Exam 11: Public Policy and Public Administration

Which of Lowi's four policy types is connected mainly to the development of new bureaucracies, the internal distribution of funds within government, or establishing rules for public servants?

The fact that agencies and unelected officials are involved in policymaking and administration in a variety of ways refers to ______.

Consider the policymaking process in the United States and the actors involved. If you could change one element of this process in practice, what would be, how, and why?

The procedural move used in Congress to direct committees to create or revise legislation to meet specific budgetary targets is commonly called ______.

Which of Lowi's four policy types prescribe do's and don'ts for different groups to prevent others from becoming victims of those groups?

Policy evaluation is oftentimes a neglected stage of policymaking.

A policy monopoly ______.

A policy rider ______.

Under Lowi's policy typology, highways and public schools would be considered______.

The study of policy implementation focuses on 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches to this stage of the policymaking process.

Under Lowi's policy typology, low income housing programs would be considered ______.

The study of ______ focuses on the implementation of government policy.

Policymaking is considered 'top-down' when it is driven by political actors ______.

The five stages of the policymaking process are agenda setting, policy formulation, adoption, implementation, and evaluation.

Max Weber is credited with having written extensively on the topic of bureaucracies.

In which of the following stages of the policymaking process do policymakers select, legislate, and pass policies?

Public administration is ______.

Iron triangles are synonymous with political networks.

Lowi's distributive policies ______.

Kingdon argues that agenda setting requires ______.