Federalism
These are some of the responsibilities of local (city or county) governments
What are zoning, public services like parks, police and fire departments (many other answers)?
This branch of government can formally declare war
What is the legislative branch?
This is the term for making the healthiest, best, ideal option the easiest and most accessible one
What is an optimal default?
In this final stage of the policy process, we ask ourselves if the policy is working as intended and how it could be improved
What is policy evaluation?
Name one of the strategies we covered that could reduce/address hyperpolarization and corruption in the U.S. political system
What are: redistricting to address gerrymandering, ranked choice voting, term limits to help end the revolving door (many answers)?
This type of advocacy starts from the bottom-up - usually a movement without lots of money or a powerful organization in control
What is grassroots organizing?
This branch of government oversees things like drivers' licenses and vehicle registrations and other things relevant to intrastate (as opposed to INTERstate) commerce
What is the state government?
This branch cannot pass laws, but does implement them and define rules and regulations
What is the executive branch?
Cannabis has been made more easily available in stores and dispensaries in Maryland through this policy action
What is Legalization?
This is a part of the policy process: "It is not enough for a majority of the public to agree that an issue is important - it must be prioritized over other policy issues."
What is agenda setting?
The influence of THIS sways public opinion because we get our news from sources that act as entertainment/sell ad space and create clickbait content
Making sure policymakers have up-to-date and easily understood information (like through your policy memo) provides them with an "information __________"
What is an information subsidy?
This is the name of the system in the United States government that separates governing bodies into local-state-federal levels
What is federalism?
This branch of government has the "power of the purse" to allocate money that can be used in implementation of public health policies
What is the legislative branch?
This type of policy action is particularly effective for changing the spending behavior of young people
What is taxation?
This is a description of policy formulation (..you did this as part of your policy papers!)
Identification of possible policy options to pursue through policy change
This is an example of a focusing event for a public health issue
What is a mass shooting, administration change, environmental or weather disaster, etc (many answers)
Advertising aimed at convincing voters to support a policy or candidate is an example of _____ media
What is "paid media"?
This is the name of the legislative branch of the Maryland state government, which is made up of a senate and a house of delegates
What is the Maryland General Assembly?
Government agencies like the EPA, CDC, and HHS fall under this branch of government
What is the executive branch?
This is an action in which the government makes something cheaper in order to provide an incentive
What is a subsidy?
During this phase of the policy process, we might figure out details that were not included in the adopted/passed policy and make decisions about how best to put the policy in place
What is policy implementation?
These are three factors that might impact the feasibility of passing and implementing a policy
What are (examples): 1) cost/role of money, 2) public opinion/support, 3) political will? (many other possible answers)
An example of a problem a coalition might encounter
What are (examples) lack of resources, lack of media attention, conflict among members (many answers)
This level of government oversees the construction and maintenance and general overseeing of roads and highways
Trick question! This is an example of "cooperative federalism" - the three levels often work together (ex: federal funding + state/local oversight)
Vape producers are suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over what they
describe as unclear and overly strict rules regarding flavored e-cigarettes. This branch of government oversees the legal proceedings
What is the judicial branch?
Laws that require people in certain professions to report suspected abuse of children and older people is an example of this
After we debate and vote, our governments decide whether to enact the policy in this phase
What is policy adoption?
These are the three streams (and descriptions) of the Policy Streams/Multiple Streams Model that have the potential to open a policy window (John Kingdon)
What are Problems, Policies, and Politics?
This is why Inside/Outside is referred to as a "hybrid" model of organizing to create change
What is working with sympathetic policymakers "within" the system WHILE ALSO creating tension and pressure "outside" of the system