Chapter 1 PUP 1 Public policy is best defined as Government action take in response to a public problem 2 refers to the institutions and political processes which public policy choices are made Government Market failures Economic context Cultural context Political Political context Social Policy analysis 3 are economic justifications for why government becomes involved in societal problems 4 The main reason that government gets involved in addressing a public problem is to Ensure that the general public good is maintained and protected 5 A recession is likely to affect the policies that Congress and the President adopt to stimulate jobs This is an example of which context affecting the development of public policy 6 Don t Ask Don t Tell the defense policy regarding homosexual individuals serving in the military was repealed in 2011 since the public has become more open to it This was an example of 7 The ideology of individual members of Congress is an example of the context that affects the development of public policy 8 The popularity or relative power of a political power pressure exerted by interest groups and the influence of third parties such as Tea party are examples of the affecting how decisions are made by government 9 The aging of the baby boom generation has led to growing interest in reform of government programs such as Medicare and Social Security Similarly immigration policy is the forefront due to the influx of immigrants to the US These are examples of the influencing policy 10 A systematic and organized way to evaluate problems policy alternatives of the effectiveness of government programs is referred to as 11 When the EPA adopts regulations that force power plants to take into consideration the actual costs to deal with pollutions and the health problems it causes what type of market failure is the EPA addressing Negative externality 12 Education is often cited as something that benefits more than just the person getting the education it benefits society in a number of other ways This is called 13 Negative externality and information failure are both examples of what 14 Which of the following are examples of pure public goods 15 Which of the following criteria for analyzing public policies examines how government officials appraise the acceptability of a particular alternative or solution Chapter 2 Government Institutions and Policy Actors 1 The case of health care reform exemplifies The constitutional structure of the US government often makes policymaking difficult 2 In the past the policy making relationship between states and the federal government was called since there was clear separation of policy between the two levels 3 refers to the check and balances that that our Constitution sets up among the three branches of government 4 refer to informal clusters of organizations and individuals working in both government and the private sector that are deeply involved in a certain area of focus and share specialized knowledge communication patterns and power structures within that area of focus 5 refers to the ability of a government to address its problems effectively through public policy 6 Government policy actors are defined as Units or agencies of government that are involved in the policy making process 7 The US has made many small targeted changes to environmental policy economic policy and health policy and health care policy over time This is called policymaking Positive externality Market failure Air water wildlife Political feasibility Dual federalism Separation of powers Issue networks Policy capacity Incremental 8 Federal cabinet departments and major agencies such as the CIA and EPA are found in which branch of government Executive 9 Growth in the size of government has led to An emergence of large employment sector and a time consuming policy making processes 10 Since the US Congress is the House of Representatives and the Senate must agree on policy actions before these polices can go forward 11 Interest groups often attempt to influence policymakers and public policy through Bicameral Lobbying Issue networks Filibuster Block 12 The federal court system plays vital role in policymaking by Interpreting the policy decision made by other agencies of government 13 Formerly called iron triangles are informal grouping of interest groups congressional subcommittees and an executive agency that are less likely to be influenced by public opinion since they typically work closely together out of the public eye 14 The Senate allows its member more freedom to debate policy issues than the House In some cases Senators take for hours in hopes of influencing a bill of blocking its passage This is called 15 Federal grants for community development activities give states and local governments an amount of money to conduct the activities with more flexibility to determine how the money is spent Chapter 3 Understanding the Politics of Public Policy 1 Which of the following best describes the sequences of the policy making process presented by the Kraft Furling policy process model Agenda setting policy formation policy implementation policy setting AFIS 2 The policy making stage in which public needs are selected for consideration by a legislative body of government Agenda setting 3 During the stage of policymaking legislators rely on policy analysts to develop and study possible policy alternatives for them to consider Policy formulation formulate a policy Policy instruments structure Institutional Systematic agenda Group theory Agenda setting 4 are tools approaches or methods that policy makers have available to use in order to 5 Regulating is defined is as The government requiring certain activities to be done and if not assessing penalties 6 The theory of policymaking emphasizes the formal and legal parts of governmental 7 Political systems theory explains policymaking as a process of Interaction between the government institutions and the larger social economic and cultural context in which they operate 8 refers to the occasion when the public is aware of and discussing an issue even though politicians may not be discussing the issue 9 portrays public policy as the product of a continuous struggle among organized interest groups 10 The policymaking stage during new issues are identified as problems for government to address is called 11 What is the president s major forum for agenda setting and stating the coming year s priorities The State of the Union
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