Public policy is best defined as
A. promotion of the common good through regulatory instruments.
B. deconstructing a policy issue in order to study aspects of the issue.
C. government action taken in response to a public problem.
D. activities of think tanks, interest groups, and government agents to address public problems.
C. government action taken in response to a public problem.
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The American public generally
A. holds Congress as an institution in higher regard than it holds individual members of Congress. B. holds individual members of Congress in higher regard than it holds Congress as an institution. C. holds Congress in higher regard than it holds the president. D. holds neither Congress nor its members in high regard. E. holds the Supreme Court and Congress in equally high regard.
What is the most likely reason for the policy evaluation step to have its recommendations left ignored or unimplemented?
A. extreme partisanship B. turf wars between government departments C. lack of problem identification D. high cost of the changes