POSC: CHAPTER 9 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What dateline did this chapter talk about? - Answers - Obama's drone policy
What are the 4 questions linked to drone usage? - Answers - - how often should they be
used?
- who should approve it
- who completes the action
- any alternatives
What are the 2 misleading notions linked to decisions? - Answers - - that there's an
exact moment when a decisions made
- paying less attention to the consequences linked to the decision
Does a good political process mean a good policy outcome? - Answers - not always
How do models view reality? - Answers - an analytical tool that oversimplifies reality
Are models used in the moment? - Answers - no
Do models judge situations in terms of right or wrong? - Answers - no
What's at the core of the Rational Actor Model? - Answers - action reaction of another
state
With the Prospect Theory , what are states more willing to do? - Answers - more willing
to defend position than to enhance it
What does the Bureaucratic Politics Model look at? - Answers - focuses on people
bargaining
Does the Bureaucratic Model look at conflict resolution or problem solving? - Answers -
conflict resolution
Following the Bureaucratic Model, how is the policy content determined? - Answers - by
how the issue surfaces and interacts with other issues
Policy content is a product of what according to the bureaucratic model? - Answers - the
standard operating procedure
What does the Bureaucratic Model highlight about policy making? - Answers - highlights
the political and organizational nature of policy making
By highlighting the political and organizational aspect of policy making, the Bureaucratic
Model ignores what? - Answers - seperates it from the social aspect
What dateline did this chapter talk about? - Answers - Obama's drone policy
What are the 4 questions linked to drone usage? - Answers - - how often should they be
used?
- who should approve it
- who completes the action
- any alternatives
What are the 2 misleading notions linked to decisions? - Answers - - that there's an
exact moment when a decisions made
- paying less attention to the consequences linked to the decision
Does a good political process mean a good policy outcome? - Answers - not always
How do models view reality? - Answers - an analytical tool that oversimplifies reality
Are models used in the moment? - Answers - no
Do models judge situations in terms of right or wrong? - Answers - no
What's at the core of the Rational Actor Model? - Answers - action reaction of another
state
With the Prospect Theory , what are states more willing to do? - Answers - more willing
to defend position than to enhance it
What does the Bureaucratic Politics Model look at? - Answers - focuses on people
bargaining
Does the Bureaucratic Model look at conflict resolution or problem solving? - Answers -
conflict resolution
Following the Bureaucratic Model, how is the policy content determined? - Answers - by
how the issue surfaces and interacts with other issues
Policy content is a product of what according to the bureaucratic model? - Answers - the
standard operating procedure
What does the Bureaucratic Model highlight about policy making? - Answers - highlights
the political and organizational nature of policy making
By highlighting the political and organizational aspect of policy making, the Bureaucratic
Model ignores what? - Answers - seperates it from the social aspect
