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· Please answer the essay questions in a comprehensive manner. Use details from the textbook in your answers.

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· The exam is due on Sunday (September 15) by 11.59 P.M

· I will not accept late submissions

· You are expected to work independently on this assignment.

· Total Points: 25

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (2 points per question, Total: 10 Points)

Q1. The federal Administrative Procedure Act (APA) of 1946, a response to the growth of administrative agency discretion in the twentieth century, prescribes procedures to be used by agencies in notice and comment or informal rule-making. It is a procedural example of _______ policy.

a. constituent

b. distributive c. redistributive

d. regulatory

Q2. _______ policies involve the allocation of benefits or services, at no charge, to particular segments of the population—individuals, groups, companies, or communities. a. Redistributive

b. Constituent c. Regulatory

d. Distributive

Q3. Which of the following is an example of a primary policy-maker?

a. Congress

b. the Bureau of Land Management

c. Supreme Court justices

d. the Federal Trade Commission

Q4. According to the text, what distinguishes a public problem from a private problem?

Public problems originate as private problems, but need an

a. impassioned advocate to bring them into popular awareness.

Public problems affect a substantial number of people and have

broad effects, including consequences for people not directly

b. involved.

Public problems are any problem deemed worthy of political attention by politicians, whether they are important to the

c. public or not.

Public problems must elicit a heated response from at least two

d. major factions.

Q5. What must happen to a public problem for it to achieve agenda status?

It must be rated as being important to at least 51% of the

a. American people when surveyed.

It must be complicated enough to require the assembly of an

b. expert commission who focus solely on its resolution. It must be picked up by multiple media outlets and become a

c. major news story.

It must be converted into an issue, or a matter requiring

d. governmental attention.

Section B: Essay Questions (Total: 15 Points)

Q6. The study of public policy means many things to many people. Using the Anderson textbook a) define what is public policy, b) discuss who develops them, c) the difference between policy outputs and policy outcomes, and d) the various categories of public policies. Please use examples in your answer [7.5 points]

Q7. Discuss in detail the agenda setting process including agenda denial, non-decisions, and the loss of agenda status using appropriate examples. Be sure to include in your discussion Kingdon’s Agenda-setting model. [7.5 points]