The U.S. federal government requires all rivers to have low levels of pollutants. After decades of collecting industrial waste, the fictional Tulalula River in Alabama was very polluted. The federal government provided Alabama $45 million to clean up the Tulalula River, but the state claims it will cost up to $100 million to get the river to federal standards. In the minds of Alabama state policymakers, the requirement to clean this river represents a(n) ______ in this scenario.

______ is considered to be the more realistic approach to modern policy analysis.

For this course, no more than 10% of posts and papers can include quotes. Points will be deducted if you exceed 10%. 

If a student uses an author’s words, and the student adds or removes a few words or replaces some of the words with synonyms, this is allowed for papers in this course. 

Criteria for analyzing public policies: Match the scenario or description with the criteria.       

When quoting a source, which of the following pieces of information need to be included in the in-text citation?

About ______% of U.S. states allow citizen-generated initiatives.

Which is an example of a policy outcome?

Public policy is best defined as ______.

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