ROBLYER EXAM 5 Study Guide POLS 207 - Comprehensive Answer Key

ROBLYER EXAM 5 Study Guide POLS 207 - Comprehensive Answer Key What is policy? - answer - how the government reacts or doesn't react to something How is Silence Policy? - answer - if no one changes it, policy stays the same. Key to silent policy: - answer - If enough people forget about the issue, nothing will change. (wait it out) Example of Silent policy: - answer - opportunity to change is present, no one changes it How is doing nothing Policy? - answer - all words, no action = no change types of doing nothing policy - answer - Partisan & Incidental Doing nothing policy -Partisan reasoning- - answer - say something to believe they tried at beginning. being turned down was always a possibility in their eyes. "we tried" "what? never happened" Doing nothing Policy -Incidental reasoning- - answer - excuses. ex: budget short fall, busy, understaffed example of doing nothing Policy - answer - Obama focusing on re-election rather than Isreal-Palistine problem What do "doing nothing" and "silent" policy take advantage of? - answer - America's short attention span. We move on Who is policy aimed to impact? - answer - governments, societies, and large companies. Why do they create policy? - answer - -avoid negative effects -benefit seeking How does policy impact people? - answer - Intended- avoid negative effects benefits Unintended- side affects counterintuitive To what degree do policies impact people? - answer - Forced or get to benefit from it (bribery almost) How long does policy stand? - answer - once evaluated, its determined successful or not. Kept or trashed. Why is budgeting most important in policy? - answer - insures you have money for important things. steers clear of debt Why is legislative most important to policy? - answer - makes laws = policy why are elected officials most important in policy? - answer - changes how their viewed by the people. most weight to change? steps of creating policy - answer - 1. find problem 2. find ways to address problem 3. decide to alter or not 4. implement 5. evaluate conservatives viewpoint on criminals: - answer - individual is responsible, impacts society liberals viewpoint on criminals: - answer - society is responsible, impacts individuals what do conservatives do to criminals? - answer - punish, to protect society what do liberals do to criminals? - answer - wants help for criminal since society made them that way does middle ground exist between conservatives and liberals? - answer - yes do conservatives sometimes see criminals humanized? - answer - Yes, sometimes do liberals think it's always society fault crimes are committed? - answer - no, some are inherently bent towards crime. Reality about winners v.s. non-winners - answer - recognizing ourselves winning or not in an area winning reflection on social rule in politics and gov? - answer - elites winning more what does recognizing ourselves winning or not in an area powerful in? - answer - shaping how we view ourselves and others T/F: some advantages are not available to everyone - answer - true T/F: Advantages only come with luck - answer - false. come with luck, hard work, or a mixture of both. does everyone operate within a culture of winning v.s. not winning? - answer - yes. regardless or race, gender, and culture. Rules say winner deserve ______ - answer - more nasty corollary of winning. - answer - not everyone is a winner- rules say not everyone is equal and deserving or more. "conservative" conclusion of privilege. - answer - non-winners are largely irresponsible and unworthy so assistance should be minimal. don't work for what they want "liberal" conclusion of privilege. - answer - non-winners are at a disadvantage, but need a helping hand. where is the "right" conclusion of privilege? - answer - in between liberal and conservative poverty - answer - being extremely poor what causes people to think someone is in poverty when they actually aren't? - answer - they have mo