What occurs during the policy formulation stage of the policymaking process?
A. The government is made aware of the issue that requires action.
B. Various proposals for policy are discussed both within government and among the public.
C. A specific proposal for government action is put into place.
D. Bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual citizens determine the success of a policy.
E. How a policy has worked in practice is examined.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
How is Congress affected by the federal design of the Constitution? What kinds of conflict are inevitable in such a system? Name some specific conflicts of this sort that have required resolution in the Supreme Court
Go on to consider how federalism infuses "localism" into congressional affairs. What will be an ideal response?
In which of the following areas did the Alabama Citizens' Constitutional Commission, established in 2003, propose constitutional reforms?
A. term limits on state legislators B. right-to-work laws C. the governor's line-item veto power D. union membership E. financing of election campaigns
The growth of al Qaeda, a transnational terrorist organization not tied to any traditional state, is tied most crucially to which aspect of globalization?
a. military, given that it is part of a network of operatives worldwide who employ force, often against civilian targets, in their operations b. social, since the organization was initially established to spread ideas about Islamic religion and global jihad worldwide c. political, since its violence is tied to specifically political ideas about state constitutional arrangements d. informational, given how al Qaeda exclusively relies upon modern video and Internet technologies in spreading its ideas worldwide
Which of the following systems of voting wastes the most votes?
A. first-past-the-post (FPTP) B. open-list proportional representation C. closed-list proportional representation D. semiproportional system