Stages of Policy Making
What is the first stage of policy-making?
Setting the Agenda
What is Domestic Policy?
Government policies or programs that benefit citizens, groups and corporations
What is an "unfunded mandate?"
When Congress requires a state or a locality to fund some sort of national priority without any federal funding.
Entitlement programs fall under which budgeting category: Mandatory or Discretionary?
Mandatory
What two committees were created as a result of the 1974 Budget Act?
Senate and House budget committee.
Agenda items are pushed by whom?
Policy Entrepreneurs
Why are distributive policies problematic?
They are problematic because of the cost associated with them.
Why do senators have six year terms?
to allow them some freedom to act as statesmen for at least a portion of their term before they are forced to focus on campaigning again.
How often does the standard budgeting process actually happen?
Not often. The last time that Congress passed all 12 appropriation budgets on time was 1997, since the passage of the 1974 Budget Act.
What are the two fundamental aspects of the 1974 Budget Act?
What is the incubation process in policy making?
It is refining the solutions to problems and bringing policies to maturity.
Why was "earmarking" banned in 2011?
It was banned because there was corruption and overspending.
What is a piecemeal policy?
A policy that mirrors the patchwork of committee and subcommittee jurisdictions.
Which budgeting category would likely have a larger effect on an elected official’s chances of getting reelected: Mandatory or Discretionary?
Discretionary
Why did Congress want more control over the budget in relation to the executive?
To counter Nixon's use of impoundment and to tighten budget procedures.