Question 1.Which of the following approaches do the authors describe as a primary means by which the president can influence policy within the executive arena?
Budget proposals
Executive orders
The bully pulpit
Campaign platforms
Question 2. According to the authors, which of the following is one of the principles underpinning the founding of the U.S. health care system?
Equity
Access
Efficiency
Entrepreneurialism
Question 3. Ideological resistance to the federal government's involvement in paying for health services is based on the belief that it
is unnecessary.
leads to socialized medicine.
is a state issue.
will reduce service levels.
Question 4. What are the two primary approaches to policy analysis?
Determination of both policy costs and benefits
Comparison of policy options and determination of impacts
Analysis for policy making and analysis of existing policy
Examination of unintended consequences and assessment of policy shortcomings
Question 5. Who is the major actor responsible for implementation?
The political executive
Bureaucracy
The legislature
Private firms
Question 6. Research described by the authors suggests that health care is an important policy because
there is a relationship between public health and societal wealth.
citizens demand attention to health policy.
it's a critical moral issue.
it is has long been a part of the systemic policy agenda.
Question 7. Which of the following is among the means of influencing policy adoption described by the authors?
Electoral politics
Grassroots interest groups
Direct lobbying
Ballot initiatives
Question 8. According to the authors, policy formulation should ideally result in proposals that are both
adoptable and solve the problem.
adoptable and cost effective.
solve the problem and be efficient.
politically beneficial and cost effective.
Question 9. What, according to the authors, is the central purpose of analysis when conducting policy analysis in support of policy making?
Determination of a single ideal policy instrument
Development and comparison of policy alternatives
Assessment of past policy performance
Examination of social and political factors impacting policy adoption
Question 10. In order for a policy to be adopted, a proposed policy must have both
sufficient legal justification and approval from institutional actors.
formal approval by institutional actors and feasibility.
social feasibility and economic resources.
support among citizens and political backing of legislators.