Price School
Price Professors
Los Angeles
Civics
Agencies & Policies
100

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall | Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall

What is RGL and VPD?

100

This title is used for someone who teaches college classes and does research.

What is a professor?

100

This famous sign overlooks Los Angeles from the hills.

What is the Hollywood Sign?

100

456 

What is the number of U.S. representatives? 

100

Government action that is taken to address a social problem or issue.

What is public policy?

200

Josephine Le

What is Price's Public Policy advisor? 

200

This longtime USC Price professor served as dean from 2005 to 2022 and helped shape the school into a top-ranked institution.

Who is Jack H. Knott?

200

This historic train station in Downtown LA is a hub for Amtrak and Metro services.

What is Union Station?

200

Territory the U.S. bought from France in 1803.

 What is Louisiana? 

200

This is an area of public policy focuses on the well-being of citizens and includes programs like Social Security and Medicaid.

What is Social welfare? 

300

4th out of 271 

What is Price's ranking among schools of public affairs?

300

This is the professor who bakes goods for students on exam days.

Who is T.J. McCarthy? 

300

This sprawling urban park in Los Angeles is home to the Griffith Observatory and offers views of the Hollywood Sign.

What is Griffith Park?

300

27 amendments

What is the number of amendments the U.S. Constitution has? 

300

This is an area of policy that deals with regulations of industries and markets. 

What is Economic policy? 

400

The Price School’s campus is located in this neighborhood of Los Angeles, known for its proximity to downtown and its vibrant academic environment.

What is University Park?

400

This influential USC Price alum served as the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013.

Who is Antonio Villaraigosa?

400

This LA neighborhood is famous for its canals and a boardwalk full of street performers.

What is Venice?

400

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. 

What is the We the People? 

400

Which agency oversees the nation’s financial system, including banks and financial institutions?4

What is the Federal Reserve? 

500

$50 Million Dollars + November 2011

What is the Charitable Fund to endow and name the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy?

500

This professor teaches PPD240 and spent 4 hours during a House Oversight Hearing on Government Efficiency. 

Who is Dr. William Resh?

500

The city of Los Angeles was officially founded this year — more than 200 years ago.

What is 1781?

500

This stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful. 

What is checks & balances? 

500

Principal = entity that sets goal, agent = individual that implements policies

What is principal-agent theory?