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8 Public Policy and Governance Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 8 Public Policy and Governance, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: Once a government adopts a policy, it is guaranteed to work as intended.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A country shares responsibility for public services between national and local governments. Which result is most consistent with this arrangement?

A
It makes local services more uniform and always more responsive.
B
It can let policies respond to local needs, but services and outcomes may vary.
C
It guarantees that regional governments have more funding.
D
It removes the need to assign clear responsibilities.

Choose one

1 point

A government implements a plan to reduce waiting times for medical care, then examines waiting-time data and access across regions to judge whether the plan is working. Which policymaking stage is it carrying out?

A
Identifying the problem
B
Adopting the policy
C
Evaluating the results
D
Allocating authority between levels of government

True or false

1 point

True or false: In practice, new evidence or implementation problems can lead policymakers to revisit an issue or revise a policy.

A
True
B
False

Choose all

1 point

Select all the actors or institutions identified as able to scrutinize public decisions.

A
Courts
B
Audit bodies
C
Legislatures
D
The media
E
Civil servants administering programs
F
Voters rewarding or punishing elected officials

Written response

1 point

A government changes taxes and spending to support public priorities and influence economic activity. What is this kind of policy called?

Fill in the blank

1 point

The Social Protection Floors Recommendation describes basic guarantees that include access to and .

Fill in the blank

1 point

In comparative policy analysis, laws and budgets are policy , while services delivered are policy .

Choose one

1 point

An elected government prioritizes a policy whose benefits will be easy for voters to notice before the next election. Which political incentive best explains this choice?

A
Officials must avoid proposing budgets.
B
Officials may favor policies with benefits that voters can readily see.
C
Courts lose the ability to challenge proposals.
D
Civil servants no longer administer programs.

Choose all

1 point

Two countries adopt similar policies but achieve different results. Select all factors that could help explain the difference.

A
Differences in administrative capacity
B
The assumption that the same policy always has the same effect
C
Differences in available resources
D
Differences in social conditions

Choose one

1 point

A government pays a nonprofit organization to run a health clinic while setting requirements for the service. Which statement best describes this arrangement?

A
The government must deliver every service directly.
B
Private providers must operate without public regulation.
C
The government can fund another organization to provide the service.
D
Public services cannot be delivered by a mix of providers.

Open ended

1 point

Compare two countries’ welfare policies. Explain at least two ways their systems may differ, identify the kinds of risks welfare policy addresses, and explain why a comparison should not assume that one delivery method fits every country.

Choose one

1 point

A country is examining how public decisions are made, implemented, monitored, and revised across its institutions. Which concept is it examining?

A
The set of laws and regulations adopted to address one public problem
B
How public authority is organized and exercised, including how decisions are made and monitored
C
The services that private businesses choose to provide
D
The results of an election

True or false

1 point

True or false: Decentralizing authority can make policies more responsive to local conditions while also contributing to variation in services and outcomes across a country.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

What term describes the ability of public institutions to carry out their responsibilities?

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1 point

A government adopts a new benefits program. Which political actor is primarily responsible for providing administrative expertise and administering the program?

A
Voters administer public programs and provide technical expertise to agencies
B
Interest groups administer government programs on behalf of elected officials
C
Civil servants provide expertise and administer programs
D
Courts set the priorities of political parties

Choose one

1 point

A government evaluates a program and finds that it is not meeting its goals. What is the most appropriate role of that evaluation in the policy cycle?

A
Use evidence about results to judge whether the program is meeting its goals and whether it should be revised
B
Treat adoption of the policy as proof that it has achieved its goals
C
End monitoring once the program has been implemented
D
Replace evaluation with a new election

Written response

1 point

In comparative policy analysis, what category refers to changes in health, learning, employment, or poverty?

Choose one

1 point

A country is designing a social protection system while adapting its arrangements to national conditions. Which approach is consistent with the basic guarantees described in the material?

A
A single uniform benefit system that every country must implement in the same way
B
A guarantee that all welfare support must be delivered as cash
C
A system limited to people who are unemployed
D
Nationally defined basic guarantees that include essential health care and basic income security

Written response

1 point

A workers' association advocates for its members' interests in a proposed labor rule. What type of political actor is the association?