1. IV B Formation of Policy Agenda By Chris Grusenmeyer

2. Vocabulary 1. Types of Politics 1.Majoritarian 1. Distributed benefits, distributed cost 2.Interest group 1. Concentrated cost, concentrated benefits 3.Client 1. Concentrated benefits, distributed cost 4.Entrepreneurial 1. Distributed benefits, concentrated cost

3. Information Influences that affect Policy Agenda Influences that affect Policy Agenda Media Media Groups Groups Institutions Institutions Shared Beliefs determines what is legitimate Shared Beliefs determines what is legitimate –What determines legitimacy Shared political values Shared political values Changes in the way politicians believe about politics Changes in the way politicians believe about politics

4. Things that force new policy Institutions Institutions –Courts –Buearacracy –Senate –Media

5. Examples of different Policy making over history Majoritarian Majoritarian –Antitrust legislation in the 1890s –Federal trade commission in 1914 Interest group Interest group –Labor-Management Legislation –Occupational Safety an Health Act of 1970

6. Examples of different Policy making over history (cont.) Client Client –Licensing attorneys and barbers –Subsidies and quotas Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurial –1906 Pure Food and Drug act –1960s and 70s Clear air act, and Toxic substance control act

7. Questions??? 4. Policies produced by which type of politics will confer benefits on some relatively small, identifiable group and impose costs on another small, equally identifiable group? A. interest group politics B. majoritarian politics C. client politics D. entrepreneurial politics

8. The Answer is… A

9. Question??? 8. Government adds new issues to its agenda and adopts new programs with little public demand and in spite of improved conditions as a result of the influence of: A. groups. B. institutions. C. media. D. All of the above.

10. The Answer is… D

11. ESSAY QUESTION Explain the process of the formation of policy agendas. Be sure to include at least 2 factors that affect the formation.