Exam 2: Government Institutions and Policy Actors

Discuss how the U.S. (a) size and (b) structure of government can make it difficult to enact policies.

Characterize the ways that organized interest groups influence policy.What trends are occurring relative to interest groups and their impact on U.S.policy?

The case of health care reform exemplifies ______.

______ provide large transfers of federal dollars to the states, to give the states more discretion in how to utilize the funding.

Discuss the role of each branch of government in policy making.

Interest groups often attempt to influence policy makers and public policy through ______.

Examine the reasons that the U.S.government has grown to its current size.

______, or providing information supporting their policy positions to legislators, is a visible role played by interest groups.

Discuss the Constitutional structure of the U.S.government and the advantages and disadvantages of this structure in terms of policy making.

The Constitution gives each branch of government a different role in policy making in the United States.This sharing of responsibility by our government is known as ______.

Agencies that fall under the domain of the executive branch of government include ______.

What are the major kinds of informal policy actors, and how do they participate in policy making?

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.

The federal court system plays a vital role in policy making by ______.

Government policy actors are defined as ______.

Which statement accurately reflects the activity of lobbying by interest groups?

In the past, the policy-making relationship between states and the federal government was called ______, since there was clear separation of policy responsibility between the two levels.

Which statement captures the theme of Chapter 2 when it comes to the U.S.government?

Federal cabinet departments and major agencies such as the CIA and EPA are found in which branch of government?

______ are nongovernmental participants in the policy-making process and include members of the general public and interest groups.