CPM Public Policy Development & Analysis 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Ex-ante evaluation

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Regulatory/enforcement instrument

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Utilitarianism

Answer

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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Incrementalism

Answer

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.

(CPM) Certified Public Manager Practice Test

(CPM) Certified Public Manager Practice Test

CPM Public Policy Development & Analysis 3