Florida State University – PUP 3002: Public Policy – Exam 1 Study Guide (2025) Comprehensive Q&A and Concept Summary for Advanced Policy Understanding

Florida State University PUP 3002
Exam 1 Study Guide
Expert-Verified Q&A for Advanced
Public Policy Understanding

Refactored and Expanded Edition for Comprehensive Review


October 19, 2025

,Contents

1 Introduction 3

2 Public Policy Basics 4
2.1 Core Definitions and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Policy Demands and Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Policy Evaluation and Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Values and Framing in Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 Policy Processes and Stages 8
3.1 Problem and Solution Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Judiciary and Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Causal Inference and Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 Benefits and Salience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4 Advanced Policy Concepts 13
4.1 Commitment and Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2 Models and Theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3 Implementation and Formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4 Problems and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

5 Policy Evaluation and Research 17
5.1 Rational Choice and Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.2 Elitism and Corporatism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3 Federalism Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.4 Statistical Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6 Policy Types and Dynamics 21
6.1 Ethics and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.2 Clauses and Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.3 Think Tanks and Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.4 Opinion Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

7 Expanded Policy Topics 25
7.1 Social and Education Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.2 Policy Entrepreneurs and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.3 Evaluation Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.4 Community and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

8 Policy Challenges and Innovations 29
8.1 Complexity and Trade-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29


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8.2 Alignment and Scalability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8.3 Observational Studies and Correlations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.4 Equilibrium and Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.5 Solution Definition and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

9 Conclusion 34




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