10:833:210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Individualism

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Public Policy
• Course: 10:833:210
• Professor: M.Berger

Document Summary

Lecture 2: role of government- the challenges of policymaking nuts and bolts of how it works. Factors contributing to conflict in society in light of the 2016 election: place, race, class; not just income inequality, geography, education, demographic changes, jobs, income, cities, suburbs, rural, sense of stagnation, cultural disdain, political polarization. Conflict as part of the policy: different ways to view policies, good ideas, poor implementations, policy gridlock: no compromise, no public policy action, policy gridlock- failure of government, founding fathers- make actions on public policy difficult. Conflicts built into government: federalism, checks and balances, reach of government/size. Legislative branch, multiple roles in public policymaking: direct impact, satisfying constituents, re-election concerns, make good policy, maintaining reputation. Includes president, wh staff, bureaucracy: does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake la(cid:449)s (cid:271)ut sets agenda, policy input, and implementation, carries out laws, executive orders, rule or order having the force of law issued by the president (or a governor) to an.