SPEA V181 56 Exam 1 study guide Questions And Answers

what is public policy? - ️️what the government officials choose to do or not to do about a public problem. the government will step in when it is a wide spread problem such as the environment, work place safety, and of public safety regulations. Term: "policy" a set course of action that an individual or group consistently follows when solving/dealing with a problem. what is policy analysis? - ️️Policy Analysis refers to the examination of public policy, the components of the process. More specifically it examines the effects, causes, and consequences of policy decision. Why do we study public policy and policy analysis? - ️️Public policy is developed when the government decides to take action in a widespread public problems. The reason for this is so there is a universal solution and regulation that affects a multitude of organizations, corporations, and citizens. Public policy is mostly developed for public safety. What are the Contexts of public policy ? - ️️social context: condition such as demographics and composition of population. How citizen relate to one another, "livability" integration of change, into communities. economic context: Effects if a policy get adopted or not, budgetary policies. political context: governing context: cultural context: political culture refer to widely held values, beliefs, and attitudes such as trusts and confidence in government. How does politics effect public policy? - ️️2 party polarization can effect development of public policy because negotiation can the policy all together.