First Question

Imagine that you direct World Warming Freakily (WWF), a group dedicated to promoting attention to, and the control of, climate change caused by greenhouse gases. You believe that the solution is to create a "wholistic carbon policy"(WCP). The WCP idea has two parts: 1) create a tax on carbon-based fuels that would decrease their use by making them more expensive, and 2) re-distribute the tax earnings back to lower income people through reduced income taxes, so it would be revenue neutral.

Describe in detail John Kingdon's "garbage can" model.

Discuss how WWF could use the concepts of the "garbage can" model to advance their cause.

Do you think the WWF can easily use "the media" to advance its cause? Why, or why not?

Second Question

You are a special consultant to Anne Tistate, director of the Private Enterprise Restoration Project(PERP). PERP was created by private insurers to reduce governmental health care programs and promote private insurance.

Tistate thinks Donald Trump's election makes this a good time to reduce government involvement in health care. She thinks that the country might now accept a health care system entirely built on personal responsibility and private enterprise.

Since you are a public policy expert, she seeks your advice on the following questions:

1) Explain the context in which formulation takes, using the insights of Jones's "Guidelines to Formulation."

2) Describe the types of players in formulation and, particularly, what role think tanks play and whether she might find some alliances among them.

3) Do you think that media bias will be a major stumbling block or advantage for PERP? Why, or why not?

Third Question

You are an advisor to Rep. Ima Policywonk(R-OR), who prides herself on her hands-on, no-nonsense approach to policy. She wants to develop a solution to the "terrorist problem". She asks you to develop a policy proposal for her by 11am, December 8, 2016 using the "rational-comprehensive" approach that she has read about.

Using the terrorism issue (or any other issue you like)for examples, send Ima a memo that:

1. Describes and analyzes the assumptions/conditions required to optimally apply the rational comprehensive model and that model's strengths and weaknesses;

2. Identifies and discusses the alternate method of policy formulation explained and supported by Charles Lindblom;

3. Explains which of these approaches to formulation you would recommend to Representative Policywonk and why.