Exam 2: Government Institutions and Policy Actors

An increase in the use of ______ by the federal government led to greater cooperation and decentralization between states and the federal government.

Present several arguments for and against decentralization of policy authority to states.

Ideological differences and high levels of partisanship in Congress have produced ______ in regard to changing national immigration policies.

______ of the federal government are headed by a secretary appointed by the president and have many subsidiary agencies.

______ refers to the capability to develop and implement strong government policies.

The founders of the United States established a government structure with numerous checks and balances due to which of the following motives?

Growth in the size of government has led to ______.

Formerly called iron triangles, ______ are informal groupings 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.

Summarize the informal policy actors and the roles they play in policy making.

Review the ways that members of the public can influence policy making.

The U.S.______ form of government is a system, in which power is divided between national government and the states.

How is the role of the judiciary in the making of public policy different from that of the executive and legislative branches?

Since the U.S.Congress is ______, the House of Representatives and the Senate must agree on policy actions before these policies can go forward.

______ are federal requirements placed upon state governments without any financial support for implementation.

______ is our system of government, in which the federal government shares authority with states and local governments in areas of public policy.

Policy gridlock often occurs due to ______.

______ refers to the aggregate sum of individual attitudes and opinion of members of society.

Conflict between states and the federal government can be caused by ______, in which the federal government emplaces new rules about government services that must be provided by states, but does not provide funds to cover the new costs that might be incurred.

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.

One major concern regarding the decentralization of the policy-making role from the federal to the state level includes ______.