5.3 Public Policy

• Steps in the policy-making process

  1️⃣ Agenda-setting

  2️⃣ Policy formulation

  3️⃣ Policy adoption

  4️⃣ Policy implementation

  5️⃣ Policy evaluation
• What is the purpose of public policy?

  Address societal issues
• Match the key actors in the policy-making process with their roles:

  Government officials ↔️ Initiate and implement policies

  Legislators ↔️ Debate and vote on policies

  Interest groups ↔️ Advocate for specific policies

  Bureaucrats ↔️ Administer and enforce policies
• What is the primary goal of foreign policy?

  Govern relationships with other nations
• Social policy aims to address social issues and the well-being of citizens
• Civil rights policy prevents discrimination based on factors like race, gender, or religion
• What is a potential negative impact of foreign policy?

  Damage to international alliances
• What is public policy defined as?

  Actions, goals, pronouncements by government
• What role do legislators play in the policy-making process?

  Debate, amend, and vote
• Policy impacts can only be positive.

  False
• Match the policy category with its environmental impact:

  Environmental Policy ↔️ Reduces pollution

  Foreign Policy ↔️ Indirect environmental effects

  Economic Policy ↔️ Limited environmental impact
• In democratic countries, the policy-making process is more open
• Federalist countries have a more decentralized
• Understanding differences in policy-making across countries is crucial for analyzing and comparing public policies globally.


  True
• Data and evaluation provide evidence for policy impact
• What does public policy represent?

  Decisions and choices by governments
• What factors influence agenda-setting in the policy-making process?

  Public opinion and media coverage
• In the policy-making process, agenda-setting involves identifying and bringing issues to the attention of the government
• What does economic policy address?

  Taxation and trade
• Match the policy category with its description:

  Environmental policy ↔️ Protects the natural environment

  Civil rights policy ↔️ Promotes equality and prevents discrimination

  Economic policy ↔️ Related to taxation and trade

  Social policy ↔️ Addresses healthcare and education
• What is the primary focus of foreign policy?

  Relationships with other nations
• What are policy impacts defined as?

  Effects of government policies
• Environmental policy may increase compliance costs for businesses.


  True
• Steps in the policy-making process

  1️⃣ Agenda-setting

  2️⃣ Policy formulation

  3️⃣ Policy adoption

  4️⃣ Policy implementation

  5️⃣ Policy evaluation
• Citizens can influence policy through voting, protests, and public opinion
• A positive economic impact of economic policy is stimulated economic growth
• What does understanding policy impacts help evaluate?

  Effectiveness and efficiency
• In which type of regime is the policy-making process often centralized and top-down?

  Authoritarian
• What are two examples of federalist countries with decentralized policy-making processes?

  India and Germany
• What does evaluating the effectiveness of public policies involve assessing?

  Achieving intended goals
• What do economic policies primarily aim to achieve?

  Growth and stability
• Public policy is the primary way governments exercise their power and influence to shape the lives of citizens
• The policy-making process is linear and follows a fixed sequence of steps

  False
• What does policy implementation involve?

  Allocating resources and ensuring compliance
• Social policy focuses on the well-being of citizens and issues like healthcare and education


  True
• What does economic policy address?

  Production, distribution, consumption
• Environmental policy aims to address issues like pollution and climate change.

  True
• Social policy can improve public health but may lead to higher taxes
• Civil rights policy aims to reduce discrimination but may lead to social unrest
• The policy-making process is a linear and sequential process.

  False