Exam 3: Understanding Public Policymaking

Why is policy and program evaluation important?

List the six basic stages of the policy development process, in order.

The ______ theory of policymaking empathizes how the values and preferences of smaller unrepresentative groups of people shape public policy.

Policy analysis is used most heavily during which stages of the policymaking process?

The policymaking stage during which money is spent, regulations are adopted, and the policy is carried out is called ______.

Discuss how elite theory is applied to development of policy. Include in your discussion a definition of who/what are elite(s), why elites vary according to policy issue, and how elites influence policy.

Discuss the difference between a systemic agenda and an institutional agenda and give an example of an issue that exemplifies each.

A ______ policy collects revenues from one group and spends it on services for a different group.

The ______ theory of policymaking emphasizes the formal and legal parts of governmental structure.

Discuss the purpose of having theories or models of policymaking. How does having a theory or model help policy makers? Give an example.

What is a focusing event?

Identify the best known policy instrument.

______ is the policymaking theory that posits that policymaking occurs in a pluralistic way through a dynamic struggle among a variety of policy actors, interest groups, government officials, and the public.

These types of policies have "winners" and "losers." In other words, some groups benefit at the expense of others.

Explain both the simple and complex views of policy legitimation.

Legitimation is the stage of policymaking in which ______.

The policymaking stage during which new issues are identified as problems for government to address is called ______.

What takes place during the policy legitimation stage?

During the ______ stage of policymaking, legislators rely on policy analysts to develop and study possible policy alternatives for them to consider.

An example of ______ is farmers, agricultural equipment makers, and bureaucrats at the U.S. Department of Agriculture working together to promote particular policies.