Creating Public Policy Flashcards
Define public policy
Results in some form of control that limits freedoms of some or all so that a majority may experience a greater benefit
Describe tension of public policy
Limited involvement of government and greater individual responsibility versus greater government control and limited personal freedom
What year were agricultural policies concerning the food supply established?
1900s
When were the 5 food groups discovered, along with the discovery of vitamins?
1917
When was an increase in federal support for school lunch programs and a nationwide food consumption survey established?
1930s
How does an idea become a law?
Bill is introduced by sending to the clerk’s desk, where it is numbered and printed
Other qualities for an idea to become a law include
Bill must have a member as its sponsor and it must be printed in congressional journal and congressional record
Designation of simple bills
Either H.R. or S (the nutrition labeling and education was designated HR 3562)
when a bill is signed into law, it becomes what
An act and is given the designation PL
A law defines the broad scope of policy _______ by congress
Intended
Once a law is passed it is up to the administrative bodies to ______ and provide the detailed regulations or rules that put the policy in effect
Interpret the law
Regulations are sometimes called what
Secondary legislation
