OSU INTRO TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Direct tools of government - ANSWER-- Goods, services, entitlements - Mostly visable in local government - EX) Police, fire station Indirect tools of government - ANSWER-- Contractors - Grants to encourage other levels of government to do things they may have not done otherwise - Regulation (red tape) - "red tape" regulates EVERYTHING. The bed you sleep in, the labels on your orange juice. Government by proxy - ANSWER-- An indirect tool of government - Use of third party contractors to provide government funded services - EX) Department of Defense Types of tools of government (4) - ANSWER-* INFORMATION: - Gathering (US census) - Analyzing (cost-benefit analysis) - Publishing (APA) * RULE MAKING: - Demand -Forbidding, allowing * REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE * ORGANIZING PEOPLE AND THINGS Primary Law - ANSWER-Rules passed by legislative body Secondary Law - ANSWER-- Administrative rules passed department/agency upon congressional delegation -include executive orders - Happens much more often - Involves the experts in a situation. The scientists. Stick enforcement - ANSWER-- Regulatory rules - Negative - EX) A speeding ticket Carrot enforcement - ANSWER-- A reward system