Pre-midterm
What are the Four I's?
Issues, Institutions, Interests, Information
What ethical system is concerned with the greatest good for the greatest number of people?
Utilitarianism
What is the fundamental problem of causal inference?
You never know the counterfactual!
What are the four types of politics described in the Wilson Matrix?
Interest group; Entrepreneurial; Client; Majoritarian
How do you structure a proper in-text APA citation?
(Author last name, Year published)
What are the stages of the policy process?
Problem Recognition; Agenda Setting; Policy Formulation; Policy Adoption; Policy Implementation; Analysis and Evaluation
What are the two different types of utilitarianism?
Act and rule
What are two different types of studies used to observe causal inference?
RCTs and natural experiments
What are four ways of solving collective action problems?
Entrepreneurs; coordination; selective incentives; repeated interactions
What is the purpose of the executive summary?
It gives a "roadmap" of the memo
What are the reasons for government action?
What ethical framework is concerned with decisions being made behind a veil of ignorance/from an original position?
Rawlsian Justice
Describe the principal agent problem.
Principals and agents may have different information and different priorities -- this could lead to agency loss and inefficiency.
Name at least four market failures.
Productive/allocative inefficiency; monopoly power; missing markets; incomplete markets; demerit goods; negative externalities; property rights; information failure
What does a good problem statement have?
Quantifier, cause, problem, normative/evaluative component
Name the four categories used in the tools of government action matrix.
Direct action, indirect action, money, "other"
Describe the difference between teleological and deontological systems.
Teleological - ends-based. Deontological - reasoning/motives-based.
What is selection bias?
underlying differences between those in treated and untreated groups; make it difficult to observe causal effect of intervention
What are the three visions for the Role of the Public?
Electoral Connection (Mayhew); Democracy for Realists (Achen and Bartels); Unequal Responsiveness (Gilens)
What are the important elements you should include in the recommendation section?
Draw out the optimal policy chart template OR describe it as best you can
TAs ... this one's on you!
Name the two principles associated with Rawlsian Justice.
Equal Liberty Principle and Difference Principle.
What are the four ways to address the principal-agent problem?
Specificity, incentives, monitoring, selection
What is the title of the Act that set out the bureaucratic rulemaking process?
Administrative Procedures Act of 1946
Give an example of passive voice and then explain how you would correct it to make it active voice.
TAs this one is up to you...