Question 1

Incrementalism describes how policy is made in small steps, rather than in big sweeping changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The bounded rationality decision making model allows decision makers to adjust policies as they learn from their successes and failures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Examples of hortatory policy tools include

Accepted Answer

A) the 55 mph speed limit. 
B) tax credits for buying hybrid cars or installing solar panels on houses. 
C) laws that criminalize activities such as drug dealing. 
D) policies that seek to persuade people to prevent forest fires or quit smoking. 
A) the 55 mph speed limit. 
B) tax credits for buying hybrid cars or installing solar panels on houses. 
C) laws that criminalize activities such as drug dealing. 
D) policies that seek to persuade people to prevent forest fires or quit smoking.

Question 4

Policy goals are often unclear, so that many people might support a policy because of their perception of the policy's goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What role does ambiguity play in politics?

Accepted Answer

A) Confuses political actors and voters. 
B) Enables the transformation of individual intentions and action in to collective results and purposes through persuasion and compromise. 
C) Allows politicians to change their policy positions quickly. 
D) Causes iron-triangles to open up. 
A) Confuses political actors and voters. 
B) Enables the transformation of individual intentions and action in to collective results and purposes through persuasion and compromise. 
C) Allows politicians to change their policy positions quickly. 
D) Causes iron-triangles to open up.

Question 6

There is a clear distinction between wasteful administrative activity and the services government should be performing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Coercive policy tools are generally characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) high compliance, and high administrative costs. 
B) low compliance, and low administrative costs. 
C) high compliance, and low administrative costs. 
D) low compliance, and high administrative costs. 
A) high compliance, and high administrative costs. 
B) low compliance, and low administrative costs. 
C) high compliance, and low administrative costs. 
D) low compliance, and high administrative costs.

Question 8

Explain why rational-comprehensive decision making would be very difficult to do under "real world" conditions. Explain what those real world conditions and constraints are.

Accepted Answer

Rational-comprehensive decision making i

Question 9

Outcomes are easier to measure than outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The economic definition of efficiency is

Accepted Answer

A) getting the greatest output a given level of input. 
B) getting a given level of output for a lesser level of input. 
C) both A and B are economic definitions of efficiency. 
D) neither A nor B are economic definitions of efficiency. 
A) getting the greatest output a given level of input. 
B) getting a given level of output for a lesser level of input. 
C) both A and B are economic definitions of efficiency. 
D) neither A nor B are economic definitions of efficiency.

Question 11

Poor causal theory results in

Accepted Answer

A) policy failing to meet its goals or desired outcomes. 
B) a focus on measuring outputs, rather than outcomes. 
C) difficulty in linking outputs to outcomes . 
D) all of the above. 
A) policy failing to meet its goals or desired outcomes. 
B) a focus on measuring outputs, rather than outcomes. 
C) difficulty in linking outputs to outcomes . 
D) all of the above.

Question 12

Which of the following is an explanation of policy failure discussed by Ingram and Mann?

Accepted Answer

A) the impact of changing circumstance. 
B) partisan opposition 
C) lack of focus 
D) insufficient motivation 
E) none of the above 
A) the impact of changing circumstance. 
B) partisan opposition 
C) lack of focus 
D) insufficient motivation 
E) none of the above

Question 13

Why might the study of policy analysis be considered a "proto-discipline?"

Accepted Answer

The study of policy analysis might be co

Question 14

Explain the difference between "economic" and "political" models in the choice of policy tools.

Accepted Answer

Economic models and political models dif

Question 15

The rational actor model includes all of the following assumptions EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A) decision makers clearly understand the problems and goals before them. 
B) decision makers are set to solve the problem. 
C) decision makers collect all possible information. 
D) decision makers consider multiple options, including not acting at all. 
E) decision makers take their own personal values and goals into account when making policy. 
A) decision makers clearly understand the problems and goals before them. 
B) decision makers are set to solve the problem. 
C) decision makers collect all possible information. 
D) decision makers consider multiple options, including not acting at all. 
E) decision makers take their own personal values and goals into account when making policy.

Question 16

It is more difficult and expensive to eliminate a problem than it is to simply make the problem less severe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the difference between outputs and outcomes of the policy system?

Accepted Answer

In the context of a policy system, outpu

Question 18

What is a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and how does an analyst use this tool?

Accepted Answer

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a systema

Question 19

Which of the following is a significant critique of cost-benefit analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Cost-benefit analysis is very unpopular, and is therefore avoided. 
B) It is very hard to value both costs and benefits in monetary terms. 
C) No one really knows how to do cost-benefit analysis very well. 
D) All of the above are significant critiques of cost-benefit analysis. 
A) Cost-benefit analysis is very unpopular, and is therefore avoided. 
B) It is very hard to value both costs and benefits in monetary terms. 
C) No one really knows how to do cost-benefit analysis very well. 
D) All of the above are significant critiques of cost-benefit analysis.

Question 20

When selecting a policy tool, policy designers must consider its political feasibility.

Accepted Answer

When selecting a policy tool, policy des

Incrementalism describes how policy is made in small steps, rather than in big sweeping changes.

The bounded rationality decision making model allows decision makers to adjust policies as they learn from their successes and failures.

Examples of hortatory policy tools include

Policy goals are often unclear, so that many people might support a policy because of their perception of the policy's goals.

What role does ambiguity play in politics?

There is a clear distinction between wasteful administrative activity and the services government should be performing.

Coercive policy tools are generally characterized by

Explain why rational-comprehensive decision making would be very difficult to do under "real world" conditions. Explain what those real world conditions and constraints are.

Outcomes are easier to measure than outputs.

The economic definition of efficiency is

Poor causal theory results in

Which of the following is an explanation of policy failure discussed by Ingram and Mann?

Why might the study of policy analysis be considered a "proto-discipline?"

Explain the difference between "economic" and "political" models in the choice of policy tools.

The rational actor model includes all of the following assumptions EXCEPT that

It is more difficult and expensive to eliminate a problem than it is to simply make the problem less severe.

What is the difference between outputs and outcomes of the policy system?

What is a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and how does an analyst use this tool?

Which of the following is a significant critique of cost-benefit analysis?

When selecting a policy tool, policy designers must consider its political feasibility.

Introducing the Policy Process

An Overview of the Policy Process

The Historical, Structural, and Environmental Contexts of Public Policy

Official Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy

Unofficial Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy

Agenda Setting, Power, and Interest Groups

Policies and Policy Types

Policy Design and Policy Tools

Policy Implementation, Failure, and Learning

Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy Need to Add Some NPF

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Exam 8: Policy Design, Policy Tools, and Decisions

Incrementalism describes how policy is made in small steps, rather than in big sweeping changes.

The bounded rationality decision making model allows decision makers to adjust policies as they learn from their successes and failures.

Examples of hortatory policy tools include

Policy goals are often unclear, so that many people might support a policy because of their perception of the policy's goals.

What role does ambiguity play in politics?

There is a clear distinction between wasteful administrative activity and the services government should be performing.

Coercive policy tools are generally characterized by

Explain why rational-comprehensive decision making would be very difficult to do under "real world" conditions. Explain what those real world conditions and constraints are.

Outcomes are easier to measure than outputs.

The economic definition of efficiency is

Poor causal theory results in

Which of the following is an explanation of policy failure discussed by Ingram and Mann?

Why might the study of policy analysis be considered a "proto-discipline?"

Explain the difference between "economic" and "political" models in the choice of policy tools.

The rational actor model includes all of the following assumptions EXCEPT that

It is more difficult and expensive to eliminate a problem than it is to simply make the problem less severe.

What is the difference between outputs and outcomes of the policy system?

What is a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and how does an analyst use this tool?

Which of the following is a significant critique of cost-benefit analysis?

When selecting a policy tool, policy designers must consider its political feasibility.

Introducing the Policy Process

An Overview of the Policy Process

The Historical, Structural, and Environmental Contexts of Public Policy

Official Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy

Unofficial Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy

Agenda Setting, Power, and Interest Groups

Policies and Policy Types

Policy Design and Policy Tools

Policy Implementation, Failure, and Learning

Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy Need to Add Some NPF

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