AP US Government : Enactment of Public Policy

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Example Question #11 : Public Policy

The most prevalent method of execution in the United States today is ____________.

Possible Answers:

Food poisoning

Electric chair

Lethal injection

Firing squad

Lethal gas

Correct answer:

Lethal injection

Explanation:

The most common form of execution in the United States today is lethal injection. The Constitution does not state that any of these methods of execution are inhumane or cruel and unusual. The standards for cruel and unusual punishment have also changed with the times. Although a controversial issue, lethal injections are most widely used as a humane form of execution today.

Example Question #11 : Implementation And Impact Of Policies

A Congressperson who want to introduce a bill on a subject that he or she fears will be controversial. In order to test public reaction to it, s/he call a friend at a major newspaper. The friend publishes a story about the fact that this issue is likely to be considered by Congress soon. What have I done?

Possible Answers:

Attributed a source

Written a feature story

Used loaded language 

Swayed public opinion

Floated a trial balloon

Correct answer:

Floated a trial balloon

Explanation:

Floating a "trial balloon" is the term for anonymously giving information to a news source to test the public reaction to a policy or appointment before it is formally introduced in Congress or another forum.

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