Public Policy Final Exam Multiple Choice From Previous Exams With Correct Answers 2024

Public Policy Final Exam Multiple Choice
From Previous Exams With Correct
Answers 2024



Public .policy .is .best .defined .as .:
A) .Promotion .of .the .common .good .through .regulatory .instruments
B) .Deconstructing .a .policy .issue .in .order .to .study .aspects .of .the .issue .
C) .What .government .officials .and .citizens .choose .to .do .or .not .to .do .about .public
.problems .

D) .Activities .of .think .tanks, .interest .groups, .and .government .agents .to .address .public
.problems .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C




According .to .Berman, .which .of .the .following .are .elements .of .the .economic .style .of
.reasoning? .

A) .Basic .macroeconomics .concepts .
B) .Use .of .economics .models .to .measure .policy's .efficiency .
C) .Use .of .economics .models .to .measure .a .policy's .impact .on .quality .
D) .All .of .the .above .- .correct .answer.Answer: .B

Which .of .the .following .is .the .problem .most .associated .with .public .goods? .
A) .negative .externality .
B) .monopoly .
C) .tragedy .of .the .commons .
D) .Free .riders .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D

Negative .externality .and .information .failure .are .both .examples .of: .
A) .Political .failure .
B) .Political .culture .
C) .Toll .goods .
D) .Market .failure .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D

From .the .perspective .of .economics, .a .policy .intervention .is .needed .when .individuals
.rationally .pursuing .their .own .self-interest .does .not .result .in .a .pareto .efficient .outcome. .A

.game .theory .model .that .provides .an .example .of .such .a .situation .is .known .as: .

A) .A .Nash .equilibrium .

, B) .A .prisoner's .dilemma .game .
C) .An .ultimatum .game
D) .A .dominant .strategy .game .- .correct .answer.Answer: .B

Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .a .policy .outcome? .
A) .EPA .clean .air .regulations .
B) .Lower .poverty .rates .
C) .Requirements .that .public .schools .conduct .achievement .testing .
D) .Gun .control .legislation .- .correct .answer.Answer: .B

Which .of .the .following .terms .refers .to .the .relationship .between .national .government .and
.the .state .and .local .governments? .

A) .Collective .action .
B) .Bicameralism .
C) .Politcal .culture .
D) .Federalism .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D

The .aging .of .the .Baby .Boom .generation .has .led .to .the .growing .interest .in .reform .of
.government .programs .such .as .Medicare .and .Social .Security. .Similarly, .immigration

.policy .is .in .the .spotlight .because .of .the .influx .of .immigrants .to .the .United .States. .These

.are .examples .of .the .----- .context .influencing .policy. .

A) .Moral .
B) .Politcal .
C) .Social .
D) .Governing .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C

The ."tragedy .of .the .commons" .refers .to .the .situation .in .which .individuals .attempt .to
.maximize .their .use .of .----- . without .regard .to .their .degradation .or .depletion. .

A) .Private .goods .
B) .Toll .goods .
C) .Common .pool .resources .
D) .Public .goods .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C

Federal .----- .grants .are .transfer .of .federal .dollars .to .the .states .where .the .states .have
.substantial .discretion .in .how .to .spend .the .money .to .meet .the .needs .of .their .citizens: .

A) .Categorial .
B) .Regulatory .
C) .Block .
D) .Stimulus .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C

----- .are .federal .requirements .placed .upon .state .governments .without .any .financial
.support .for .implementation. .

A) .Economic .public .policies .
B) .Statutes .with .limitations .
C) .Unfunded .policy .outputs .
D) .Unfunded .mandates .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D