1. List one thing I will learn about in Ch. 14?

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1. Issues concerning health care and the environment are dealt with by which type of policy?

Public policy 2. What are five sources of public

policy? government, political parties, interest

groups, the media, private citizens 3. What does a planning commission

do? It oversees community growth

4. What is the term for a community’s network of roads, bridges, water, and sewer systems?

Infrastructure 5. What three factors must a community

consider when setting priorities? A community must determine what it values

most, define its specific goals, and then rank those goals in order of importance

6. What is a master plan, and how does it become public policy?

A master plan states the goals of the community and how those goals will be achieved. If the local government accepts the master plan, the plan becomes public policy.

Step 1: Choosing and researching an issue3 issues

Education Social (poor, elderly, crime, health) Environmental (pollution, conservation, wildlife)

What are the problems and possible solutions?