Political participation

Public policy

Representative democracy

Electoral politics

Voting

Running for office

Donating money to a political campaign

Attending a political rally

To promote the public good

To protect individual rights

To maintain social order

To generate revenue for the government

The President

Congress

The Supreme Court

The bureaucracy

To develop and implement policies

To enforce laws

To regulate the economy

To provide public services

Public policy is about what the government should do, while public administration is about how the government does it.

Public policy is about the goals of government, while public administration is about the means of achieving those goals.

Public policy is about the values of government, while public administration is about the implementation of those values.

Public policy is about the ideology of government, while public administration is about the practice of government.

Distributive, regulatory, and redistributive

Domestic, foreign, and economic

Social, economic, and environmental

National, state, and local

Distributive policies benefit a broad range of people, while redistributive policies benefit a specific group of people.

Distributive policies are designed to promote economic growth, while redistributive policies are designed to promote social equality.

Distributive policies are funded by taxes, while redistributive policies are funded by government borrowing.

Distributive policies are implemented by the government, while redistributive policies are implemented by non-governmental organizations.

Regulatory policies are designed to protect the public from harm, while redistributive policies are designed to promote social equality.

Regulatory policies are implemented by the government, while redistributive policies are implemented by non-governmental organizations.

Regulatory policies are funded by taxes, while redistributive policies are funded by government borrowing.

Regulatory policies benefit a broad range of people, while redistributive policies benefit a specific group of people.

To develop and implement policies

To represent the interests of their constituents

To raise money for political campaigns

To get their candidates elected to office

To influence government decisions

To represent the interests of their members

To raise money for political campaigns

To get their candidates elected to office

To inform the public about government decisions

To hold government accountable

To shape public opinion

All of the above

Lack of information

Political gridlock

Public apathy

All of the above

Transparency

Accountability

Public participation

All of the above

More public participation

More transparency

More accountability

All of the above