POLS 207, ROBLYER, EXAM 5 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
/. What is policy? - Answer-✅how the government reacts or doesn't react to something
/.How is Silence Policy? - Answer-✅if no one changes it, policy stays the same.
/.Key to silent policy: - Answer-✅If enough people forget about the issue, nothing will
change. (wait it out)
/.Example of Silent policy: - Answer-✅opportunity to change is present, no one changes
it
/.How is doing nothing Policy? - Answer-✅all words, no action = no change
/.types of doing nothing policy - Answer-✅Partisan & Incidental
/.Doing nothing policy
-Partisan reasoning- - Answer-✅say something to believe they tried at beginning. being
turned down was always a possibility in their eyes.
"we tried" "what? never happened"
/.Doing nothing Policy
-Incidental reasoning- - Answer-✅excuses.
ex: budget short fall, busy, understaffed
/.example of doing nothing Policy - Answer-✅Obama focusing on re-election rather than
Isreal-Palistine problem
/.What do "doing nothing" and "silent" policy take advantage of? - Answer-✅America's
short attention span. We move on
/.Who is policy aimed to impact? - Answer-✅governments, societies, and large
companies.
/.Why do they create policy? - Answer-✅-avoid negative effects
-benefit seeking
/.How does policy impact people? - Answer-✅Intended-
avoid negative effects
, benefits
Unintended-
side affects
counterintuitive
/.To what degree do policies impact people? - Answer-✅Forced or get to benefit from it
(bribery almost)
/.How long does policy stand? - Answer-✅once evaluated, its determined successful or
not. Kept or trashed.
/.Why is budgeting most important in policy? - Answer-✅insures you have money for
important things.
steers clear of debt
/.Why is legislative most important to policy? - Answer-✅makes laws = policy
/.why are elected officials most important in policy? - Answer-✅changes how their
viewed by the people.
most weight to change?
/.steps of creating policy - Answer-✅1. find problem
2. find ways to address problem
3. decide to alter or not
4. implement
5. evaluate
/.conservatives viewpoint on criminals: - Answer-✅individual is responsible, impacts
society
/.liberals viewpoint on criminals: - Answer-✅society is responsible, impacts individuals
/.what do conservatives do to criminals? - Answer-✅punish, to protect society
/.what do liberals do to criminals? - Answer-✅wants help for criminal since society
made them that way
/.does middle ground exist between conservatives and liberals? - Answer-✅yes
/.do conservatives sometimes see criminals humanized? - Answer-✅Yes, sometimes
/.do liberals think it's always society fault crimes are committed? - Answer-✅no, some
are inherently bent towards crime.
ANSWERS
/. What is policy? - Answer-✅how the government reacts or doesn't react to something
/.How is Silence Policy? - Answer-✅if no one changes it, policy stays the same.
/.Key to silent policy: - Answer-✅If enough people forget about the issue, nothing will
change. (wait it out)
/.Example of Silent policy: - Answer-✅opportunity to change is present, no one changes
it
/.How is doing nothing Policy? - Answer-✅all words, no action = no change
/.types of doing nothing policy - Answer-✅Partisan & Incidental
/.Doing nothing policy
-Partisan reasoning- - Answer-✅say something to believe they tried at beginning. being
turned down was always a possibility in their eyes.
"we tried" "what? never happened"
/.Doing nothing Policy
-Incidental reasoning- - Answer-✅excuses.
ex: budget short fall, busy, understaffed
/.example of doing nothing Policy - Answer-✅Obama focusing on re-election rather than
Isreal-Palistine problem
/.What do "doing nothing" and "silent" policy take advantage of? - Answer-✅America's
short attention span. We move on
/.Who is policy aimed to impact? - Answer-✅governments, societies, and large
companies.
/.Why do they create policy? - Answer-✅-avoid negative effects
-benefit seeking
/.How does policy impact people? - Answer-✅Intended-
avoid negative effects
, benefits
Unintended-
side affects
counterintuitive
/.To what degree do policies impact people? - Answer-✅Forced or get to benefit from it
(bribery almost)
/.How long does policy stand? - Answer-✅once evaluated, its determined successful or
not. Kept or trashed.
/.Why is budgeting most important in policy? - Answer-✅insures you have money for
important things.
steers clear of debt
/.Why is legislative most important to policy? - Answer-✅makes laws = policy
/.why are elected officials most important in policy? - Answer-✅changes how their
viewed by the people.
most weight to change?
/.steps of creating policy - Answer-✅1. find problem
2. find ways to address problem
3. decide to alter or not
4. implement
5. evaluate
/.conservatives viewpoint on criminals: - Answer-✅individual is responsible, impacts
society
/.liberals viewpoint on criminals: - Answer-✅society is responsible, impacts individuals
/.what do conservatives do to criminals? - Answer-✅punish, to protect society
/.what do liberals do to criminals? - Answer-✅wants help for criminal since society
made them that way
/.does middle ground exist between conservatives and liberals? - Answer-✅yes
/.do conservatives sometimes see criminals humanized? - Answer-✅Yes, sometimes
/.do liberals think it's always society fault crimes are committed? - Answer-✅no, some
are inherently bent towards crime.
