Client politics is controversial because

The benefit is only for a select few at the cost of many

To help create balanced policy decisions between interest groups, the government created

The National Labor Relations Board

Why are costs and opinions not easily quantifiable in policy making?

They're a matter of perception, not hard fact

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Ch 17 - The Policy Making Process

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AP U.S. Government Practice about policy making

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1
Social Security taxes that lead to a retirement fund best describes a(n) __________.
Political Agenda
Great Depression Policy
Cost-Benefit Relationship
Interest Group Policy
2
Client politics is controversial because
The benefit is only for a select few at the cost of many
They're poorly regulated
It benefits a majority at the low cost of a few specialties
They only benefit a select elite
3
Issues such as gay marriage, civil rights, and tax reforms are listed on a _____________.
Policy Solution
Political Referendum
Social Issue
Political Agenda
4
What would be a cost if the U.S. govt. made an emissions control policy?
Recall of older, less efficient cars
Increased price of automobiles
All of the above
Possible economic decline of manufacturers
5
Process regulation benefits several organizations and people, most notably
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Labor Unions
Business Owners
Independent Contractors
6
To help create balanced policy decisions between interest groups, the government created
The U.S. Department of Labor
The National Labor Relations Board
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Taft-Hartley Union
7
Why was the deregulation of many countries in the 1980s more harmful than beneficial?
Companies can't rely on set prices
Competition increased substantially
A and B
It prevented monopolies from forming
8
What type of policy making involves a small group paying for the benefit of almost everybody?
Pork-Barrel Legislation
Policy Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Politics
Majoritarian Politics
9
If Congress passes a bill loosening gun control that's backed by the NRA, it would exemplify
Entrepreneurial Politics
Majoritarian Politics
Interest Group Politics
Client Politics
10
Which one of these does NOT affect the legitimacy of a political agenda?
Impact of events
Shared political views
Change of political office
The weight of customs and tradition
11
Which of the following policies was NOT made disregarding that they made existing progress.
'New Deal' Legislation
Occupational Safety and Health Act
1960s Anti-Poverty Laws
Affirmative Action
12
Which of the four main policy issues has the most even cost and payout distribution?
Client Politics
Entrepreneurial Politics
Interest Group Politics
Majoritarian Politics
13
Majoritarian politics have resulted in most antitrust legislation, notably the
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
Sherman Act of 1890
All of the Above
Clayton Act of 1914
14
Why are costs and opinions not easily quantifiable in policy making?
They're a matter of perception, not hard fact
The matter is subjective to who pays and who benefits
There are too many policy groups to triangulate solutions
Only select groups have actual influence on decisionmaking
15
A billionaire who paid to organize a political majority backing a piece of legislation would be
A Policy Entrepreneur
A Constituent
Majority Leader
An Interest Group Representative

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