Which statement best describes the policy issue demonstrated by Alec Baldwin’s being dismissed from an American Airlines flight?
A. the failure to set a policy agenda
B. the issue of an obsolete policy based on new information
C. the full circle of the policy-making process
D. the challenges of evaluating the effectiveness of policy
B. the issue of an obsolete policy based on new information
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What are constitutions?
a. understandings between the courts and the legislative branch b. contracts between the government and the people c. sets of laws regulating citizens' behavior d. agreements between the branches of government
An increase in the use of ______ by the federal government led to greater cooperation and decentralization between states and the federal government.
A. unfunded mandates B. health care subsidies C. categorical and block grants D. bicameral strategies for policy development
What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?
a. reducing the exercise of administrative discretion b. reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy c. increasing presidential control of the federal bureaucracy d. streamlining the policy implementation process
Liberals and conservatives agree that it is problematic for the nation's healthcare system when __________
a. health insurance companies deny coverage to people who want to buy policies b. copayments are so high that people who need care decide not to obtain that care c. spiraling government debt prevents welfare programs from addressing health care needs d. government regulations make it complicated for doctors to receive Medicare and Medicaid payments