52 Questions
According to the text, what is the purpose of public policy design?
To create policies through political processes and technical analysis
What is a policy goal?
The desired outcome of a policy
What is the relationship between policy goals and underlying goals?
Underlying goals are broader than policy goals
According to the text, what are Stone's four major goals of policy?
Equity, Equality of opportunity, Equality of outcome, Security
According to the text, what is the difference between centralized and decentralized policy tools?
Centralized tools involve direct provision by the federal government, while decentralized tools involve provision through an intermediary.
According to the text, what are some examples of policy tools that can be used to enact policy?
Law, services, taxes, loans
According to the text, what are the elements of policy design?
Goals, causal model, tools, implementation
What are the four elements that CDC's analytical framework suggests to identify when analyzing a problem?
Burden, Frequency, Severity, Scope
What is the purpose of Bardach's Eightfold path for policy?
To define the problem and develop a strategy to adopt policy
What is the main goal of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) policy described in Crandall-Hollick's analysis?
To make college more affordable
Which of the following is NOT one of the alternatives proposed for addressing the problem in the text?
Implementing lockdowns
What is the researcher using to measure the impact of COVID lockdowns?
Cost-benefit analysis
Do lockdowns in Australia have a net positive or negative impact?
Net negative
According to Laswell's principles of policy science, policy analysis is problem-oriented and borrows a lot from which field?
Economics
According to Laswell's principles of policy science, why is it not possible to be impartial in policy analysis?
Because policy analysis is influenced by political processes
According to Laswell's principles of policy science, what is the starting point for creating policy?
Setting goals
Which of the following is NOT a logic of public policy decision making described in the text?
Bounded rationality
What is the purpose of welfare economics?
To ensure that one person is made better off and no one is worse off as a result of a policy
What are the three streams in the Garbage can Model of decision making?
Problems, solutions, participants
According to Laswell's principles of policy science, what is the rational comprehensive approach to policy analysis?
Identify goals in addressing the problem
What is the purpose of outcome goals/measures in policy analysis?
To achieve the things we care about
How does policy analysis use correlation?
To identify causal models of policies
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of economic rationality in public policy decision making?
Strategic use of information and promotion of favorable data
Which principle states that a policy is good if one person is made better off and no one is worse off as a result?
Pareto principles
Which model of decision making is described as decision making in organized anarchy?
Garbage can Model
Which of the following is NOT a reason why policy types are interesting?
To know what things mean by focusing on the roots of the words
What is the purpose of policy typologies?
To categorize things based on similar characteristics
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of policy domains?
Collectively exhaustive
According to James Q Wilson's cost benefit typology, which of the following statements is true?
If benefits are distributed, like social security, groups may be upset about it
What type of policy focuses on protecting the public from negative externalities through rules and deals with market failures?
Regulatory policy
What is an example of a positive externality according to the text?
Subsidies to Dartmouth
According to the text, which type of policy determines the distribution of resources and is usually the most controversial?
Redistributive policy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the crystallization framework proposed by Wohn and Bowe?
It is a top-down process
According to Birkland, problem definition is a social construction because it involves
Recognizing that problems are self-explanatory
According to Stone, what is the purpose of casual stories in problem definition?
To make normative statements about the problem
Which of the following accurately describes the difference between profit organizations and non-profit organizations?
Profit organizations distribute their profit to shareholders, while non-profit organizations keep their profit within the organization.
Which term refers to the process by which problems and solutions gain or lose attention and get placed on the public agenda?
Agenda setting
What is the difference between institutional agenda and decision agenda?
Institutional agenda includes ideas that could reasonably be considered, while decision agenda includes the list of issues currently under consideration by an official institution.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of interest groups mentioned in the text?
They always support government programs
What is the main function of think tanks mentioned in the text?
To provide information to the public and policy makers
What is the role of news media in agenda setting?
To transmit cues from elites to the public
What is the main power of social media mentioned in the text?
To be a gatekeeper
Which of the following is NOT a component of the iron triangle in a policy subsystem?
News Media
What is the concept of stakeholder capitalism?
Focusing on the interests of all parties affected by a policy
Which private actor has been pushing a policy called ESG?
Blackrock
What is the purpose of the warning mentioned in the text?
To emphasize the importance of prioritizing academic standing
Which legislative body in New Hampshire is composed of 24 lawmakers?
State Senate
Which committee in the State Senate of New Hampshire is responsible for health-related matters?
Health committee
Which county in New Hampshire has a significant number of people who struggle to pay their medical bills?
Graffton County
Which legislative body in New Hampshire is composed of 24 lawmakers?
State Senate
How many state representatives are there in New Hampshire?
400
Which county in New Hampshire has a significant number of people struggling to pay their medical bills?
Graffton County
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