Question 1

Policy goals are nearly always clear and unambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Values and preferences play a role in rationalist notions of cost-benefit analysis.

Accepted Answer

Values and preferences indeed play a sig

Question 3

The process of comparing the outcomes with achieving a goal with the resources used to achieve the goal is known as

Accepted Answer

A) lateral thinking. 
B) alternative selection. 
C) cost-benefit analysis. 
D) choice-objectivity. 
A) lateral thinking. 
B) alternative selection. 
C) cost-benefit analysis. 
D) choice-objectivity.

Question 4

The rational-analytic model of problem definition states goals/ objectives explicitly and precisely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why does goal ambiguity promote policy adoption?.

Accepted Answer

Goal ambiguity can promote policy adopti

Question 6

A policy tool is

Accepted Answer

A) the law that compels action on the part of implementers. 
B) a method through which government seeks to achieve a policy objective. 
C) the equipment government uses to address problems, such as computers, police cars, or medicines. 
D) an agent of the government whose job it is to implement policy. 
A) the law that compels action on the part of implementers. 
B) a method through which government seeks to achieve a policy objective. 
C) the equipment government uses to address problems, such as computers, police cars, or medicines. 
D) an agent of the government whose job it is to implement policy.

Question 7

Decision makers gather all the possible information they can on the problem with the rational decision making model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The idea that one must be willing to surrender some liberty to gain greater security is most closely associated with which theorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Benjamin Franklin 
B) John Locke 
C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
D) Thomas Hobbes 
A) Benjamin Franklin 
B) John Locke 
C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
D) Thomas Hobbes

Question 9

Which decision making model describes how decision-makers seek to act as rationally as possible within certain bounds or limits?

Accepted Answer

A) Rational-comprehensive 
B) Incrementalism 
C) Bounded rationality 
D) "Garbage can model" 
A) Rational-comprehensive 
B) Incrementalism 
C) Bounded rationality 
D) "Garbage can model"

Question 10

Which is not considered an appropriate view of the roles of policy analysts, according to Weimer and Vining?

Accepted Answer

A) Client's advocate 
B) Issue advocate 
C) Regulatory actor 
D) Objective technician 
A) Client's advocate 
B) Issue advocate 
C) Regulatory actor 
D) Objective technician

Question 11

List three of the five elements of policy design.

Accepted Answer

Three of the five elements of policy des

Policy goals are nearly always clear and unambiguous.

Values and preferences play a role in rationalist notions of cost-benefit analysis.

The process of comparing the outcomes with achieving a goal with the resources used to achieve the goal is known as

The rational-analytic model of problem definition states goals/ objectives explicitly and precisely.

Why does goal ambiguity promote policy adoption?.

A policy tool is

Decision makers gather all the possible information they can on the problem with the rational decision making model.

The idea that one must be willing to surrender some liberty to gain greater security is most closely associated with which theorist?

Which decision making model describes how decision-makers seek to act as rationally as possible within certain bounds or limits?

Which is not considered an appropriate view of the roles of policy analysts, according to Weimer and Vining?

List three of the five elements of policy design.

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

Policy goals are nearly always clear and unambiguous.

Values and preferences play a role in rationalist notions of cost-benefit analysis.

The process of comparing the outcomes with achieving a goal with the resources used to achieve the goal is known as

The rational-analytic model of problem definition states goals/ objectives explicitly and precisely.

Why does goal ambiguity promote policy adoption?.

A policy tool is

Decision makers gather all the possible information they can on the problem with the rational decision making model.

The idea that one must be willing to surrender some liberty to gain greater security is most closely associated with which theorist?

Which decision making model describes how decision-makers seek to act as rationally as possible within certain bounds or limits?

Which is not considered an appropriate view of the roles of policy analysts, according to Weimer and Vining?

List three of the five elements of policy design.

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

Filters