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Chapter 16: Domestic Policy

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Chapter 16: Domestic Policy

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16-1 §16.1 source ↗

Which of the following is not an example of a public policy outcome?
  1. a.
    the creation of a program to combat drug trafficking
  2. b.
    the passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
  3. c.
    the passage of tax cuts during the George W. Bush administration
  4. d.
    none of the above; all are public policy outcomes

Answer

D. none of the above; all are public policy outcomes

16-3 §16.1 source ↗

What are some of the challenges to getting a new public policy considered and passed as law?

Answer

Approval of a new policy requires government to recognize that a problem needs solving, and the approval of the elected branches of government. This process can take a long time.

16-5 §16.2 source ↗

Which type of policy directly benefits the most citizens?
  1. a.
    regulatory policy
  2. b.
    distributive policy
  3. c.
    redistributive policy
  4. d.
    self-regulatory policy

Answer

A. regulatory policy

16-7 §16.3 source ↗

Social Security and Medicare are notable for their assistance to which group?
  1. a.
    the poor
  2. b.
    young families starting out
  3. c.
    those in urban areas
  4. d.
    the elderly

Answer

D. the elderly

16-9 §16.3 source ↗

What societal ills are social welfare programs designed to address?

Answer

Need-based programs exist to provide at least a minimal standard of living for those in dire straits and to provide opportunities to improve their fate in life. In the short term, they allow mere survival, while in the long term, they can help the individual and society.

16-11 §16.4 source ↗

Policy analysts seek ________.
  1. a.
    evidence
  2. b.
    their chosen outputs
  3. c.
    influence
  4. d.
    money

Answer

A. evidence

16-13 §16.5 source ↗

A deficit is ________.
  1. a.
    the overall amount owed by government for past borrowing
  2. b.
    the annual budget shortfall between revenues and expenditures
  3. c.
    the cancellation of an entitlement program
  4. d.
    all the above

Answer

B. the annual budget shortfall between revenues and expenditures

16-15 §16.5 source ↗

When times are tough economically, what can the government do to get the economy moving again?

Answer

A Keynesian approach would recommend deficit spending to stimulate the economy. Supply-side economists would advocate cutting taxes to get more money flowing in the economy.

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