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Public Policy Development & Analysis Flashcards

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  1. Which type of policy evaluation is conducted BEFORE a program is implemented to assess its potential effectiveness?

    Answer: Ex-ante evaluation

    Ex-ante evaluation (prospective evaluation) assesses the likely impacts of a proposed policy before it is put into effect.

  2. A city wants to reduce traffic fatalities and is considering a speed camera program. Which policy instrument category does this represent?

    Answer: Regulatory/enforcement instrument

    Speed cameras enforce legal limits through surveillance and penalties, classifying them as regulatory or enforcement instruments.

  3. When conducting an environmental scan for policy development, the PESTLE framework helps analyze factors in which six categories?

    Answer: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental

    PESTLE stands for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental factors that can affect a policy's context and success.

  4. A public manager is tasked with recommending a policy that maximizes overall societal welfare, even if some individuals are made worse off. This approach aligns most closely with which ethical framework?

    Answer: Utilitarianism

    Utilitarianism holds that the best policy is the one that produces the greatest good for the greatest number, even at the expense of some individuals.

  5. Which approach to policy formulation is characterized by small, incremental adjustments to existing policies rather than comprehensive reform?

    Answer: Incrementalism

    Lindblom's incrementalism describes real-world policy-making as a series of small successive steps away from the status quo, constrained by political and cognitive limits.

  6. A federal rule published in the Federal Register and open for public comment is in which stage of the regulatory process?

    Answer: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

    The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is the stage where agencies publish draft regulations and invite public comment before finalizing them.

  7. Which data collection method is MOST suitable for capturing nuanced community perspectives on a proposed housing policy?

    Answer: Focus groups

    Focus groups allow facilitators to elicit in-depth qualitative perspectives and probe community attitudes in ways that surveys or administrative data cannot.