QUESTION 1. One important issue of public policy is the legalization of marijuana. Based on the Policy-Making Process Stages diagram, identify all stages in the policy-making process as they apply to the legalization of marijuana.
QUESTION 2. Even in a free enterprise system (or market capitalism), where most economic enterprise is privately owned, government and economic activity are tightly intertwined. In the 1980s, the Reagan administration implemented a policy of supply-side economics. What were the major elements of this policy? On what grounds did critics say it would not work?
QUESTION 3. In light of several recent mass shootings, including the killing of school children in Connecticut, the president and many members of Congress have proposed federal laws to limit access to guns and ammunition. In some states, federal law might preempt state laws that provide easier access. Which level of government ought to handle this controversial issue? Why?