Terms and concepts
Tools of policy
Potpourri
Policy typologies
Who said it?
100
This is a course of government action or inaction in response to public problems.
What is public policy?
100
This is one of the most common policy tools used to tackle poor air quality.
What is regulation?
100
This tragic event and its aftermath is an example of reactionary policy change.
What is the Verrückt waterslide tragedy?
100
A ban on assault weapons
What is regulatory?
100
Former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner or Jack Skellington: "Skulls and crossbones are a pretty standard military thing."
Who is Graham Platner?
200
Can be done at any stage of the process, although most often refers to process of choosing policy amongst a range of alternatives.
What is policy analysis?
200
A form of regulation, ________are often used to discourage behaviors such as littering and tax evasion.
What are fines?
200
Name a policy issue with a value conflict.
What is abortion, gun control, etc.?
200
agricultural subsidies for farmers
What is distributive?
200
Jeffrey Epstein or Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs?: "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."
Who is Buffalo Bill?
300
The story of decline, the story of stymied progress and illusory progress, and stories of rising and progress are examples of these types of narratives.
What are stories of change?
300
In the past decade, gun control groups have focused efforts on using this less controversial policy tool to reduce accidental firearm deaths.
What is education, information, persuasion?
300
Serial killer or Cornell administrator?
What is serial killer?
300
Food stamps
What is redistributive?
300
Former LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt or Beetlejuice: "I don't worship crystals - but I love them. Like I love sunsets and stars. It's just way easier to grab a dope crystal around your neck than it is to grab a star."
Who is Spencer Pratt?
400
The story of helplessness, the conspiracy story, and the blame the victim story are examples of these types of narratives.
What are stories of power?
400
When the government subsidizes the cost of housing, healthcare, etc., it is using this policy tool.
What is spending?
400
This is one of the most commonly used operational measures to demonstrate change.
What is a rate?
(ie poverty rate, violent crime rate, etc.)
X per 1,000, X per 100,000, etc..
400
mask mandates
What is regulatory?
400
Texas AG Ken Paxton or Norman Bates from Psycho:"We all go a little mad sometimes."
Who is Norman Bates?
500
True or False: The official poverty measure (OPM) sets poverty thresholds that vary according to regional location.
What is false?
500
Name 3 policy tools that could be used to tackle the problem of teen vaping.
What are regulation, taxing, and education, information, persuasion?
500
Name at least 5 variables that help determine which policy issues make it on to the political agenda.
What are wars, pandemics, changing economic or social conditions, focusing events, shifting political attitudes, new presidential administrations, how issues are framed, etc.?
500
Medicare and Medicaid
What is redistributive?
500
Judy Olian or Freddy Krueger? "You are all my children now."
Who is Freddy Krueger?