Political Institutions and Public Policy
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Course Introduction
This course explores the complex relationships between political institutions and the formulation, implementation, and outcomes of public policy. Students will examine how governmental structures such as legislatures, executives, judiciaries, and bureaucracies influence the policy process at local, national, and international levels. The course also analyzes the role of interest groups, political parties, and public opinion in shaping policy decisions, highlighting the impact of institutional design, rules, and procedures on policy effectiveness and accountability. Through case studies and comparative analysis, students gain a deeper understanding of how institutional arrangements affect governance and policy challenges in diverse political systems.
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American Public Policy An Introduction 11th Edition by Clarke E. Cochran
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Chapter 1: Public Policy: An Introduction
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Q1) Public policy can be measured by the percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the public sector
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The Coleman Report found that the solution to academic achievement was
A)"No Child Left Behind"
B)Educated parents
C)"Race to the Top"
D)Greater equality of academic achievement
Answer: B
Q3) Public programs involving little conflict can be difficult to implement because
A)There are numerous participant with different perspectives
B)Public resources are available
C)Only a few decision have to be made
D)The intent of the policymakers is clear
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Contexts of Public Policy
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Q1) The threat from the federal government to withhold federal funding from states for failure to comply with certain conditions on a federally funded program is called
A)Partial preemption
B)Cross-cutting requirements
C)Crossover sanctions
D)Direct Order
Answer: C
Q2) Opponents of shifting responsibility from the federal government to the states argue that
A)States will be equally sensitive to issues such as equity, fairness and civil rights
B)States are not likely to have the resources to fund the programs
C)States may not always be inclined to continue programs
D)B & C only
E)All of the above
Answer: B
Q3) How has the rise of the Tea Party impacted the public policy positions of the Republican Party?
Answer: NOT ANSWER
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Chapter 3: The Economy: Changing Government-Business
Relationships
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Q1) Commissions work does NOT include A)Policymaking
B)Investigation
C)Implementing policy
D)Hearing evidence of policy violation
Answer: C
Q2) The American economy is predominantly
A)socialist
B)mercantilist
C)market capitalist
D)government regulated
Answer: C
Q3) The use of risk subsidies is another way government supports economic enterprise.These enterprises received subsidies except for A)sugar producers
B)health care insurance
C)financial institutions
D)Ford motor company
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting
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Q1) The primary source of federal revenue is
A)the corporate income tax
B)the individual income tax
C)excise taxes
D)Social Security taxes
Q2) One way to stimulate growth in the economy is to
A)have a high trade deficit
B)raise taxes
C)increase the size of the federal deficit
D)increase unemployment
Q3) What was the purpose of TARP and has it been successful?
Q4) The shift from budget deficits to budget surpluses in 1998 was due to several factors.Which of the following was NOT a factor?
A)A strengthened economy and low inflation rate reduced the rate of increase in entitlement programs
B)The private sector experienced significant economic growth
C)Defense spending on the Persian Gulf War
D)The booming stock market in the 1990s meant higher state and federal revenues from capital gains
Chapter 5: Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability
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Q1) President Obama has proposed several initiatives to help the United States reduce its foreign oil consumption.Some of his initiatives are:
A)Renewed emphasis on nuclear power for electricity, expansion of off-shore drilling for oil & increased CAFÉ standards
B)Increased CAFÉ standards, prohibition of off-shore drilling, nuclear power for electricity
C)Increased household appliance efficiency, weatherization program for homes and public buildings & maintaining current CAFÉ standards
D)Increased federal funding for research and development of nuclear technology, prohibition of offshore drilling & reduction in CAFÉ standards to help American automakers
Q2) Neo Conservatives favor which of these methods of addressing environmental concerns?
A)Taxes or fees for pollution
B)Injunctions to Halt Pollution
C)Rewards For Compliance
D)Fines and Jail Sentences
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Chapter 6: Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control
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Q1) National security has been used as the basis by both the Bush & Obama administration to justify the collecting of telephone records of all Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The only other democratic industrialized nation to carry out executions besides the United States is
A)Great Britain
B)South Africa
C)Japan
D)Germany
Q3) What is the purpose of the FBI's Uniform Crime Report?
A)To deter crime against property and people.
B)To encourage citizens to report crimes.
C)To explain, predict, and deter crimes that are committed on the streets, as well as in businesses.
D)To serve as an index to the number of crimes committed.
Q4) Drugs are the number one cause of suicides in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy
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Q1) Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)was designed for low-income families.The EITC
A)Gives taxpayers a credit from the government for each dollar earned up to a certain point
B)Is a state run program
C)Is only for students
D)The smallest , mean-tested cash benefit federal program
Q2) Social Security spending is rising rapidly for which of the following reasons?
A)more people over age 65
B)people are living longer
C)Social Security is not indexed to the cost of living
D)all of the above
E)(a) and (b) only
Q3) The likelihood of being in poverty is NOT correlated with
A)Part time employment
B)College Degree
C)Being Elderly
D)Living in the south
Q4) Why do stereotypes and negative opinion of public assistance programs and its participants persist despite proven success?
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Chapter 8: Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?
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Q1) In 2001,the House of Representatives voted to ____________ human cloning.
A)encourage
B)permit
C)regulate
D)forbid
Q2) The ___________ amendment bans federal Medicaid funding for most abortions.
A)Strong
B)Frist
C)Hyde
D)Howe
E)Johnson
Q3) Which of the following health care issue has broader coverage in other nations than the United States?
A)dental service
B)nursery homecare
C)eye glasses
D)cosmetic surgery
Q4) Compare how the elderly fared in the United States prior to the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid? Although they are expensive entitlement programs,are they worth the cost?
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Chapter 9: Education: Conflict in Policy Direction
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Q1) Parents home school their children because
A)they want their children to develop their learning more naturally
B)they are dissatisfied with their local school
C)they want to provide religious education
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q2) Under which law did MCTs become national educational policy?
A)The Morrill Act
B)No Child left Behind
C)ESEA
D)None of the above
Q3) Multiculturalism seeks to:
A)encourage assimilation of minority groups.
B)reinvigorate the American concept of the "melting pot" society.
C)eliminate linguistic cleavages in the United States.
D)embrace cultural and ethnic diversity in the United States
Q4) The teaching of creation science or intelligent design is a violation of the constitution according to the Supreme Court
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against
Oppression and Bigotry
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Q1) Under the Black Codes,African Americans were NOT allowed to A)receive an education
B)hold a job
C)walk the streets without permission of whites
D)use public restrooms
E)all of the above
Q2) The EEOC ruled that ADA covers not just physical disability,but also includes
A)mental disabilities
B)substance abuse
C)transsexuality
D)schizophrenia
Q3) The concept of an "inherently suspect category" means that a legal classification must pass strict judicial and must be justified by a compelling government interest
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Immigration Policy: The Barely Open Door
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Q1) The United States is the principal immigrant receiving nation in the world because it admits more immigrants as a ratio of its total population.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The 1996 immigration law required sponsoring family members to earn 150 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines in order to sponsor a relative.
A)True B)False
Q3) Which statement about immigration to the United States is most accurate?
A)The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States
B)The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged.
C)The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of United States history.
D)Nearly all immigrants have easily assimilated into American culture.
Q4) What are the rationales for educating the children of illegal immigrants? Why should the American tax-payers pay for their education?
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Chapter 12: Foreign and Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World
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Q1) The exercise of American military power is less credible because of A)Fear of Russian retaliation
B)Cuts in the defense budget
C)The lack of public support
D)Fear of Al-Qaeda forces
Q2) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)are examples of
A)unilateralism
B)the principle of collective security
C)balance of power
D)deterrence
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a part of Wilsonian idealism?
A)Balance of power
B)The Nuremburg Principle
C)Emphasis on diplomacy
D)Spheres of interest
Q4) Gulf War I in which the U.S.sided with Kuwait against Saddam Hussein was done
A)To maintain the balance of power
B)Because of diplomacy
C)To prevent hegemony
D)To exercise its sphere of influence
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Q1) Both feminists and conservatives wish to see greater legal restrictions on the availability of pornographic material.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Devotional activity that is voluntary and non-denominational may be sponsored by public schools.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The presumption of constitutionality call for judges to
A)interpret the Constitution and laws so as to uphold the political action rather than impose their own values
B)rule based on popular opinion
C)nullify a law or government action
D)protect the interest and values of individuals against an abusive majority
Q4) Which examples of free exercise of religion are protected by the Constitution?
A)polygamy
B)refusal to salute the American flag
C)drug use in religious rituals
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