Describe the general process of public policy formation. How does public policy evolve from the recognition of a problem to the implementation of an effective solution? Can a system of public policy formation be perfected? How can the government adequately assess all potential problems and manage its resources to deal with as many as possible? Must the government necessarily overlook or underfund certain problems? To put it another way, do Americans expect too much from the national government?

_____ refers to a state where political power is monopolized by a party, group, or individual that governs according to religious principles.

A. Representative democracy B. Theocratic totalitarianism C. Tribal anarchism D. Monotheistic communism

Under the Bush administration, public opinion surveys revealed a divine divide in public opinion, as evidenced by which of the following statements?

a. The belief by frequent Christian churchgoers that Muslims are a generally peaceful people b. The belief by Jewish and Muslim Americans that the administration should be more receptive to open immigration policies c. The belief by Christians that the United States was “doing the right thing” in foreign policy d. The belief by Muslim Americans that the administration should support a two-state solution in Israel