Why is there a need for public policy?
A. If government doesn't come up with a policy, then a military coup invariably arises.
B. Governments are the only agency that can generate policy outcomes.
C. People invariably expect governments to solve all their problems.
D. Governments are faced with problems that need solutions.
Question 2
A general response to the question of whether presidential or parliamentary systems produce better public policy seems to be that
A. no governmental system can produce good public policy.
B. there is no evidence that one produces qualitatively better policy than the other.
C. presidential systems are more effective policy producers.
D. parliamentary systems are more effective policy producers.
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