Select a recent public policy alternative and, to the best of your ability, evaluate it using the criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. What kind of information might you need? What problems may arise in trying to conduct your evaluation?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should use these criteria in a particular policy issue. The response to this question is based entirely on what the individual student selects.
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Which of the following factors accounts for relatively low voter turnout rates in the U.S.?
a. Political parties in the U.S. are relatively weaker than they are in other countries. b. Church attendance in the U.S. is relatively higher than it is in other countries. c. Voter registration requirements are simpler in the U.S. than in other countries. d. Political parties in the U.S. are stronger than they are in most other countries. e. All of the above
A common and effective method for Congress to enforce its oversight of a federal agency with which it is dissatisfied is to
a. fine the agency. b. transfer the agency to the executive branch. c. hold extensive Congressional hearings. d. reduce or eliminate the agency’s budget. e. prosecute the agency’s officials.
Subsidiarity suggests that
a. individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves and that, as much as possible, families and small social organizations should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals rather than the state furnishing such protections. b. people should respect authority and hard work, and those in power also have an obligation to rule responsibly and in the interests of society as a whole. c. government involvement in the protection of groups or leveling of the economic playing field should be discouraged. d. advocating traditional social attitudes is an effective way to immunize countries from the corrupting cultural influences of Western-led globalization. e. the market is the best way to allocate resources and generate wealth, but not distribute such wealth.
Which of the following best describes the coverage of foreign news in the United States?
a. It is more in-depth than domestic coverage. b. It is taken from foreign newscasts. c. It is highly critical of U.S. foreign policy goals. d. It is episodic in nature.