United States, Policy Chapter 6
- 1.The USDA agency responsible for administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the
- A.
Food Safety and Inspection Service.
- B.
Health Resources and Services Administration.
- C.
National Institutes of Health.
- D.
Food and Nutrition Service
- 2.In the United States, policy is formulated by which branch(es) of the federal government?
- A.
Executive
- B.
Judicial
- C.
Legislative
- D.
All of these
- 3.After a bill has been introduced in Congress, the bill is published in the
- A.
Federal Register.
- B.
Code of Federal Regulations.
- C.
White House Journal.
- D.
Congressional Record.
- 4.In the federal budget process, the amounts of money that government agencies are allowed to spend in implementing their programs are called
- A.
Budget revenue.
- B.
Budget outlays.
- C.
Budget authority.
- D.
Entitlements.
- 5.Which of the following should be avoided when issuing a press release to the media?
- A.
Writing the release in first person
- B.
Keeping the content of the release brief
- C.
Making a strong opening statement
- D.
Sending a fact sheet to accompany the release
- 6.Once a bill has been sent from the Congress to the President, the President may
- A.
Sign it into law, at which point it becomes an act.
- B.
Veto it, which means it cannot become law.
- C.
Allow it to become law without his signature, at which point it is given an "H.R." or "S." designation.
- D.
All of the above
- 7.The first step in the policy cycle is
- A.
Formulation of alternatives.
- B.
Policy implementation.
- C.
Problem definition and agenda setting.
- D.
Policy adoption.
- 8.The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the
- A.
National Institutes of Health.
- B.
Food and Nutrition Service.
- C.
Department of Health and Human Services.
- D.
Department of Agriculture.
- 9.Evaluation of a public policy needs to occur after the policy has been terminated.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.While Congress sets the policy, the enforcing agencies, such as the USDA and DHHS, are responsible for interpreting the law and providing detailed rules that put the policy into place.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.What two agencies sanction most nutrition programs at the federal level?
- A.
USDA and FDA
- B.
DHHS and USDA
- C.
DHHS and NIH
- D.
NIH and FDA
- 12.Which is not an entitlement?
- A.
Social Security benefits
- B.
Medicare benefits
- C.
Agricultural subsidies
- D.
Funding for elderly nutrition programs
- 13._____ means talking to public officials and legislators to persuade them to consider information you provide on an issue you believe is important.
- A.
Policy making
- B.
Lobbying
- C.
PACs
- D.
Coalition building
- 14.Which of the following is not a public policy priority issue for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics?
- A.
Aging
- B.
Child nutrition
- C.
Nutrition monitoring and research
- D.
Increased funding for WIC
- 15.All states have state licensure laws for practicing dietitians.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Before a problem can be addressed, a majority of people must be convinced that it is public issue.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.In the House of Representatives, which committee has jurisdiction over revenue bills?
- A.
Executive Committee
- B.
Economic Development Committee
- C.
Ways and Means Committee
- D.
Economic Stimulus Committee
- 18.Rules for day-to-day operation that are established so that laws can be carried out are called
- A.
Legislation.
- B.
Bills
- C.
Appropriations
- D.
Regulations
- 19.Which of the following is an appropriate method of communicating with elected officials?
- A.
Lobbying
- B.
Sending an e-mail
- C.
Making a telephone call
- D.
Sending a letter
- E.
All of these are appropriate methods.
- 20.Medical nutrition therapy for which disease state is currently reimbursed by Medicare?
- A.
Hypertension
- B.
Obesity
- C.
Diabetes
- D.
Pre-diabetes
- 21.The purpose of policy termination is to determine whether a program is achieving its stated goals and reaching its intended audience.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.After a bill is introduced in either body of Congress, the bill is sent
- A.
To the President
- B.
From the House to the Senate or vice versa
- C.
To a committee
- D.
To the systemic agenda
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