While a liberal position on public policy encourages government intervention in or regulation of private business, the conservative position suggests that
A. not only should government intervene, but it should do so massively.
B. government should fund 50 of all programs to be undertaken.
C. government should ignore calls for social goods.
D. the private sector should be permitted to find its own outcome to respond to public needs.
Q. 2Once a decision has been made about a specific policy option, the phase of the policy-making process that needs to be addressed is:
A. the agenda-setting phase
B. the prioritization phase
C. the application phase
D. the implementation phase
Q. 3After a policy agenda is determined, the next question to be handled by government refers to
A. the implementation of public policy.
B. how policy options are to be determined.
C. the political socialization of the public.
D. the political recruitment of the public.
Q. 4At its most basic level, questions related to domestic policy have to do with whether the government of the day
A. will or will not regulate in certain areas.
B. support raising taxes or cutting spending.
C. cares about the well-being of its citizens.
D. is worried about a possible military takeover.
Q. 5The decision by governments about which problems will be addressed and which will not be addressed is referred to as:
A. determining policy options
B. agenda setting
C. policy implementation
D. bureaucracy
Q. 6In the process of setting agendas, the government is in fact
A. deciding who is going to rule.
B. engaging in the process of political recruitment.
C. deciding on tied versus untied aid.
D. prioritizing some issues and choosing to not deal with others.
Q. 7Why is there a need for public policy?
A. If government doesn't come up with a policy, then a military coup invariably arises.
B. Governments are the only agency that can generate policy outcomes.
C. People invariably expect governments to solve all their problems.
D. Governments are faced with problems that need solutions.
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