Deck 10: Ongoing Monitoring

Question 1

The _________ branch creates, modifies & proposes bills and existing law. The ___________ branch writes and modifies regulations and works with program implementation.

A) Legislative, Executive
B) Directors, Legislative
C) Judicial, Executive
D) Executive, Legislative
E) Executive, Judicial

Answer 1

A

Question 2

At what point in the regulation-writing process is public input received?

A) Postadoption
B) Prepublication
C) Postlegislation
D) Postpublication

Answer 2

D

Question 3

To impact legislation, it is best to get involved as early as possible, preferably at or before the prepublication stage.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Once a law has been passed, your advocacy work is complete.

Question 5

Which Process involves the actual running of a program?

A) Implementation
B) Budgetary
C) Regulation-Writing
D) Actualization

Question 6

Which of the following is true of influencing the Implementation Process?

A) Start with the client
B) Encourage data collection
C) Watch for patterns
D) All of the above
E) A & B only

Question 7

As an advocate, you should have no role in helping an agency find funding for their services/programs.

Question 8

Which of the following is false regarding the budgetary process?

A) States distribute Federal funds to localities
B) Sequestration is only at the Federal level and has no impact on local jurisdictions
C) A law must be funded in order to be enacted
D) Making a case for why a program should be funded is easier to do before funds have been distributed

Question 9

Which of the following are challenges when advocating to the executive branch? (circle all that apply)

A) Decision-makers are often harder to reach
B) Difficult to determine who the decision makers are
C) Because they are elected, members of the executive branch give most of their time to major donors
D) The executive branch is all politics, all the time

Question 10

In the regulation-writing process, the rule is drafted in which phase?

A) Postadoption
B) Prepublication
C) Postlegislation
D) Postpublication

Question 11

Which of the following are aspects of the Postadoption phase?

A) Clarify Language
B) Make Corrections
C) Rule Amended, abandoned, or left as is
D) A & B