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Kraft and Furlong, Public Policy, 6th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. ______ refers to the aggregate sum of individual attitudes and opinion of members of
society.
A. Research reports
B. Public opinion
C. Informal actors
D. Agenda setting
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 2-4: Describe and assess major governmental and
nongovernmental actors most involved in the policy process.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Since the U.S. Congress is ______, the House of Representatives and the Senate
must agree on policy actions before these policies can go forward.
A. complex
B. divided
C. duplicative
D. bicameral
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 2-3: Explain the challenges of policymaking posed by the
separation of powers.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. In the past, the policy-making relationship between states and the federal
government was called ______, since there was clear separation of policy responsibility
between the two levels.
A. cooperative federalism
B. dual federalism
C. policy federalism
D. bounded federalism
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze the structure of the U.S. government and the
implications for policymaking capacity.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Federal ______ grants for community development activities give states and local
governments an amount of money to conduct the activities with more flexibility to
determine how the money is spent.
A. categorical
B. regulatory
C. block
D. stimulus
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze the structure of the U.S. government and the
implications for policymaking capacity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Federal ______ grants for community development activities give states and local
governments an amount of money to conduct the activities with more flexibility to
determine how the money is spent.
A. categorical
B. regulatory
C. block
D. stimulus
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze the structure of the U.S. government and the
implications for policymaking capacity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. The Senate allows its members more freedom to debate policy issues than the
House. In some cases, Senators talk for hours in hopes of influencing a bill or blocking
its passage. This is called a ______.
A. filibuster
B. precedent
C. debate
D. veto
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 2-3: Explain the challenges of policymaking posed by the
separation of powers.
Instructor Resource
Kraft and Furlong, Public Policy, 6th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
9. Formerly called iron triangles, ______ are informal groupings of interest groups,
congressional subcommittees, and an executive agency that are less likely to be
influenced by public opinion, since they typically work closely together out of the public
eye.
A. independent regulatory commissions
B. issue networks
C. advocacy coalitions
D. filibusters
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 2-4: Describe and assess major governmental and
nongovernmental actors most involved in the policy process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Agencies that fall under the domain of the executive branch of government include
______.
A. cabinet-level departments, independent regulatory commissions, and independent
executive agencies
B. domestic agencies and foreign-affairs agencies
C. courts of appeals and federal district courts
D. legislative and budgetary committees
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 2-3: Explain the challenges of policymaking posed by the
separation of powers.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. In the United States, both the national and state governments have authority to
enact laws and policies. This system is known as ______.
A. communism
B. capitalism
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