Laws define what is and is not
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a. required.
b. permissible.
c. forbidden.
d. all of the provided answers
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The creation and implementation of laws is an area of policymaking where the public tends to
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a. have a great deal of knowledge.
b. have little knowledge.
c. know a great deal about a few high-profile cases but little about the large number of less visible but important actions.
d. know about the important issues but not follow smaller less visible ctions.
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A policy domain is
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a. the part of the political system concerned with a particular troubling condition.
b. the aspects of a troubling condition dealt with by a particular set of policymakers.
c. the governing body or lawmaker most associated with a troubling condition.
d. an Internet site set up to inform the public about a troubling condition.
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Lobbyists are people who
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a. are particularly knowledgeable about the legislative process.
b. work to establish contacts with legislators and their staff members.
c. are particularly knowledgeable about how to package claims in ways that will appeal to legislators.
d. all of the provided answers
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The policy proposal stream tends to be populated by
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a. activist-oriented claimsmakers.
b. insider claimsmakers.
c. outsider claimsmakers.
d. research-oriented claimsmakers.
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Most legislative reform emerges
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a. quickly in response to one or two high-profile situations.
b. quickly after advocates catch the attention of the right policymakers.
c. slowly as a series of incremental legal steps toward change.
d. slowly as policymakers debate the specific details of one large legal move toward change.
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The way a small provision in the large Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was used to make sweeping changes in the treatment of people with disabilities illustrates how
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a. changes in the way people view disability have influenced our communities.
b. significantly the claimsmaking process has changed since the early 1970s.
c. policymakers can take advantage of policy arenas where they are not carefully watched to make significant changes without a great deal of attention.
d. policymakers can use political connections to sway public opinion.
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Which of the following most accurately reflects the relationship between policymaking and public opinion?
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a. Policymakers are not heavily influenced by public opinion.
b. Policymakers are more influenced by insider claimsmaking when public attention is on the issue.
c. Policymakers tend to be influenced by public opinion especially on high-profile issues.
d. Policymakers are influenced more by lobbyists than public opinion.
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Saying that policymaking involves causal stories means that policymakers must
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a. explain to the public why a specific policy will be effective.
b. offer a story that explains the cause of a troubling condition in a way that will encourage the public to favor the policymakers' interpretation.
c. work hard to maintain their reputation as honest and trustworthy.
d. work closely with the media so that their interpretation of a situation will gain wide publicity.
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Joel Best argues that ____________ and ____________ are the two key problems that policymakers confront as they try to deal with global warming.
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a. problems gaining cooperation from pow-erful nations; problems paying for the changes in poor nations
b. the fact that it is a global problem; the fact that it is a long-term problem
c. the popularity of sport utility vehicles; pollution
d. lack of public interest in the environment; capitalism