What is patronage, and how does it affect the function of government? How did the merit system change the basis by which public employees were obliged to serve?

What is evaluation and why is it an important part of the policy process? Why is it important that evaluations are conducted regularly for public programs?

 Explain the Issue-Attention Cycle. What predictable pattern emerges when an issue captures the public attention, and how does it ultimately end? How has our media environment affected this cycle? 

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1 Patronage refers to the practice of giving government positions or benefits to individuals based on their political loyalty support or affiliation rather than their qualifications or merit This affe... View the full answer