Based on Your Study of Policy Tools in Chapter 5

question 57

Essay

Based on your study of policy tools in Chapter 5, choose an example policy issue to work with (such as illegal immigration, cell phone use while driving, reforming health care, reduction of carbon emissions, or your own). Discuss four of the policy tools available and how they could be applied to this problem, explaining what they are and how they work.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobes

Regions of the brain involved in decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Rehabilitation Therapist

A healthcare professional specialized in helping individuals recover, improve, or maintain the skills needed for daily functioning that have been lost or impaired due to illness, injury, or disability.

Hippocampus

A part of the brain crucial for memory formation and spatial navigation, located within the temporal lobes.

Basal Ganglia

A group of nuclei in the brain associated with a variety of functions, including motor control and learning.