Differentiating Social Problems, Policy Goals, and Policies

 

Directions:  For each of the following items related to public policy analysis, indicate

SP for a social problem,

PG for a policy goal or

P for a policy.

 

 

P (POLICY)                            1.  Human cloning is legal.

 

P (POLICY                             2.  A luxury tax on expensive boats.

 

SP (SOCIAL PROBLEM)       3.  Inflation

 

PG (POLICY GOAL)              4.  Eliminate cancer

 

P (POLICY)                            5.  8% salary increase for teachers

 

SP (SOCIAL PROBLEM)       6.  Global warming is gradually increasing

 

PG (POLICY GOAL)              7.  Increase the high school graduation rate in the Bronx

 

P (POLICY)                            8.  Increase Regents exam passing score from 55 to 65

 

SP (SOCIAL PROBLEM)       9.  Unemployment is increasing

 

P (POLICY)                            10.  A ban on human cloning