Assignment

Part 1: "Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up"

Based on the lecture, address the following:

Evaluate and then suggest the most important problem with top-down models of policy implementation by citing at least two problems associated with this model.

Evaluate and then discuss whether bottom-up approaches address these problems.

Analyze the bottom-up shortcomings.

Pat 2: The "Underwear Bomber"

Please respond to the following:

In the textbook, Birkland argues that the "underwear bomber" case tipped the balance in favor of using screening machines that showed a clearer image of a screened passenger's body under his or her own clothes. Take a position on the following question and provide support for your position: Do you agree that public sentiment supports the use of such machines?

Take a position on the following question and provide support for your position: Does the failed attempt to bomb Northwest Airlines flight 253 in 2009 ("underwear bomber") reflect policy failure or policy success?

Attachment:- PPT.pdf