Public Policy Review and Review Questions

Why is the Voting Rights Act of 1965 important?

What does the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure?

Which of the following is NOT a goal of health care policy?

Which committee does a major role in shaping tax policy in the House?

Current health care issues include all of the following EXCEPT

a rise in prices of goods and services

Which part of the executive branch proposes the budget?

What does the Establishment Clause do?

Inflation is best understood as the rate at which

Which of the following is NOT a reason for low voter turnout?

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the politics of budgeting?

when money is allocated to various programs, that is known as

Congress drafts a budget resolution before finalizing the budget plan

Who was the major proponent of the Affordable Care Act?

What federal program provides medical insurance for the very poor in the U.S. ?

This policy was sponsored by George W. Bush and was controversial because of its focus on tests

A tax that takes a greater percentage of income from the rich than the poor

Who is primarily responsible for setting interest rates?

What is the main purpose of monetary policy?

This economic theory says government should not really regulate the economy

Who is the primary agent to transmit political beliefs?

when revenues exceed expenditures in a given year, what is the result?

If the Federal Reserve Board wanted to slow therate of economic growth, it would most likely

Where does the U.S. get the largest percent of its revenue from?

What's a gov't program called that provides benefits to qualified citizens regardless of need?

the best predictor of a given agency's budget is 

This basically says what the impact of a proposed environmental policy will be

A gov't program that provides benefits only to people who qualify based on specific needs

the Articles of Confederation is based on 

Which of the following would most likely be subject to an excise tax?