Domestic Policy (American Government) 1. If policymakers were to rely on public

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Domestic Policy (American Government)

1.              If policymakers were to rely on public opinion polls when making domestic policy, they would find the instructions they get from the public are

a.              direct, with a clear mandate for lower taxes and less government spending

b.              direct, with a clear mandate for higher taxes and more government spending

c.              confusing, with a contradictory mandate for higher taxes and continued government spending

d.              confusing, with a contradictory mandate for lower taxes and continued government spending

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2.              Regulatory policy is necessary because

a.              everything the free market produces is beneficial for society

b.              the quest to maximize self-interest can have undesirable consequences for society

c.              free markets give consumers important, beneficial information that could influence their choices

d.              the only undesirable outcomes produced by a free market are personal rather than social

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3.              Minimum wage laws are

a.              distributive policies, because they benefit all workers

b.              redistributive policies, because they require employers to pay for them

c.              protective regulatory policies, because they guard the public against unfair labor practices

d.              competitive regulatory policies, because they create equal standards by which employers compete for labor

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4.              Public attitudes toward regulatory policies are

a.              mixed, with people opposing regulations on others but supporting regulations they experience personally

b.              mixed, with people supportive of the benefits of regulations but not the costs

c.              positive, as people regard burdensome regulations as a cost of citizenship

d.              negative, as people want neither the benefits nor the restrictions regulations impose

Explanation / Answer

In general, people or general public want government to lower taxes and increase government spending or at least keep the government spending at current level. These two assertions are contradictory in nature.

So, if policy makers were to rely on public opinion polls when making domestic policy then they will get instructions that will provide contradictory mandate of low taxes and increased government spending or continued government spending. This mandate can be termed as confusing mandate.

So, the correct answer is option (d).

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