The 60 Minutes investigative video report called “Under the Influence” describes the passage of a law to give seniors prescription drug coverage through Medicare, but without allowing the government to negotiate the prices of the drugs with the drug companies. The report describes ways the drug companies lobbied elected officials to get the law passed. What was one of those ways?
Group of answer choices
A. Elected officials who supported the bill were promised and given high-paying jobs at the drug companies after the law passed
B. The office staff of the elected officials received secret payments from the drug companies
C. Elected official were encouraged to hold votes live on TV, so the elected officials would get national attention
D. Elected officials and their family members were offered free or discounted prescription drugs for life
When hospitals lobbied Congress for higher reimbursement rates in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, how were elected officials rewarded for voting for to support this?
Group of answer choices
A. Hospitals lowered their prices for people in the elected officials’ communities
B. Hospitals used some of those funds to donate more to the campaigns of those elected officials
C. Health care providers were more likely to vote for those elected officials
D. Hospitals invested more money in the communities represented by the elected officials
If you were running a campaign to oppose the Affordable Care Act, what advertising message would best reflect confrontational politics?
Group of answer choices
A. “Too many people are enrolling in Medicaid”
B. “Enrollment through the ACA could be happening much faster
C. Many people got insurance from the ACA, but it’s bad insurance”
D. “The ACA could be helping many more people”
The main difference between hard and soft money is?
Group of answer choices
A. The sources of hard money are easier to disguise than donors of soft money
B. Hard money is easier to raise than soft money
C. Hard money comes with legal restrictions; soft money has many fewer restrictions
D. Hard money can be spent on advertising; soft money cannot
You work for the American Lung Association, a non-profit advocacy organization. You are preparing an instagram and twitter campaign about how federal funding is essential for research into vaping. What level of advocacy would you likely be participating in?
Group of answer choices
A. Spectatorial
B. None, this is lobbying
C. Gladiatorial
D. Transitional
In a representative democracy, it would be great if elected officials reached out to hear from stakeholders. But officials often don’t have enough time, energy or staff to do so. As a result, stakeholders must engage in what to make sure their views are known?
Group of answer choices
A. Lobbying
B. Advocacy
C. Campaigning
D. Fundraising
You work for Northeast Trees, a non-profit environmental organization. It started out by sharing environmental memes on its Instagram. But it recently started to host fundraisers for candidates, without pushing for specific legislation. What best describes this change?
Group of answer choices
A. Spectatorial to transitional advocacy
B. Gladiatorial advocacy to lobbying
C. Transitional to gladiatorial advocacy
D. Spectatorial to gladiatorial advocacy
You work on the staff of Los Angeles city council member. Your role has recently changed from attending and events held as fundraisers for your city council member to meeting regularly with trusted community members who have better insight into what communities need. This change in role is best described a shift in meeting with what type of advocates?
Group of answer choices
A. From transitional to spectatorial
B. From transitional to gladiatorial
C. From gladiatorial to transitional
D. From spectatorial to gladiatorial
respective communities. If you wanted to become an advocate, what is a lesson you might draw from either of their experiences?
Group of answer choices
A. Realize you need to take action; don’t wait for someone else
B. Start with big goals or else you won’t accomplish them
C. Know the right people who can make a difference
D. Raise enough money and you can do anything
An elected official, who does not know much about climate change, is seeking information from stakeholders about climate change. Based on Meenakshi’s article How to Be a Good Science Communicator, what message would she be most receptive to hearing from environmental advocates?
Group of answer choices
A. “We would love to talk with you about climate change and can answer questions you might have about the science involved. If we can’t answer your question, we’ll find you the right person who can.”
B. “Climate change is very important and we can help explain it. When we’re done, we also want to talk with you about factory farming.”
C. “We agree that emissions reductions are extremely important. And we’re really glad that you’re not making the mistake that so many Republicans make when they refuse to accept even the basic science of climate change.”
D. “Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) include tCERs and lCERs. The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Climate Agreement each define each type of CER as 1 metric tonne of CO2 equivalent offsets that support SDG goals. We advise you to support lCERs.”
State and county governments spend their money on vastly different policy areas. In which one of the following areas do states and counties spend similarly?
Group of answer choices
A. Higher education
B. Public welfare
C. Environment and housing
D. Hospitals and health
If the federal government passed a law that required states to develop more detailed air pollution monitoring systems and report those data to the EPA, the money that would be given to states to implement that request is known as?
Group of answer choices
A. Earmark or “pork”
B. Intergovernmental transfer
C. Hard money
D. Supplemental funding
Which combination of laws would most likely be allowed in the unique power dynamic between states and counties?
Group of answer choices
A. State law that protects the right to an abortion; county law that bans abortion
B. State law requiring calories on menus; County law requiring sugar content on menus
C. State law banning flavored tobacco products; county law allowing flavored tobacco products
D. State law for a $15 minimum wage; county law for a $12 minimum wage
If you wanted to pass a policy that would support the development of more community gardens in your neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, with what level elected official should you start?
Group of answer choices
A. City council member
B. State senator
C. County supervisor
D. State assembly member
Counties and cities tend to differ in their policy-making in what way?
Group of answer choices
A. Counties make policy around welfare and social services; cities do so to a lesser extent
B. Counties must generally follow any policies set by cities
C. Counties make policy about law enforcement, but cities do not
D. Counties tend to be responsible for sanitation; cities generally do not
