What is policy science?

The scientific study of public policy and decision making by the government and governmental agencies.

What is policy agenda?

It is thought of as a series of stream.

What is problem stream?

Policy problems where some are more likely to be solved than others

A series of solutions to the problems?

When policymakers realize there's a point where a policy problem can be on the agenda. It is reactive not proactive.

What are literalists?

taking the constitution as what it says and only doing that.

the president as agenda setter

since he approves congressional bills, he wields a lot of power for agendas

congress as agenda setter

divided government - impacts the success of or failure of public policy - this is when the president and congress represent different political parties

courts and agenda setting

contitutionalism - narrow legal reasoning that steered the courts away from policy judicial positivism - legal reasoning to determine legal outcome

pressure groups and agenda setting

public interest groups lobby congress

what are pressure groups

well organized groups that aggressively attract members

pressure group organizations devoted almost solely to policy research

bureaucracy and agenda setting

goal of neutral competence, in EXEC branch, conservers climbers and others within organization

when constituents of one party move into another party. southern strategy

weaker presidencies and congressional majorities, which leads to policy that might be more short term

biases in political participation and agenda setting

target populations - a labeling of groups in society that sometimes results in different policies enacted

multiple streams theory

the policy process is mostly reactive and proactive, policy often happens by chance which means not everyone gets everything they want

the scientific study of public policy and decision making by the government and governmental agencies

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Question	Answer
What is policy science?	The scientific study of public policy and decision making by the government and governmental agencies.
What is policy agenda?	It is thought of as a series of stream.
What is problem stream?	Policy problems where some are more likely to be solved than others
Policy stream?	A series of solutions to the problems?
Focusing event?	Where streams combine
Policy window	When policymakers realize there's a point where a policy problem can be on the agenda. It is reactive not proactive.
What are literalists?	taking the constitution as what it says and only doing that.
the president as agenda setter	since he approves congressional bills, he wields a lot of power for agendas
congress as agenda setter	divided government - impacts the success of or failure of public policy - this is when the president and congress represent different political parties
courts and agenda setting	contitutionalism - narrow legal reasoning that steered the courts away from policy judicial positivism - legal reasoning to determine legal outcome
pressure groups and agenda setting	public interest groups lobby congress
what are pressure groups	well organized groups that aggressively attract members
think tanks	pressure group organizations devoted almost solely to policy research
bureaucracy and agenda setting	goal of neutral competence, in EXEC branch, conservers climbers and others within organization
What is realignment	when constituents of one party move into another party. southern strategy
what is dealignment	weaker presidencies and congressional majorities, which leads to policy that might be more short term
biases in political participation and agenda setting	target populations - a labeling of groups in society that sometimes results in different policies enacted
multiple streams theory	the policy process is mostly reactive and proactive, policy often happens by chance which means not everyone gets everything they want
policy science	the scientific study of public policy and decision making by the government and governmental agencies

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