggles over the leadership,structure,and policies of government are called:
A)government
B)politics
C)derision
D)lobbying
E)war
Answer: B
Q3) Governments that are generally unrestrained by law but in which leaders are kept in check by other political or social institutions are called authoritarian governments.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Founding and the Constitution
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Q1) The Boston Tea Party was led by:
A)Patrick Henry
B)Thomas Payne
C)Samuel Adams
D)Alexander Hamilton
E)John Burgoyne
Answer: C
Q2) It is possible that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia would never have taken place at all if not for a single event that occurred soon after the 1786 meeting of state delegates in Annapolis,Maryland.This event was:
A)Shays's Rebellion
B)the Boston Massacre
C)the Boston Tea Party
D)the hanging in effigy of the tax man
E)the assassination of Elbridge Gerry,governor of Massachusetts
Answer: A
Q3) Explain the process for amending the Constitution and use specific examples to discuss the types of amendments that have actually been ratified.
Answer: Answer will vary.
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Chapter 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powers
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Q1) The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to:
A)regulate all commerce in the United States and with foreign nations
B)sell surplus commodities to the states
C)regulate international commerce only
D)regulate interstate commerce and trade with foreign nations
E)regulate interstate commerce only
Answer: D
Q2) Which of these is NOT an example of an unfunded mandate imposed on the states by the federal government?
A)the mandatory building codes of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act
B)the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act
C)increasing mandatory Medicaid benefits while decreasing federal contributions to the program
D)the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Act of 1986,which requires school districts to inspect for asbestos hazards and remove them when necessary
E)an increase in the federal minimum wage that applies to state government employees
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Q1) The Fifth Amendment to the American Constitution says,among other things,that no person shall be:
A)deprived of the right to counsel
B)twice put in jeopardy of life or limb
C)subject to cruel and unusual punishment
D)subject to unreasonable searches and seizures
E)subject to a religious test for office
Q2) Strict scrutiny refers to:
A)the most stringent standard of judicial review of a government's actions
B)the careful application of the Bill of Rights to the states
C)the criteria used to determine whether or not commercial speech is protected
D)careful attention to legal procedures
E)the ability of courts to exclude evidence when it is obtained through an illegal search
Q3) Which form of speech is the most consistently protected?
A)artistic
B)political
C)religious
D)commercial
E)individual
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Chapter 5: Congress: the First Branch
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Q1) During the past half century,who has taken the lead in creating legislative agendas?
A)the Speaker
B)the president
C)the majority leader
D)the president pro tempore
E)the Supreme Court
Q2) What is the minimum age required to serve as a U.S.senator?
A)21
B)25
C)30
D)35
E)40
Q3) Which political institution in the American system of government did the framers intend to be the closest to the people?
A)Senate
B)president
C)Supreme Court
D)House of Representatives
E)Electoral College
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Chapter 6: The Presidency
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Q1) The American cabinet is a collective body that meets regularly to make important policy decisions jointly as a group.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In what ways is public opinion important to the president as a critical source of power?
Q3) Congress has tended to give executive agencies broad mandates and draft legislation that offers few clear standards to guide executive implementation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) National emergencies tend to weaken the power of the president.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following is NOT one of the president's expressed powers?
A)receive ambassadors
B)invoke executive privilege
C)nominate federal judges
D)declare war
E)command the national military
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Chapter 7: The Executive Branch
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Q1) Career civil servants and high-level political appointees are politicians.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the most important revenue agency in the United States today?
A)Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
B)Department of the Treasury
C)Federal Reserve Bank
D)Division of Taxation
E)Federal Reserve
Q3) Who controls the bureaucracy?
Q4) The bureaucracy ensures political support among elected officials by locating military bases,contracts,facilities,and jobs in the various states and districts from which the legislators are elected according to the:
A)seeding theorem
B)fertilizer principle
C)distributive tendency
D)law of benefit dispersion
E)geographic decentralization
Q5) Is bureaucracy necessary? Why or why not?
Q6) Should bureaucracy be reduced? If so,how?
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Chapter 8: The Federal Courts
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Q1) For the most part,Congress has assigned federal court jurisdictions on the basis of:
A)function
B)ideology
C)geography
D)level of government
E)the type of law involved in the case
Q2) The specific number of justices who sit on the United States Supreme Court is determined by:
A)the U.S.attorney general
B)Congress
C)the president
D)the Supreme Court
E)the chief justice of the Supreme Court
Q3) The U.S.Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and explain the five limitations on judicial power.
Q5) Explain the various stages in the decision-making process of the Supreme Court.
Q6) How do presidents and Congress influence decision making by the Supreme Court?
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Chapter 9: Public Opinion and the Media
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Q1) How often must radio and TV stations renew their FCC licenses?
A)every six months
B)every year
C)every two years
D)every five years
E)every ten years
Q2) Aggregate public opinion should be treated as if it were a thinking,rational organism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How did media ownership in the United States change after passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996?
A)It became more regulated.
B)It became more specialized.
C)It became more educational.
D)It became more decentralized.
E)It became more concentrated.
Q4) The gender gap has virtually vanished on the abortion issue.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Elections
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Q1) Do elections promote accountability from political leaders? Why or why not?
Q2) Which of the following best explains why the turnout ratio,using "voting-age population" as the baseline,understates the true turnout rate?
A)The voting-age population increases the size of the baseline because the voting-age population includes adults over 21.
B)The voting-age population increases the size of the baseline because the voting-age population includes individuals who are ineligible to vote,such as noncitizens and felons.
C)The voting-age population decreases the size of the baseline because it excludes noncitizens and felons.
D)The voting-age population decreases the size of the baseline because it includes only eligible voters.
E)The voting-age population decreases the size of the baseline because it includes only adults who have previously voted.
Q3) One purpose of requiring registration was to reduce corruption.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain how the rules governing the electoral process help determine outcomes.
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Chapter 11: Political Parties
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Q1) Which of the following is true about political party labels and parties' ability to simplify electoral choice in the general election?
A)Party labels tend to simplify choice in the general election among Republican voters but not voters who think of themselves as Democrat.
B)Party labels do not simplify choice among independents since Democrats and Republicans pursue similar policy goals.
C)At least for independents,many do not derive value from the party labels.
D)Since government can never get anything done,most Americans do not attach themselves to any party label.
E)While most Americans identify with one of the two major parties,party labels simplify choice among independent voters.
Q2) Third-party candidates often emerge to represent issues that were not given voice by the major parties.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of political parties in American government and politics?
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Chapter 12: Groups and Interests
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Q1) What is the relationship between government activity and interest-group activity?
A)As government activity declines,interest-group activity increases.
B)As government activity increases,interest-group activity declines.
C)As government activity increases,interest-group activity increases.
D)Interest-group activity increases regardless of government activity.
E)Interest-group activity decreases regardless of government activity.
Q2) An example of a case in which the NAACP successfully used the courts to make the first declaration that segregation of the schools was unconstitutional was:
A)Brown v.Board of Education
B)Janey v.Fleet School District
C)Abrams v.Little Rock Public Schools
D)Atkinson v.State School Superintendent of Public Instruction
E)Heart of Atlanta v.United States
Q3) A companion brief to an existing court case is called:
A)in camera
B)lex scripta
C)amicus curiae
D)non compos mentis
E)writ of mandamus
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Chapter 13: Introduction to Public Policy
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT an example of a means-tested program?
A)Medicaid
B)Medicare
C)Aid to Families with Dependent Children
D)Supplemental Security Income
E)Food Stamps
Q2) Compare and contrast contributory programs with public assistance programs.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Q3) National tariff policies promote domestic markets by:
A)encouraging free trade
B)restricting imported goods
C)building interstate transportation links
D)subsidizing family farmers and urban industries
E)bringing inexpensive labor to the United States
Q4) What challenges is the current Social Security system facing? How should these problems be addressed?
Q5) Social Security is a rather conservative approach to welfare.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What goals should social and economic policies promote and why?
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Chapter 14: Foreign Policy
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Q1) What is the most important international organization for promoting free trade?
A)WTO
B)G-8
C)FIFA
D)IMF
E)NAFTA
Q2) When the United States prohibited trade with Cuba under the Castro government,it exemplified the use of:
A)a policy of appeasement
B)a policy of preemption
C)a sanction
D)a bilateral treaty
E)diplomacy
Q3) A relatively small but quite influential example of a human rights interest group is:
A)Amnesty International
B)Global Oppression Watch
C)Citizens Against Genocide Conference
D)World Commission on Crimes Against Humanity
E)Human Rights Watch
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