Exam 5: Public Problems and Policy Alternatives

Public service announcements on television or radio represent what form of government policy tool?

Operational measures are also referred to as ______.

The first step in policy making is to ______.

Policy tools that are focused on either increasing the availability of a good or reducing the need for that good would be looking at a problem from which perspective?

Which of the following information sources would provide an initial overview of a subject or problem and would be a good place to begin the process of policy analysis?

Cities that use "visioning" exercises to get citizens to think about what they desire for future development in their community are using ______ to compare policy alternatives.

The ______ is essential to make sense of a problem, to see how it compares to other concerns in our personal lives or in society, and to estimate what effects a proposal or action might have.

______ involve talking with people in a particular policy network or searching through hearing transcripts, minutes of meetings, newspaper accounts, and the like for pertinent information about a problem and policy alternatives.

How do policy analysts come up with policy proposals? Describe several methods or approaches that policy makers use to develop policy proposals.

Which of the following illustrates an operational measure of school quality?

Examples of ______ include economic projections, population estimates, and future energy needs.

Identify a particular public policy problem and give an example of an operational measure that reflects it.Explain why your measure is appropriate to that problem.

Providing direct payments or benefits to individuals is an example of _____.

______ are observable ways to define a problem.

The case of immigration reform illustrates the importance of ______.

Toll roads require motorists to pay for the use of the roads.Local or state governments that have toll roads are using which policy tool?

Which of the following states wanted to enact a law that would entail requiring proof of immigration status?

Economists want to replace the gross domestic product with the ______.

Local governments often hire nonprofit organizations to provide some of the services government provides, such as treatment for drug addiction or maintenance of trails.These are examples of ______.

Problem definition involves ______.