Public Policy Analysis Study Guide
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Course Introduction
Public Policy Analysis introduces students to the concepts, methods, and tools utilized in evaluating and developing public policies. The course explores the theoretical foundations of policy analysis, including problem definition, policy design, and the assessment of policy alternatives. Students examine the roles of various stakeholders, the use of evidence and data in decision making, and the impact of political, economic, and ethical considerations on policy outcomes. Through case studies and applied projects, students develop practical skills in policy research, cost-benefit analysis, and effective communication of policy recommendations to diverse audiences.
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A Novel Approach to Politics 5th Edition by
Douglas A. Van Belle
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Chapter 1: Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus the Real
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Q1) Explain how the decision to not participate can be thought of as a political decision.
Answer: According to the author,choosing not to participate leaves it to others to make decisions,and just as surrender is a military option,inaction is a political option.
Q2) Which theorist argued that everything works toward a specific end or telos?
A)Aristotle
B)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C)Saint Augustine
D)Thomas Hobbes
Answer: A
Q3) Discuss the ways in which the theme of ideals clashing with reality makes fiction a useful tool for exploring the fundamentals of politics.
Answer: According to the author,fiction provides a much better variety of examples and analogies than does invertebrate zoology.A very nearly just as important second reason is that fiction can be used to address the difficulties inherent in the complex and individual nature of politics.
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Chapter 2: Why Government Security, Anarchy, and Some
Basic Group Dynamics
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Q1) An alliance occurs when individuals or groups agree to combine resources and abilities for a purpose that benefits the members of the alliance individually.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Simply defined power is ______.
A)the ability (or right)to control people
B)the ability to get something done
C)the military strength of a state
D)a supernatural being or force
Answer: B
Q3) Intergroup conflict leads to a strengthening of ______.
A)group identity
B)group identification
C)group membership
D)group dynamics
Answer: A
Q4) Who is the "other?"
Answer: In group dynamics,the "other" becomes the enemy,them,not us.
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Q1) Georg Simmel and later Lewis Coser argued that ______.
A)conflict can only lead to revolution
B)conflict leads to war;all forms of conflict are to be eliminated at all costs
C)conflict is good only when a country gains land in a war
D)conflict serves constructive functions within human societies
Answer: D
Q2) What is the memorable line from the film Jerry Maguire that can help us unravel most confusing aspects of politics?
A)"Remember,it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
B)"I coulda been a contender.I coulda been somebody,instead of a bum ..."
C)"Show me the money!"
D)"I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
Answer: C
Q3) Social,psychological,political,and cultural process can affect or effect a government's legitimacy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Governments Role in the Economy: The Offer
You Cant Refuse
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Q1) The tragedy of the ______ is a situation in which the rational choices of individuals collide with the needs or interests of the larger community,leading to the exploitation of shared resources.
A)cave
B)commons
C)ages
D)classroom
Q2) Which of the following statements about feudalism is false?
A)Under feudalism,peasants were ruthlessly exploited.
B)Under feudalism,one became a landlord by demonstrating one's competence at farming and the raising of livestock.
C)Under feudalism,the peasants raised a diverse mixture of crops and livestock on small plots within the landlord's estate and were obligated to give a substantial percentage of their production to the landlord.
D)Under feudalism,the landlord and the peasant needed each other.
Q3) Deflation is a good thing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Structures and Institutions
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Q1) Which of the following does not happen when the Queen of England opens Parliament by announcing what her Parliament will do?
A)She adds legitimacy to the institution.
B)She informs the public what is happening.
C)She draws attention to the Parliament.
D)She challenges Parliament's authority because she wields true political power.
Q2) Foundations do not have to share characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Monarchy is a multiple authority government.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In designing the American Constitution,Madison and his fellow architects built a system based on ______.
A)a basic mistrust of human nature
B)a basic belief in the goodness of humankind
C)a basic belief in the adage "Live and let live"
D)a basic belief in Americans' short attention spans
Q5) What are the benefits and pitfalls of the monarchy and aristocracy types of government?
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Chapter 6: El Grande Loco Casa Blanca: The Executive in Bad Spanish
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Q1) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a parliamentary system?
A)The executive is part of parliament.
B)Compared to a presidential system,it is easier for the executive's policy proposals to be passed in the legislature.
C)The prime minister can veto a bill passed by the parliament.
D)A failure to enact a piece of legislation could possibly lead to the dissolution of the government.
Q2) In politics,the head of state is in charge of all the following,EXCEPT ______.
A)symbolically representing the state
B)holding dinner parties
C)wearing the crown jewels
D)negotiating treaties
Q3) The head of government is the national symbol.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The veto is an example of the checks and balances among the three branches in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Compare and contrast an authoritarian executive to a democratic executive.
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Chapter 7: The Confederacy of Dunces: The Legislative
Function Not in Bad Spanish
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Q1) A type of religious law,often associated with Islam,still practiced in some countries and regions today is ______.
A)sharia
B)Al-Qaeda
C)Islamic
D)Hinduism
Q2) A divided government does not have an impact on lawmaking in Congress.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements is true with regard to district elections?
A)The drawing of district lines for representatives is always done fairly and without political consideration.
B)What is in the interest of a representative's district is always in the nation's best interest.
C)Some countries use independent commissions to try to avoid gerrymandering.
D)Pork-barrel politics is a relic of the past and no longer occurs in modern times.
Q4) Explain how the proliferation of political parties in a proportional representation system can lead to difficulties in creating a new public policy.
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Chapter 8: Brazilian Bureaucracy: Do I Even Need to Bother
With the Jokes
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Q1) The word bureaucracy is derived from the French word for ______.
A)desk
B)person
C)professional
D)rules
Q2) President Woodrow Wilson argued that ______.
A)bureaucracies should move from implementing to making laws
B)bureaucracies should be more responsive to the people
C)bureaucracies should be open to patronage
D)there should be a strict dichotomy between politics and administration/bureaucracy
Q3) In an iron triangle,what do interest groups do to ensure that legislation is crafted according to their preferences?
A)legislate
B)raise funds
C)lobby
D)make policy
Q4) According to the author,bureaucracies are pleasant to work with.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Which one of the following public events did not erode people's idealism about the relationship between law and politics?
A)Rodney King's videotaped beating and the subsequent acquittal of his law-and-order victimizers
B)Chris Brown's domestic violence conviction
C)O.J.Simpson's murder trial acquittal
D)The 2000 presidential election decided by the U.S.Supreme Court
Q2) The power of the courts to declare laws and government acts to be in violation of the nation's constitution or in some other way illegal under the structure of the country is the court's power of ______.
A)judicial interpretation
B)jurisprudence
C)judicial activism
D)judicial review
Q3) The key difference between laws on the books and laws in action is ______.
A)the jurisdiction of the law enforcement
B)the interpretation of the meaning of the law
C)the intention of the lawmaker
D)there is no difference
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Chapter
Modern Politics
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Q1) Direct democracy systems can result in the creation of an unrestrained majority of citizens who band together to rule society with a ferocity and cruelty comparable to a dictator,a ______.
A)tyranny of the majority
B)hierarchy of authority
C)factionalism
D)cross-cutting cleavages
Q2) According to your text,the rationale for U.S.entry into this war was to "make the world safe for democracy."
A)World War I
B)World War II
C)Vietnam War
D)Cold War
Q3) Which of the following is not one of the four factors critical to the effectiveness and the remarkable endurance of the U.S.system?
A)use of representatives as specialists
B)use of the military to spread democracy
C)institutionalization of revolt
D)recognition of the potential downside of democracy
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Chapter 11: Media,Politics,and Government: Talking Heads
Are Better Than None
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Q1) Describe the concept of mediated reality and explain the impact of mediated reality on one's understanding of the political environment.
Q2) Reporters write news items using the dramatic structure of stories,whether or not the news actually fits that structure.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most news media products are available free of charge (such as through TV news and websites)or very inexpensively (such as through newspapers).How do the media make money,and what are they really selling? How does this affect the way news is framed?
Q4) News is not a business.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Faith-based religions are often based on ______.
A)agreement reality
B)experiential reality
C)mediated reality
D)alternative reality
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Q6) Define and explain the difference between experiential and agreement reality.
Chapter 12: International Politics: Apocalypse Now and Then
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Q1) The assumption that states do not make decisions,individuals make decisions,and understanding how those decisions are made within the structure,process,and context of domestic politics is essential for understanding international politics is the theoretical perspective of ______.
A)foreign policy analysis
B)idealism
C)Marxism
D)world systems theory
Q2) A hegemon is ______.
A)a dominant power
B)an anarchic environment
C)the balancing agent in the balance of power
D)an imperial regime
Q3) Liberalism is less of a theory and more of a Western social and political ideal of what might be called enlightened individualism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain Kant's concept of democratic peace.
Q5) What is a hegemon?
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Chapter 14: Political Culture: Sex and Agriculture, Getting
Rucked Explains It All
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Q1) Which political theorist wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,in which he emphasized that culture is a central determining factor in politics,society,and economics?
A)Karl Marx
B)Immanuel Kant
C)Max Weber
D)Maori
Q2) Subcultures are smaller cultures within the main political culture.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an example of an agent of political socialization?
A)a political science professor
B)Barack Obama
C)a religious leader
D)yourself
Q4) The culture of isolation does not affect attitudes toward material possessions.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Define the term subculture and identify three subcultures in our society explaining why they are (would be)considered a subculture.