US Gov: UNIT TEST: The Art of Policymaking - Part 1

Why are the states sometimes called the "laboratories of democracy"?

Most policy experiments take place on the state level first.

Which is not an example of United States foreign policy?

President Jackson threatening South Carolina with military action

Which of these terms best describes a collection of programs created in 1935 that includes Old-Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance?

Social Security

Which of these phrases best describes the business cycle?

a recurring cycle of booms and busts, recoveries and recessions

What is the name for the powers the Constitution gives to the state governments and forbids the national government from using?

reserved powers

What are policies that affect the general welfare of the people called?

social policies

What level of government has primary policy-making responsibility for setting the requirements for receiving a high school diploma?

state government

Which definition is correct for the term policy?

the actions the government takes on behalf of the people

Which of the following defines the term foreign policy?

the country's plan for dealing with other countries and peoples of the world

States are required to support the laws and court decisions of other states, as laid out in which clause of the United States Constitution?

the full faith and credit clause

Imagine that you want to change the books that 10th graders are reading in English class. You create a petition asking for change and send it to which of the following?

the local school board

What term is used for the process of policy making?

the policy cycle

Which is the correct order for the steps of the policy cycle? 1. The government puts a policy into effect and enforces the policy. 2. The government selects a policy that it will use to address a problem. 3. The government and the public review a policy and decide if it should be continued, altered, or cancelled. 4. A problem is identified and moved to the government's to-do list.

A problem is identified and moved to the government's to-do list. The government selects a policy that it will use to address a problem. The government puts a policy into effect and enforces the policy. The government and the public review a policy and decide if it should be continued, altered, or cancelled.

The defining characteristics of a public policy are that it must affect many people, be accepted as legitimate, and have which of the following characteristics?

It must be created through a political process.

The Philadelphia City Council decided to bar skateboarders from Love Park. Some of the council's actions are listed below in chronological order. Which answer correctly matches policy cycle steps with the events? 1. The city council worried that skateboarding was damaging Love Park and discouraging development in the center of the city 2. City council members proposed a total ban on skateboarding. Using private funding, skateboarders proposed to support skateboarding in city parks. 3. Love Park was rebuilt to make it a less attractive place to go skateboarding. 4. Skateboarders argued that the city had damaged its image. The city council agreed to open a new skate park in the near future.

agenda setting, policy formulation, policy implementation, policy evaluation

What political process is most likely to be used when the costs of a policy are broadly distributed and its benefits are concentrated?

client politics

What form of municipal government combines the executive and legislative functions into a single body?

commission plan

What is the name of the level of the local government directly below the state government?

county

Which is not a way a citizen can participate in policy-making decisions?

reading the newspaper every day