On which public policy issue is the evaluative criteria most likely to include political values?

A growing sector of private organizations that conduct policy research often used by government policy makers are called ______.

Researchers and academics conduct research to seek “truth” in their policy analysis. This approach to policy analysis is ______ in nature.

One of the basic questions that all analysis must answer is whether they should focus on the ______ causes of public problems or examine policy actions that might ameliorate a pressing problem, but do nothing about its underlying causes.

Making modest changes in policy is generally an outcome of which type of policy analysis?

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.