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1. What does the policy cycle focus on?
a. Adoptions
b. Formulations
c. Stages
d. Evaluations
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
2. What does policy evaluatiоn concern itself with?
a. Creation or identification of alternative courses of action
b. Determining which policy problems reach agenda status
c. Steps taken to implement policies
d. Activities to determine whether a policy is accomplishing its goals
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
3. What does Laswell identify politics as?
a. Partisanship
b. Who gets what, when, and how
c. Policies
d. Differing interests, values, and affiliations
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
4. What is an example of how theories can help describe specific stages in the poliсy process?
a. The group approach helps explain policy adoption.
b. Institutionalism helps explain policy evaluation.
c. Systems theory helps explain data and figures.
d. Social construction of target populations explains problem definition.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
5. What is a key сharacteristic of public policiеs?
a. Developed by government bodies and officials
b. Affect limited groups of people
c. Not accepted as binding
d. Hypotheses suggesting specific actions
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
6. What do public policies emerge as responses to?
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a. Cycles
b. Statements
c. Analysis
d. Demands
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
7. What is the difference between policy outputs and policy outcomes?
a. Policy outputs are positive, while policy outcomes are negative.
b. Policy outputs are the actions taken in pursuit of decisions, while policy outcomes are the societal
consequences.
c. Policy outputs are authoritative, while policy outcomes are laissez-faire.
d. Policy outputs are the societal consequences, while policy outcomes are the actions taken in pursuit
of decisions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
8. What is an example of a policy outcome?
a. Longer prison terms reducing crime rates
b. Miles of highway built
c. Traffic fines being collected
d. Welfare benefits paid
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
9. What type of policy is state-building a shorthand term for?
a. Regulatory
b. Self-regulatory
c. Distributive
d. Constituent
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
CTIVES: organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S. public
administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
10. Which agency can be said to primarily focus on distributive policies?
a. The Federal Reserve
b. The Department of Agriculture
c. The Office of Management and Budget
d. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
CTIVES: organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S. public
administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
11. How do distributive policies diffеr from regulatory policies?
a. Setting forth general rules of behavior
b. Restricting entry into a market
c. Increasing the freedom of groups affected
d. Allowing private actors to find loopholes
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1. What does the policy cycle focus on?
a. Adoptions
b. Formulations
c. Stages
d. Evaluations
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
2. What does policy evaluatiоn concern itself with?
a. Creation or identification of alternative courses of action
b. Determining which policy problems reach agenda status
c. Steps taken to implement policies
d. Activities to determine whether a policy is accomplishing its goals
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
3. What does Laswell identify politics as?
a. Partisanship
b. Who gets what, when, and how
c. Policies
d. Differing interests, values, and affiliations
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
4. What is an example of how theories can help describe specific stages in the poliсy process?
a. The group approach helps explain policy adoption.
b. Institutionalism helps explain policy evaluation.
c. Systems theory helps explain data and figures.
d. Social construction of target populations explains problem definition.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Plan of This Book
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-1 - Identify and describe the various factors that seem to account for the public’s holding
CTIVES: government bureaucracy in low esteem. Then describe the factors that seem to explain the public’s
higher regard for government bureaucracy, when levels of confidence in government have been
higher.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
5. What is a key сharacteristic of public policiеs?
a. Developed by government bodies and officials
b. Affect limited groups of people
c. Not accepted as binding
d. Hypotheses suggesting specific actions
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
6. What do public policies emerge as responses to?
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a. Cycles
b. Statements
c. Analysis
d. Demands
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
7. What is the difference between policy outputs and policy outcomes?
a. Policy outputs are positive, while policy outcomes are negative.
b. Policy outputs are the actions taken in pursuit of decisions, while policy outcomes are the societal
consequences.
c. Policy outputs are authoritative, while policy outcomes are laissez-faire.
d. Policy outputs are the societal consequences, while policy outcomes are the actions taken in pursuit
of decisions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
8. What is an example of a policy outcome?
a. Longer prison terms reducing crime rates
b. Miles of highway built
c. Traffic fines being collected
d. Welfare benefits paid
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Public Policy?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-2 - Recognize the key concerns of public managers and the major objectives that managers, in
CTIVES: general terms, must seek to achieve in their organizations.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
9. What type of policy is state-building a shorthand term for?
a. Regulatory
b. Self-regulatory
c. Distributive
d. Constituent
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
CTIVES: organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S. public
administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
10. Which agency can be said to primarily focus on distributive policies?
a. The Federal Reserve
b. The Department of Agriculture
c. The Office of Management and Budget
d. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Constituent, Distributive, Regulatory, Self-Regulatory, and Redistributive Policies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE L.O. 1-3 - Identify the five major types of agencies, four formal bases (or foundations) of
CTIVES: organization, and four broad categories of administrative employees that are found in U.S. public
administration.
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:52 AM
11. How do distributive policies diffеr from regulatory policies?
a. Setting forth general rules of behavior
b. Restricting entry into a market
c. Increasing the freedom of groups affected
d. Allowing private actors to find loopholes
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