Exam 13: Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice

Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of over ______ million votes.

______ reflect who participates in the process, who does not, and the different resources that each policy actor brings to the decision-making arena.

The history of ______ in areas as diverse as energy policy, economic stimulus measures, health-care reform, and taxes and spending reflects the inability of policy makers to resolve some of these deep conflict.

______, a technique of gathering information about problems and studying proposals, can bring greater clarity to public policymaking.

Select a recent public policy alternative and, to the best of your ability, evaluate it using the criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity.What kind of information might you need? What problems may arise in trying to conduct your evaluation?

______ allows policy makers to evaluate the situation while taking incremental policy steps.

With regard to policies that address access to quality public education (at K-12 and higher levels), which of the following evaluative criterion is most important?

The Food Safety Modernization Act was passed in ______.

Which states were identified as having tried to make registration and voting easier?

______ issues can deal with a range of concerns, from protecting individual freedoms to how the cost and benefits of a program are distributed across the population.

______ in the House voted more than 60 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

______ cases demonstrate the dynamics of the policy-making process.

______ refers to the ability of a government to address its problems effectively through public policy.

What is the typical result of compromise on policy alternatives?

______ issues and personal freedom are addressed less frequently.

Voter turnout in ______ was the highest in decades.

The public can get involved in the policy-making process by ______.

Why might incremental decision-making be the most suitable way to make policy in the United States?

In what ways might technology make public involvement in government easier? Develop at least three ways that governments and individuals are utilizing technology to involve citizens in government.

In Wisconsin, the way the state has balanced its budget led to large protests.Certain interest groups claimed that they have borne an unfair amount of the financial burden.These citizens are claiming the budget lacks ______, one of the criteria used to evaluate policies.