Policy making does not occur in a vacuum. Explain and provide an example of each of the various contexts that surround policy making and how that context can influence the policies that are enacted.

What will be an ideal response?


Social context: demographic trends and how citizens relate to one another; economic context: the state of the economy, employment, poverty, and government budgets; political context: the conduct of the two major parties and their positions.

Political Science

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Charged with the responsibility to __________, the __________ is almost certainly the most powerful committee in either chamber of Congress.

A. grant and set procedural rules; House Rules Committee B. investigate the performance of government; House Oversight and Government Reform Committee C. make decisions about money for authorized programs; the Senate Appropriations Committee D. set targets for spending and taxes; the House Budget Committee

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A research question states a research idea in a clearly defined manner that is testable

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is free trade?

a. It is trade that takes place at the lowest possible price. It is free of surplus value. b. It is trade that takes place without barriers such as tariffs and quotas. c. It is a form of trade that took place in the communist world. The Soviets called it free trade because they claimed it was free of exploitation. d. It is barter trade (exchanging commodity for commodity). It is called free trade because no money is ever used.

Political Science

In which decade was the poll tax abolished in Texas?

A. 1890s B. 1920s C. 1960s D. 1940s

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