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Quiz1:PADM530

Think tanks are in the business of analyzing policies, both proposed and implemented. They present us with data, but how do we know who to trust? This week we will begin to explore policy issues through the lens of think tanks. We will look at FEMA and the agency’s current movement toward efficiency, effectiveness and stability as the case study.

Here’s some background information on FEMA.

Now take a look at two reports on FEMA. One is from the Cato Institute (FEMA: Floods, Failures and Federalism) and the other is from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) (Status of FEMA’s Implement of the Biggert-Waters Act amendments – be sure to look at the full report rather than the synopsis on the opening page). I want you to review each of these and then locate a report/post from a another think tank/research group (preferably a liberal think tank for balance).

Here’s a list of the policy think tanks in the US.

Now, critically analyze the information shared from the think tanks.

What specific roles do these think tanks have, which policy actors seem to be driving this specific tank, what were the differences and similarities in the recommendations made for FEMA, could you distinguish any bias and what was it, and did you see any problems with the rationale or reasoning utilized?

Be sure to provide the name of the think tank you reviewed and a link to their discussion on FEMA.

Instructions:

Questions and topics posed in the Discussions are designed to promote thought and insight. Students must provide a critical review of the questions, topics and issues posed and substantively reply to the contributions of at least three peers. Individual postings should include a full discussion of the content of the question posed and explain how it relates to the concepts in the weekly text readings and other resources. The postings should be analytic in nature and include comparisons/contrasts, and examples that can bolster your point. The Discussion is for your benefit and it is important to respond to the discussion topic and to engage others in a running dialogue.

Reading Resources:

• Applying behavioral insights in policy analysis: Recent trends in the united states.
• Big data and the transformation of public policy analysis
• CDC Policy Analysis Framework
• CDC Policy Analysis Framework
• From evidence-based policy making to policy analytics
• Policy analysis and policy analytic

• Quiz2:POLS510
• The President and Political Parties Sidney Milkis once wrote that “the relationship between the presidency and the American party system has always been difficult.” Analyze how presidents walk that balance between being a party leader and being the leader of an opposing branch of government.Note: Please proofread your post carefully before submitting them. Similar to exams and papers, you cannot edit or delete your work once it’s been submitted.
• Reading Resources:
• Presidential Politics on Tour: George Washington to Woodrow Wilson
• Presidents, Parties, and Policy Competition
• The president and the parties’ ideologies: Party ideas about foreign policy since 1900
• The Forum: Second Thoughts on Presidential Politics
• Quiz3:POLS501
• Why is it sometimes difficult to apply the same rules of morality to political leaders that we apply to all individuals? Pulling in examples from the readings and lessons, explain Machiavelli’s advice to rulers in The Prince that one must learn to lie and commit other acts that are normally viewed as immoral. Why is this good or bad advice for leaders?
• Reading Resources
• Hobbes The Leviathan Ch 13-14
• Machiavelli The Prince