A Senator Asks Her Legislative Aide to Write a Policy

question 36

Multiple Choice

A senator asks her legislative aide to write a policy brief about low-income housing policy in her state.The aide writes a good policy brief,which

• A)relies only on government reports for data.
• B)provides an impartial summary of what is known about low-income housing.
• C)lists scholarly sources,especially monographs,about the topic.
• D)details the Republican point of view and policy agenda for this topic.

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Definitions:

Mediation

A conflict resolution process involving a neutral third-party who helps disputing parties find a mutually acceptable solution without making decisions for them.

Railway Labor Act

A U.S. federal law originally passed in 1926 that governs labor relations in the railway and airline industries.

Med-arb

A hybrid dispute resolution process combining mediation and arbitration where unresolved issues in the mediation phase are arbitrated.

Chilling Effect

A situation where speech or conduct is suppressed by fear of penalization at the interests of those who have the power to penalize.