Exam 13: Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice

Wisconsin ______ required that residents present an acceptable photo identification card in order to vote in state and federal elections.

Efficiency is probably the criterion most likely to receive attention in contemporary policy making.

The dominant policy-making style in the United States is ______.

The Dodd-Frank Act passed in:

______ arises when policy actors have differing views about the substance of public policies or whether government intervention is justifiable at all.

Political conflict is endemic to ______.

Clinton lost the ______ vote but won the ______ vote.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the U.S.federal government's incremental policy-making approach.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed in ______.

______ often take a position on a policy issue and try to influence policy makers to take their position through release of reports, personal persuasion, testifying, lobbying, advertising, and the like.

A relatively new form of citizen participation, ______, allows citizens to access government agencies and their policies through various Web sites.

A policy-making approach (commonly used by the federal government) defined as a series of small policy actions that lead to modest and relatively slow policymaking.

In recent times, due to economic and fiscal concerns, the evaluative criterion of ______ is most often emphasized because it considers effectiveness as well as cost.

All states must meet the minimum requirements that were set by the federal ______.

About ______ states chose to require a photo ID for voting.

______ refers to the competence, skill, and participation of the individuals members of a democracy.

As budget pressures and scarce funding become dominant issues at all levels of government, use of which evaluative criterion has increased?

What criterion is most likely to receive increased attention in contemporary policy making as policy alternatives and existing programs are assessed?

This group of American citizens is the least likely to vote.

A state that is able to develop effective policies that meet the needs of its citizens could be said to have strong ______.