PAD 510 Final Exam Answers – All Possible Questions

Question 1

The Streams Metaphor is associated with which scholar?
Question 2

“Pork barrel” spending is most closely associated with which policy type?
Question 3

The Advocacy Coalition Framework illustrates
Question 4

Log rolling by legislators often leads to _______ spending
Question 5

From 2008 to 2011, the federal budget deficit as a proportion of GDP
Question 6

Material inducements to join are most closely associated with which unofficial actors?
Question 7

The main critique of the “stages” model of the policy process is that it

Question 8

The systematic study of bureaucracy was first associated with
Question 9

The mutually reinforcing relationship between a congressional subcommittee, a federal agency, and regulated interest groups is known as the _____________model of policy relationships.
Question 10

The laws that made when judges and courts make decisions are called _____________
Question 11

Protective regulatory policy
Question 12

Political learning entails
Question 13

The news media
Question 14

An economic depression is characterized by
Question 15

If I were to say that focus of policy studies should be on the actions of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, what approach to policy studies would I be adopting?
Question 16

Which of these statements is true?
Question 17

Muckraking is a term applied to
Question 18

The allocation of television and radio frequencies and the awarding of cable television franchises are examples of which policy type?
Question 19

The phenomenon that involves members of a legislature agreeing to vote for each other’s spending bills is known as _____________
Question 20

Social Construction refers to
Question 21

Outputs from the systems model of politics and policy include
Question 22

Official Actors in the policy process gain their role by virtue of:
Question 23

The theory that states that a few people in government, business, academia, and the media have a disproportionate share of the control over America’s political and economic resources is called
Question 24

Group mobilization refers to the idea that
Question 25

Government agencies are part of what branch of government?

Question 26

The Advocacy Coalition Framework illustrates
Question 27

Evidence gathered using the scientific method is superior to anecdotal evidence because
Question 28

People belong to membership interest groups by virtue of

Question 29

The laws that are drafted by the legislature are called _____________
Question 30

Why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced by the federal Constitution?
Question 31

In scholarly research, a good theory should
Question 32

The substantive area of policy over which participants in policy making compete and compromise is known as
Question 33

Policy makers often use ______________ as a way of floating “trial balloons” to assess the reaction of the public to certain policy issues.
Question 34

When we discuss the outcomes of policies we are concerned with
Question 35

In the mid-1960s, David Easton first pioneered a model that states that the public policy process is a product of a system. The public policy process is influenced by and influences the environment in which it operates. This model is known as the
Question 36

The writing of vague policy and law by the Congress implies what for government agencies?

Question 37

When newspapers and other media talk about “playing politics” with an issue, they usually mean that
Question 38

Casework is most closely associated with which group of actors?
Question 39

The daily newspaper of federal regulatory activity is called the ______________
Question 40

The “Institutional Analysis and Development” framework, associated with Elinor Ostrom’s work, describes policy making and change in terms of

Question 41

In American political philosophy, governmental authority is delegated from
Question 42

What is the key barrier to interest group growth and success?
Question 43

A policy tool is
Question 44

An agenda in the policy process refers to
Question 45

According to Stone one purpose of using numbers in problem definition is
Question 46

Classifying policies as either liberal or conservative is:
Question 47

Where does the greatest amount agenda setting power in Congress reside?

Question 48

The separation of powers refers to
Question 49

The idea that interest groups are organized in policy communities within a policy domain is associated with which model of the policy process?
Question 50

Hearings, lawmaking, and congressional oversight hearings are used to

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• Question 1

The Streams Metaphor is associated with which scholar?

• Question 2

“Pork barrel” spending is most closely associated with which policy type?

• Question 3

The Advocacy Coalition Framework illustrates

• Question 4

Log rolling by legislators often leads to _______ spending

• Question 5

From 2008 to 2011, the federal budget deficit as a proportion of GDP

• Question 6

Material inducements to join are most closely associated with which unofficial actors?

• Question 7

The main critique of the “stages” model of the policy process is that it

• Question 8

The systematic study of bureaucracy was first associated with

• Question 9

The mutually reinforcing relationship between a congressional subcommittee, a federal agency, and regulated interest groups is known as the _____________model of policy relationships.

• Question 10

The laws that made when judges and courts make decisions are called _____________

• Question 11

Protective regulatory policy

• Question 12

Political learning entails

• Question 13

The news media

• Question 14

An economic depression is characterized by

• Question 15

If I were to say that focus of policy studies should be on the actions of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, what approach to policy studies would I be adopting?

• Question 16

Which of these statements is true?

• Question 17

Muckraking is a term applied to

• Question 18

The allocation of television and radio frequencies and the awarding of cable television franchises are examples of which policy type?

• Question 19

The phenomenon that involves members of a legislature agreeing to vote for each other’s spending bills is known as _____________

• Question 20

Social Construction refers to

• Question 21

Outputs from the systems model of politics and policy include

• Question 22

Official Actors in the policy process gain their role by virtue of:
.

• Question 23

The theory that states that a few people in government, business, academia, and the media have a disproportionate share of the control over America’s political and economic resources is called

• Question 24

Group mobilization refers to the idea that

• Question 25

Government agencies are part of what branch of government?

• Question 26

The Advocacy Coalition Framework illustrates

• Question 27

Evidence gathered using the scientific method is superior to anecdotal evidence because

• Question 28

People belong to membership interest groups by virtue of

• Question 29

The laws that are drafted by the legislature are called _____________

• Question 30

Why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced by the federal Constitution?

• Question 31

In scholarly research, a good theory should

• Question 32

The substantive area of policy over which participants in policy making compete and compromise is known as

• Question 33

Policy makers often use ______________ as a way of floating “trial balloons” to assess the reaction of the public to certain policy issues.

• Question 34

When we discuss the outcomes of policies we are concerned with

• Question 35

In the mid-1960s, David Easton first pioneered a model that states that the public policy process is a product of a system. The public policy process is influenced by and influences the environment in which it operates. This model is known as the

• Question 36

The writing of vague policy and law by the Congress implies what for government agencies?

• Question 37

When newspapers and other media talk about “playing politics” with an issue, they usually mean that

• Question 38

Casework is most closely associated with which group of actors?

• Question 39

The daily newspaper of federal regulatory activity is called the ______________

• Question 40

The “Institutional Analysis and Development” framework, associated with Elinor Ostrom’s work, describes policy making and change in terms of

• Question 41

In American political philosophy, governmental authority is delegated from

• Question 42

What is the key barrier to interest group growth and success?

• Question 43

A policy tool is

• Question 44

An agenda in the policy process refers to
• Question 45

According to Stone one purpose of using numbers in problem definition is
• Question 46

Classifying policies as either liberal or conservative is:

• Question 47

Where does the greatest amount agenda setting power in Congress reside?

• Question 48

The separation of powers refers to

• Question 49

The idea that interest groups are organized in policy communities within a policy domain is associated with which model of the policy process?

• Question 50

Hearings, lawmaking, and congressional oversight hearings are used to