Chapter 14

Public Policy is inherently

Policy is the output of

____________ takes place when the gov't provides specific groups within society with someting of value.

__________ takes place when gov't uses legislative, military, or judiciary powers to stop an action by a person, organization, or group, when it mandates other behaviors or actions.

Which of the following is an example of an issue area?

Using taxes on workers to pay for social welfare programs for the poor is an example of

a bill that funds the construction of an interstate highway system is an example of:

the gov't function of distribution is often decried by critics as

because thy involve the shifting of scarce resources, the most controversial gov't programs are usually those that center on

The independant commission that investigated the intelligence failures leading up to 9/11 provided ________ benefits to American citizens.

The process of publicizing a problem and demanding gov't action to address it is usually refferred to as

the process of orrganizing departments and agencies, providing payments or services, and levying taxes to support a specific public publicy is usually referred to as

the process of assesing policy impact and concidering potential changes or reforms is usually referred to as

with respect to the level of public support for war, the conventional wisdom is that

contemporary american's concerns over U.S. foreign policy tend to focus on

Which of the following is not a provision enacted after September 11?

In 2005 Toyota decided to build a new auto plantin canda rather than the US primarily because

The food for peace program has been citicized for

a)subsidizing american farmers

b)undermining griculture production in
recepient countries

c)keeping the US food prices artificially high

_________ argue that our system of open gov't, with it's multiple points of access to policymakers allows people without resources like money and connections to still have their voices heard

The terrorists attacks on 9/11/01 are examples of ________ events.

trigger mechanisms are most closely associated with which step in the policy process

focusing events are most closely associated with which step in the policy process

Which of the four main access points into the federal gov't is usually concidered the most open?

the issue attention cycle is msot closely associated with which step in the policy process?

in which phase of the legislative cycle can public policy change?

______ ______ is the policy of taxing and spending

American Foreign Policy generally emphazises

Which of the following is not considered an access point to the federal gov't?

________ was designed by the founders to be the most open of the policymaking institutions of the federal gov't

Legislatures often write laws witht the presumption that the reasonable __________ will be used in applying them.

Cogress often writes vague laws because ...

Oversight is most closely associated with whcih step in the policy process?

John Kingdon's concept of policy streams includes _______ as streams that flow through the policy process but do not necessarily merge with one another.

a)problems

b)solutions

c)political factors

the unemplyment rate does NOT include