Exam 5: Public Problems and Policy Alternatives

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

When developing policy alternatives to address a problem, the policymaker should examine ______, which refer(s) to how well the policy has worked in a state, pilot test, or other smaller scale attempt to implement it.

What does a no-action analysis begin with?

What is involved in problem analysis? Explain how trying to define a simple problem is often political. Give your own example of analyzing a problem (such as illegal immigration).

The policy design tools that rely on the premise that most people will behave because they have been told to do so are known as ______.

What does the term policy design mean?

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?

Policy analysts study the nature of the problem. Which statement below best defines what this refers to?

Statistical information can be displayed in which of the following ways?

What does the beginning of a policy study involve?

Why is contextual data considered essential?

Indicators of sustainability refer to ______ data that attempt to measure a community's progress toward the goal of sustainability.

Governments may invest in training programs for their own staff or for the public. This policy design tool is referred to as ______.

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?

What is issue framing?

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

What is the purpose of a literature review?

Based on your study of policy tools in Chapter 5, choose an example policy issue to work with (such as illegal immigration, cell phone use while driving, reforming health care, reduction of carbon emissions, or your own). Discuss different policy tools available and how they could be applied to this problem, explaining what they are and how they work.

The Affordable Care Act (Obama's health-care law) included funding for many pilot projects and special studies that will be used to select future policy options to use on a more widespread basis. The funding of these efforts is an example of the policy tools called ______.

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 ______.