What occurs during the policy formulation stage of the policy making 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.
B
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The U.S. Constitution has lower transaction costs than are found in most parliamentary systems.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
If a cable news channel decides to report on a senator's financial indiscretions rather than report on a piece of congressional legislation that failed to pass, that news channel is practicing
A) ?hard news. B) blogosphere politics. C) ?net neutrality. D) gerrymandering. E) agenda setting.
A socialist would likely be in favor of which of the following?
A. Prohibition of workers' organizations and trade unions B. Elimination of Social Security and Medicare programs C. Government taking over the oil industry in order to control oil and gas prices D. Privatization of the national park system E. Elimination of the federal national minimum wage
Congressional inaction __________
A)often works to the president's benefit in controlling the agenda B)prevents the exercise of unilateral powers by presidents C)never creates opportunities for the use of presidential power D)helps presidents build a legacy of legislative accomplishments