The Policy Analysis in the United States test bank covers all 18 chapters of John A. Hird’s first edition.
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Downloadable Test Bank – Policy Analysis in the United States, First Edition, edited by John A. Hird

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  • 475 practice questions across all 18 chapters
  • Test bank organized by assigned reading
  • Check 424 multiple choice and true/false answers
  • Compare how agencies and think tanks use research
  • 18 Word documents in one ZIP file
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Practice questions for every chapter of Policy Analysis in the United States

This test bank follows Hird’s collection one reading at a time. If your class is discussing how cities use evidence, you can open the local government chapter and work through the choices facing city officials. When the reading moves to think tanks or public opinion, the practice questions move with it.

Does this match your assigned book?

This test bank accompanies the first edition of Policy Analysis in the United States, edited by John A. Hird and published by Policy Press in 2018.

Hardback ISBN 9781447333821
eBook ISBN 9781447346012
Kindle ISBN 9781447346029

Find your assigned chapter

  1. Policy analysis in the United States
  2. The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States
  3. The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice
  4. Reflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States
  5. The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. federal government
  6. Policy analysis in the states
  7. Policy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level
  8. Committees and legislatures
  9. Policy advisory committees: an operational view
  10. Public opinion and public policy in the United States
  11. Political parties and policy analysis
  12. Policy analysis by corporations and trade associations
  13. Policy analysis and the nonprofit sector
  14. The media
  15. Think tanks and policy analysis
  16. Public policy education in the United States
  17. The status of the profession: the role of PhD and masters programs in public policy education
  18. The influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience

Which questions can you check yourself?

In this test bank, the correct answer follows each multiple choice and true/false question. The short answer questions give you room to develop an argument, such as explaining why a policy tool used in two countries might have spread for different reasons.

Question type Count Answers
Multiple choice 322 Correct answer after each question
True/false 102 Correct answer after each question
Short answer 51 Write your own response. No model answers.

Try the policy analysis questions

Choose your answer before turning each card. Open the remaining cards for questions on local government, political parties and policy advice.

A foundation studies bus fares without a commission from city hall. What makes the project policy analysis under the broader definition?

  • A. It has a private sponsor who can select the research methods.
  • B. It can inform a public decision even without a named client.
  • C. It uses a public data set collected by a municipal agency.
  • D. It will reach readers who have professional research training.
Correct answer: B. It can inform a public decision even without a named client.

A historian is describing what early positivists expected of a proposal for social reform. Which basis for judging the proposal fits their view?

  • A. Its consistency with a philosopher’s account of civic duty
  • B. Its ability to withstand testing against observations
  • C. Its acceptance by participants in an open political debate
  • D. Its continuity with the community’s intellectual traditions
Correct answer: B. Its ability to withstand testing against observations

A budget office requests two documents about a tutoring grant. Which pair best distinguishes the policy analyst’s contribution from the program evaluator’s?

  • A. A recommendation weighing public priorities and a study estimating effects on reading
  • B. A study estimating effects on reading and a recommendation weighing public priorities
  • C. A forecast of enrollment by school and a schedule for releasing grant payments
  • D. A schedule for releasing grant payments and a forecast of enrollment by school
Correct answer: A. A recommendation weighing public priorities and a study estimating effects on reading

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A town depends heavily on locally collected taxes. Why might its finance director support bringing new businesses to vacant commercial lots?

  • A. New businesses would guarantee a larger share of federal reimbursements.
  • B. New businesses would transfer street maintenance costs to the state.
  • C. New businesses would satisfy a legal condition for municipal self rule.
  • D. New businesses would generate revenue to support the town’s services.
Correct answer: D. New businesses would generate revenue to support the town’s services.

An agency invites outside experts to advise on a contentious rule. How would Fleisher and Moffitt, respectively, interpret that choice?

  • A. As protecting the agency’s standing and then as reconciling rival demands
  • B. As filling gaps in staff training and then as increasing public participation
  • C. As balancing rival demands and then as setting technical research standards
  • D. As balancing rival demands and then as protecting the agency’s standing
Correct answer: D. As balancing rival demands and then as protecting the agency’s standing

Party leaders come to agree on most policy goals. Which consideration is likely to gain weight when they choose between competing research briefs?

  • A. Whether the researchers publish frequently in the academic literature
  • B. Whether the researchers have worked for both major political parties
  • C. Whether the researchers concentrate on managing government programs
  • D. Whether the researchers share the preferences of the party’s coalition
Correct answer: D. Whether the researchers share the preferences of the party’s coalition

Two community groups seek nonprofit status. One wants donors to deduct gifts and the other plans extensive lobbying. Which pairing generally fits those priorities?

  • A. Section 501(c)(3) for both deductible donations and greater lobbying latitude
  • B. Section 501(c)(3) for deductible donations and section 501(c)(4) for greater lobbying latitude
  • C. Section 501(c)(4) for both deductible donations and greater lobbying latitude
  • D. Section 501(c)(4) for deductible donations and section 501(c)(3) for greater lobbying latitude
Correct answer: B. Section 501(c)(3) for deductible donations and section 501(c)(4) for greater lobbying latitude

An independent nonprofit wants legislators to consult it as a think tank. Which activity best explains the influence it seeks?

  • A. Publishing research that officials draw on when considering legislation
  • B. Organizing supporters to canvass neighborhoods before a floor vote
  • C. Recruiting candidates to compete for seats on a budget committee
  • D. Negotiating agreements between employers and union representatives
Correct answer: A. Publishing research that officials draw on when considering legislation

True or false? In the history of public affairs education, CGEPA preceded the organization founded in 1970 as NASPAA.

Correct answer: True

True or false? A historian attributing the term “democratic engineering” to Charles Merriam is describing his view of applying knowledge to social improvement.

Correct answer: True

How will I receive the chapter files?

Your test bank arrives as one ZIP file containing 18 Word documents. Allow a few minutes to a few hours after payment for delivery.

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Questions about studying with Hird’s collection

Can I use the test bank if my class assigns only the chapters on government?
Yes. Open the individual files for chapters 5 through 8 to practice federal, state, local and legislative policy analysis.
Where can I practice the role of groups outside government?
Chapters 9 through 15 cover advisory committees, public opinion, parties, corporations and trade associations, nonprofits, the media and think tanks. Each has its own set of questions.
Do the short answer questions include model responses?
No. All 51 ask you to develop your own response.

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