Public Policy
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- Q1Public policy is the -system for allowing one branch to check the other twoprocess for selecting the president and vice presidentcourse of action the government takes to solve a problemprocedure for removing a federal judge60s
- Q2Government works to solve problems through action and _____.treatiesexecutive actsregulationstaxes60s
- Q3Stores may not sell alcoholic beverages to people under the age of 21. This is an example of a/an -regulationaction60s
- Q4A town pays for children to have free vaccinations. This is an example of a/an -regulationaction60s
- Q5Letters to the editor of a newspaper influence public policy by -reporting the facts of a story without biasproviding a way for people to volunteerlobbying government officialsoffering a forum for expressing opposing viewpoints60s
- Q6State officials are debating if Virginia should start off-shore drilling. What can a citizen do to get elected officials to respond to his/her wishes about this issue?Gather dataPropose legislationWrite letters to public officialsRegulate business60s
- Q7Running for public office is one way citizens can -participate in politics to influence public policymake donations to an interest groupoffer a forum for expressinggather data to draw attention to issues60s
- Q8"The proposed dam will harm wildlife habitat downstream." The interest group that made thisidentifying an issuerepresenting a specific industrymaking political contributionsleading a demonstration60s
- Q9Someone who tries to influence legislators to vote for or against a bill is called a/an-lobbyistlawyerregulatorplaintiff60s
- Q10Education, public health, and environment are primary issues for the legislative process at the ___ levelnationalstate60s
- Q11What is the first step of the lawmaking process?The bill is read and debatedThe bill is sent to the executive leaderThe bill is introduced by a member of the legislative branchThe bill is sent to a committee60s
- Q12Once the bill has been introduced it is sent tothe other housethe executive leadera committeea conference committee60s
- Q13After the bill passes a committee it sent tothe executive leadera conference committeethe full chamber to be read and debatedthe other house60s
- Q14After the bill is debated it is voted on by the whole chamber. Then it is sent to -a conference committeeto a different committeethe executive leaderthe other house60s
- Q15If both houses have different versions of the same bill, -both houses vote on each bill and the one with most votes becomes a lawboth bills become lawsa conference committee is called to resolve the differencesboth bills are sent to the executive leader and he/she decided which on will become a law60s